ETC · iShares
SGLN iShares Physical Gold ETC
ISIN IE00B4ND3602London Stock Exchange: SGLNBlackRock, Inc.
Latest close
LSE£60.76
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.12% a year
- Fund size
- £22bn
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, SGLN (iShares Physical Gold ETC, ISIN IE00B4ND3602) closed at £60.76 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year (about £12 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +144.3%, or +91.0% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +10.3%
- +6.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +104.5%
- +84.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +144.3%
- +91.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £2,443 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,910 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.12%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £12
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £60
- of £10,000, before growth
- 1 charge less
- 5 the same
- 131 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares Physical Gold ETC 0.12% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 131 of the 137 other gold and commodity funds charge more, 5 the same and 1 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
iShares Physical Gold ETC is an exchange-traded commodity (ETC) from iShares, launched in 2011.
It tracks the LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt) — the price of gold.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year — about £12 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Gold & commodities: Gold, silver, oil and other raw materials. They pay no dividends or interest — returns come only from price changes.
Key facts
- Ticker
- SGLN
- ISIN
- IE00B4ND3602
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt)
- Structure
- ETC
- An exchange-traded commodity: a security backed by a commodity such as gold, traded like a share.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.12% a year · about £12 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £22bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Gold & commodities
Price chart
Since 18/09/2026, the closing price went from £63.17 on 18/09/2026 to £60.76 on 30/09/2026 (−3.8%). The lowest close shown was £60.76 on 30/09/2026 and the highest £63.17 on 18/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 18/09/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
3 weekly closes, from 18/09/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
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 (30/09/2026).
| Fund | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| Amundi Physical Gold ETCAccumulating · 0.12% a year | +10.3% | +144.3% |
| Gold Bullion Securities0.40% a year | +10.0% | +140.9% |
| Invesco Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year | +20.6% | +152.5% |
| Invesco Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETCAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.35% a year | +17.8% | +63.2% |
| iShares Gold ETF (CH) Class AAccumulating · 0.19% a year | +9.9% | +140.9% |
| iShares Physical Gold ETCThis fund0.12% a year | +10.3% | +144.3% |
| iShares Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETCDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.25% a year | +7.7% | Not reported |
| Raiffeisen ETF - Solid Gold Ounces Klasse -A CHF HedgedDistributing · Currency hedged | +16.7% | +140.4% |
| Royal Mint Responsibly Sourced Physical Gold ETC0.25% a year | +10.2% | +50.3% |
| Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA USDDistributing · 0.40% a year | +9.6% | +138.1% |
| UBS ETF (CH) - UBS Gold ETF Units -USD acc-Accumulating · 0.23% a year | +9.8% | +140.4% |
| UBS Gold hCHF ETF Units -CHF acc-Accumulating · 0.36% a year | −0.4% | +120.1% |
| UBS Gold hEUR ETF Units -EUR acc-Accumulating · 0.31% a year | +3.6% | +110.5% |
| Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold0.12% a year | +10.3% | +50.5% |
| WisdomTree Physical Gold0.39% a year | +10.0% | +141.0% |
| WisdomTree Physical Swiss GoldAccumulating · 0.15% a year | +10.3% | +143.9% |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC0.11% a year | +11.0% | +49.7% |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC Underlying Tracker 2020-23.05.80 (Exp.08.04.80) on Gold SecuredCurrency hedged · 0.33% a year | +8.5% | +55.3% |
| Xtrackers Physical Gold ETC (EUR)0.25% a year | +10.4% | +138.2% |
| Xtrackers Physical Gold EUR Hedged ETCAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.59% a year | +4.2% | +103.4% |
| Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETCDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.69% a year | +8.3% | +119.7% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Other versions of this fund
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of SGLN?
The ongoing charge of SGLN is 0.12% a year — about £12 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 iShares Physical Gold ETC 0.12% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 131 of the 137 other gold and commodity funds charge more, 5 the same and 1 less (share classes counted once).
What does SGLN track?
SGLN tracks the LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt) — the price of gold.
What is the ISIN of SGLN?
The ISIN of SGLN is IE00B4ND3602. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; SGLN is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
How has SGLN done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 SGLN’s total return was +144.3%, or +91.0% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Similar funds
- SGLPInvesco Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year · £17bn
- OGLDBorse Commodities GmbH Xetra-Gold0.36% a year · £14bn
- GLDAAmundi Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year · £7.7bn
- 0VR3Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA CHF0.40% a year · £4.4bn
- PHGPWisdomTree Physical Gold0.39% a year · £4.0bn
- XGDPXtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC0.11% a year · £3.8bn
- 0MKNUBS ETF (CH) - UBS Gold ETF Units -USD acc-0.23% a year · £3.4bn
- SGBXWisdomTree Physical Swiss Gold0.15% a year · £3.0bn
Side by side:SGLN vs IGLT: gold and UK gilts
Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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