# WisdomTree Physical Gold (PHGP) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/phgp · ISIN JE00B1VS3770 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 01/10/2026, PHGP (WisdomTree Physical Gold, ISIN JE00B1VS3770) closed at £292.10 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.39% a year (about £39 on £10,000). Over the five years to 01/10/2026 its total return was +138.7%, or +86.6% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary WisdomTree Physical Gold is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from WisdomTree, launched in 2007. It tracks the LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt) — the price of gold. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.39% a year — about £39 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Latest close: **£292.10** (01/10/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | PHGP | | ISIN | JE00B1VS3770 | | Category | Gold & commodities | | Type | ETF | | Provider | WisdomTree | | Tracks | LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt) | | Ongoing charge | 0.39% a year (£39 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £4.0bn | | Launched | 2007 | | Domicile | United Kingdom | ## Past returns (periods to 01/10/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +10.23% | +6.78% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +105.20% | +85.16% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +138.67% | +86.58% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of WisdomTree Physical Gold in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income): 2022 +11.5%, 2023 +7.0%, 2024 +27.7%, 2025 +59.2%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 −5.5%. Returns of WisdomTree Physical Gold in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +10.7%; to 30/09/2025: +41.7%; to 30/09/2024: +29.8%; to 30/09/2023: +0.8%; to 30/09/2022: +16.7%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +11.5% | +2.1% | Price | | 2023 | +7.0% | +2.7% | Price | | 2024 | +27.7% | +23.4% | Price | | 2025 | +59.2% | +53.8% | Price | | 2026 to 01/10/2026 | -5.5% | -8.1% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 21.64% | -23.42% | | 3 years | 17.52% | -23.42% | | 5 years | 15.66% | -23.42% | ## Largest fall Volatility of WisdomTree Physical Gold in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 01/10/2026: 21.6% over 1 year, 17.5% over 3 years, 15.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of WisdomTree Physical Gold since October 2021, in pounds: −23.4% from 27/02/2026 to 17/07/2026. The lowest 12-month return of WisdomTree Physical Gold in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income) since January 2021 was −4.0% (12 months to 07/01/2022); the highest was +71.1% (12 months to 27/02/2026). On 01/10/2026 the price of WisdomTree Physical Gold was 19.1% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (27/02/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of WisdomTree Physical Gold 0.39% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 74 of the 137 other gold and commodity funds charge more, 1 the same and 62 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 21 funds track LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt), this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.11% to 0.69% a year (01/10/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Amundi Physical Gold ETC | 0.12% | +10.5% | +106.9% | +141.9% | | Gold Bullion Securities | 0.40% | +10.2% | +105.1% | +138.6% | | Invesco Physical Gold ETC | 0.12% | +20.6% | +105.5% | +152.5% | | Invesco Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC | 0.35% | +17.8% | +116.1% | +63.2% | | iShares Gold ETF (CH) Class A | 0.19% | +10.9% | +109.7% | +143.7% | | iShares Physical Gold ETC | 0.12% | +10.5% | +106.9% | +141.9% | | iShares Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC | 0.25% | +8.1% | +57.4% | — | | Raiffeisen ETF - Solid Gold Ounces Klasse -A CHF Hedged | — | +16.7% | +105.2% | +140.4% | | Royal Mint Responsibly Sourced Physical Gold ETC | 0.25% | +10.4% | +106.1% | +50.4% | | Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA USD | 0.40% | +10.6% | +108.3% | +140.9% | | UBS ETF (CH) - UBS Gold ETF Units -USD acc- | 0.23% | +10.9% | +109.5% | +143.2% | | UBS Gold hCHF ETF Units -CHF acc- | 0.36% | +0.7% | +97.8% | +121.3% | | UBS Gold hEUR ETF Units -EUR acc- | 0.31% | +4.2% | +108.5% | +111.5% | | Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold | 0.12% | +10.5% | +106.9% | +50.6% | | WisdomTree Physical Gold (this fund) | 0.39% | +10.2% | +105.2% | +138.7% | | WisdomTree Physical Swiss Gold | 0.15% | +10.5% | +106.7% | +141.6% | | Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC | 0.11% | +10.5% | +106.9% | +50.7% | | Xtrackers IE Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC Underlying Tracker 2020-23.05.80 (Exp.08.04.80) on Gold Secured | 0.33% | +7.8% | +120.1% | +56.5% | | Xtrackers Physical Gold ETC (EUR) | 0.25% | +10.7% | +101.9% | +139.1% | | Xtrackers Physical Gold EUR Hedged ETC | 0.59% | +3.4% | +101.5% | +107.7% | | Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC | 0.69% | +7.2% | +113.9% | +123.5% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.39%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Questions people ask **What is the ongoing charge of PHGP?** The ongoing charge of PHGP is 0.39% a year — about £39 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of WisdomTree Physical Gold 0.39% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 74 of the 137 other gold and commodity funds charge more, 1 the same and 62 less (share classes counted once). **What does PHGP track?** PHGP tracks the LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt) — the price of gold. **What is the ISIN of PHGP?** The ISIN of PHGP is JE00B1VS3770. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; PHGP is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. **What were PHGP’s returns in each of the last five years?** Calendar-year returns of PHGP in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income): 2022 +11.5%, 2023 +7.0%, 2024 +27.7%, 2025 +59.2%; 2026 to 01/10/2026 −5.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. **How has PHGP done after inflation?** Over the five years to 01/10/2026 PHGP’s total return was +138.7%, or +86.6% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. --- We show information. 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