Gold ETFs, holdings and flows

Are Gold ETFs Backed By Physical Gold?

Physically-backed gold exchange-traded funds (gold ETFs) are an important source of gold demand, with institutional and individual investors using them as part of well-diversified investment strategies. Our comprehensive data set covers more than 100 physically-backed gold ETFs and similar products worldwide, providing regional and fund-specific analysis of demand in tonnes and flows in USD over different time periods. For more information on how our gold ETF data set is produced, please see our methodology note.

Length and frequency

Flows and holdings data are updated on the website weekly and monthly. Downloadable data in excel is available on a monthly basis, presented in both tables and charts.

Update Schedule

Weekly data is updated on the Monday of the following week, except for when a monthly update is due. Monthly updates are usually available within one week of the previous month-end.

Units

Units are based on tonnage and USD unless otherwise noted.