Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Gold ETFs Slip Over Three Months Despite Strong Annual Returns
Gold ETFs are funds that track the price of gold.
Over the latest three months, nearly all of the funds in the report lost a little value.
The Wealth Company Gold ETF had the smallest loss, at 2.33%.
The five best-performing funds were separated by only a tiny amount.
Over six months, the funds showed small gains instead.
Over one year, most of the funds had gained more than 50%.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold ETF had the highest one-year return, at 53.25%.
The article says investors should also examine costs, trading activity, tracking error and fund size before choosing an ETF.
The Wealth Company Gold ETF led three-month returns at -2.33% as of August 18, 2026.
Tata, Bandhan, 360 ONE and Mirae Asset gold ETFs followed, with returns between -2.43% and -2.45%.
The five leading funds differed by only 0.12 percentage point over three months.
The Wealth Company Gold ETF also led six-month returns at 1.42%, while LIC MF Gold ETF was lowest at 0.56%.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold ETF topped one-year returns at 53.25%, while Zerodha Gold ETF recorded 51.84%.
- Who
- The report examines gold ETFs, including The Wealth Company, Tata, Bandhan, 360 ONE, Mirae Asset and Aditya Birla Sun Life funds.
- What
- The article compares the three-month, six-month and one-year returns of gold ETFs.
- When
- The performance data is stated to be as of August 18, 2026.
- Where
- The article does not specify a location.
- Why
- Gold ETFs declined over three months but delivered substantially stronger one-year returns, prompting a comparison of their performance and selection factors.
- Three-month leader
- The Wealth Company Gold ETF, -2.33%
- Three-month lowest return
- Zerodha Gold ETF, -2.73%
- Six-month leader
- The Wealth Company Gold ETF, 1.42%
- Six-month lowest return
- LIC MF Gold ETF, 0.56%
- One-year leader
- Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold ETF, 53.25%
- One-year lowest return
- Zerodha Gold ETF, 51.84%
- Data source
- Value Research; data as of August 18, 2026