Gold ETFs: Assets by Country

Jul 4

1 min read

Which countries manage the world’s largest gold ETFs?

A gold ETF is an exchange traded fund that tracks domestic physical gold prices, mirroring movements in gold prices in an electronic form.

Since the rise of gold prices in the last few years, gold ETFs have become a very popular source of investment. The convenience of investing in gold without physical liquidity and smaller unit sizes offer the benefits of diversification and security.

An exclusive researched row graph represented in a rich visual infographic showing the latest data of Gold ETF AUMs by country from highest to lowest. Each country is presented with their percentage, name and country flag. Listed countries include USA, UK, Switzerland, Germany China, India, France, Canada and others.

USA holds almost 50% of the world’s gold ETFs, followed closely by UK and Swiss at 15.4% and 9.1% respectively. In fact, the top 3 countries hold 73% of the world’s gold ETFs.

Cumulatively, as per the World Gold Council the total AUM is around $550 billion, a very small slice of gold’s total valuation. Which countries will be here soon?

Here are the detailed rankings: