Most Gold ETFs Skim 0.40% Off the Top Every Year. One Charges a Quarter of That. Run the Math and the Difference Is a Family Vacation.

By far, the oldest and longest-standing gold exchange-traded products, or ETPs, generally charge around 0.4% annually in expense ratios. That applies both to closed-ended structures like the Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA: PHYS), which charges 0.39%, and also open-ended ETFs like the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA: GLD), which charges 0.40%. Long term, those fees matter. ... Most Gold ETFs Skim 0.40% Off the Top Every Year. One Charges a Quarter of That. Run the Math and the Difference Is a Fa

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Most Gold ETFs Skim 0.40% Off the Top Every Year. One Charges a Quarter of That. Run the Math and the Difference Is a Family Vacation.
By far, the oldest and longest-standing gold exchange-traded products, or ETPs, generally charge around 0.4% annually in expense ratios. That applies both to closed-ended structures like the Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA: PHYS), which charges 0.39%, and also open-ended ETFs like the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA: GLD), which charges 0.40%. Long term, those fees matter. ... Most Gold ETFs Skim 0.40% Off the Top Every Year. One Charges a Quarter of That. Run the Math and the Difference Is a Fa

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