Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Gold and Silver ETF Leaders Shift Between Monthly, Annual Returns
Gold and silver ETFs let people invest in precious metals without buying physical metal.
In August 2026, Zerodha Gold ETF had the highest gold-fund return at 8.86%.
DSP Silver ETF led silver funds with an 8.59% return.
Over the previous year, UTI Gold ETF was the top gold fund at 51.15%.
SBI Silver ETF was the top silver fund at 98.10%.
This means silver performed much better than gold over the full year.
However, gold had the slightly higher top return during August.
The rankings show that the best fund for one month may not be the best fund over one year.
Zerodha Gold ETF led gold funds in August with an 8.86% return.
UTI Gold ETF topped the one-year gold ranking at 51.15%.
DSP Silver ETF led silver funds in August with an 8.59% return.
SBI Silver ETF led the one-year silver ranking with a 98.10% return.
Silver outperformed gold over one year, while gold narrowly led silver in August.
- Who
- Gold and silver ETFs, including Zerodha Gold ETF, UTI Gold ETF, DSP Silver ETF and SBI Silver ETF.
- What
- The article compares the best-performing gold and silver ETFs in August 2026 with their one-year returns.
- When
- August 2026; one-year returns are stated as of 31 August 2026.
- Where
- The article covers gold and silver ETFs, with no specific geographic location stated.
- Why
- To show that short-term ETF leaders can differ from longer-term performance leaders and that investors should consider more than monthly returns.
Short-Term Performance
Long-Term Performance
Gold leaders
Short-Term Performance
Zerodha Gold ETF led the August 2026 gold rankings at 8.86%.
Long-Term Performance
UTI Gold ETF led the one-year gold rankings at 51.15%.
Silver leaders
Short-Term Performance
DSP Silver ETF led silver ETFs in August at 8.59%.
Long-Term Performance
SBI Silver ETF led silver ETFs over one year at 98.10%.
Gold versus silver
Short-Term Performance
Gold’s leading August return was slightly higher than silver’s: 8.86% versus 8.59%.
Long-Term Performance
Silver’s leading one-year return was nearly twice gold’s: 98.10% versus 51.15%.
- Top August gold ETF
- Zerodha Gold ETF, with an 8.86% return.
- Top one-year gold ETF
- UTI Gold ETF, with a 51.15% return.
- Top August silver ETF
- DSP Silver ETF, with an 8.59% return.
- Top one-year silver ETF
- SBI Silver ETF, with a 98.10% return.
- August gold ranking spread
- The difference between the top five gold ETFs was 0.04 percentage points.
- August silver ranking spread
- The difference between the top and bottom five silver ETFs was 0.09 percentage points.
- One-year gold-silver comparison
- SBI Silver ETF returned 98.10%, compared with 51.15% for UTI Gold ETF.