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iShares Gold Trust Shares (IAU) closed at $72.79 on November 12, 2026, down 2.8% from the previous close, on volume of 7,574,491 shares (30-day average 4,251,497).

Key numbers
  • Last close: $72.79 (November 12, 2026)
  • 52-week range: $72.72 to $104.40
  • Market value: $57.4 billion
  • 30-day implied volatility (IV30): 23.1%
  • Option volume: 8,032 contracts (3,063 calls, 4,969 puts); 30-day average 9,336

Data as of November 12, 2026.

IAU Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (iShares Gold Trust Shares | ARCA:IAU)

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1 Oct 19, 2026 Strangle or Risk Reversal 20-Nov-2665 P : 87 C 950
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iShares Gold Trust Shares (IAU) Frequently Asked Questions

What does iShares Gold Trust Shares do?

The iShares Gold Trust (Trust) seeks to correspond generally to the day-to-day movement of the price of gold bullion. The objective of the Trust is for the value to reflect at any given time the price of gold owned by the Trust at that time less the expenses and liabilities of the Trust.

What symbol and exchange does iShares Gold Trust Shares shares trade?

iShares Gold Trust Shares trades on the ARCA stock market under the symbol IAU.

What is iShares Gold Trust Shares stock price doing today?

As of November 12, 2026, IAU stock price declined to $72.79 with 7,574,491 million shares trading.

What is iShares Gold Trust Shares's Beta?

IAU has a beta of 0.75, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. IAU has a correlation of 0.15 to the broad based SPY ETF.

How much is iShares Gold Trust Shares worth?

IAU has a market cap of $57.39 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.

What is the highest and lowest price iShares Gold Trust Shares traded in the last 3 year period?

In the last 3 years, IAU traded as high as $104.40 and as low as $36.57.

Is iShares Gold Trust Shares (IAU) a good investment?

IAU has underperformed the market in the last year with a price return of -6.4% while the SPY ETF gained +12.0%. IAU has also underperformed the stock market ETF in the last 3 month and 2 week periods returning -11.4% and -4.9%, respectively, while the SPY returned -1.5% and -2.0%, respectively.

What are the support and resistance levels for iShares Gold Trust Shares (IAU)?

IAU support price is $73.77 and resistance is $75.97 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that IAU shares will trade within this expected range on the day.

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