Data to 5 October 2026

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Gold ETFs: median premium to NAV

0.26%
over NAV, 5 Oct 2026

Above its usual range of −0.88% to 0.17%. The record is 11.30%, in December 2013. Down from 0.32% a year ago.

2010201520202025−10.00%−5.00%5.00%10.00%11.30%, Dec 2013usual range, −0.88% to 0.17%0.26%2010201520202025−10.00%−5.00%5.00%10.00%11.30%, Dec 2013−7.88%, Aug 2013usual range, −0.88% to 0.17%0.26%2010201520202025−10.00%−5.00%5.00%10.00%11.30%, Dec 2013−7.88%, Aug 2013usual range, −0.88% to 0.17%0.26%2008201020122014201620182020202220242026−10.00%−5.00%5.00%10.00%11.30%, Dec 2013−7.88%, Aug 2013usual range, −0.88% to 0.17%0.26%

What it is. The median gold ETF's closing price against its NAV.

How to read it. Gold ETFs trade at a premium when demand runs ahead of the funds' ability to create new units.

Source: NSE capital-market bhavcopy Method Data

The numbers

Latest0.26%5 Oct 2026
A week ago−0.05%
A month ago0.17%
A year ago0.32%
Usual range−0.88% to 0.17%
Median−0.21%
Lowest−7.88%28 Aug 2013
Highest11.30%4 Dec 2013
Percentile, full history79
Percentile, last 5 years74

The usual range is the middle half of readings since 2007. A percentile is the share of the 4,815 readings since 19 Mar 2007 that were below today's. Data: statistics, history (JSON); history as CSV.

To cite: tipsheet, “Gold ETFs: median premium to NAV”, data to 5 Oct 2026, https://tipsheet.markets/i/etf-premium-gold/

Read it with

the usual range: the middle half of all readingstodayEach line runs from the lowest reading ever to the highest.