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Table of Contents
- How to Invest in Gold ETFs?
- How to Invest in Gold Mutual Funds Online?
- Best Gold ETFs to Invest 2025
- How To Choose Best Gold ETFs?
- FAQs
- 1. How is the value of gold ETFs evaluated?
- 2. Who sells gold ETFs?
- 3. Can I purchase physical gold with the gold ETFs?
- 4. What do the gold ETFs invest in?
- 5. Why should I invest in gold ETFs?
- 6. Is there any exit load in this investment?
- 7. Are there any tax benefits on the investments?
- 8. Can I use gold ETFs as collateral for loans?
Top 5 Gold - Gold Funds
Best Gold ETFs to Invest in 2025
In recent years, the popularity of Gold ETFs (Exchange Traded Fund) amongst investors has surged high. Investors are more inclined towards Investing in Gold ETFs as they track gold prices and eliminate the need of storage. But, when it comes to Investing, often investors are confused over choosing the best Gold ETFs.
The ideal way to go for Gold ETFs is to focus on the fund with the lowest tracking error. It is advisable to go for a Gold ETF that has the largest margin and highest volume. To make it convenient for investors, we have listed down the best Gold ETFs to invest in India.
How to Invest in Gold ETFs?
To invest in gold ETF, you need to have a Demat account and an online Trading Account. To open an account, you would require a PAN Card, an address proof and an identity proof. After the account is ready, you can choose a Gold ETF and place an order. Once the trade is executed a confirmation is sent to you in your account. A small fee from the fund house and the broker is charged when one buys or sells these Gold ETFs.
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Best Gold ETFs to Invest 2025
Some of the best performing Underlying gold ETFs having AUM/Net Assets > 25 Crore are:
Fund NAV Net Assets (Cr) 3 MO (%) 6 MO (%) 1 YR (%) 3 YR (%) 5 YR (%) 2024 (%) Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund Growth ₹27.2206
↑ 0.14 ₹555 7.7 25.7 24.8 20.8 13.1 18.7 Invesco India Gold Fund Growth ₹26.6117
↑ 0.34 ₹142 7.8 25.2 24.7 21.1 13.2 18.8 Nippon India Gold Savings Fund Growth ₹35.9356
↑ 0.34 ₹2,744 7.6 25.6 25 21.3 12.8 19 SBI Gold Fund Growth ₹27.4347
↑ 0.25 ₹3,582 7.4 25.6 24.8 21.3 13.1 19.6 Axis Gold Fund Growth ₹27.4311
↑ 0.36 ₹944 7.5 25.6 25.2 21.2 13.2 19.2 Note: Returns up to 1 year are on absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR basis. as on 16 May 25
An Open ended Fund of Funds Scheme with the investment objective to provide returns that tracks returns provided by Birla Sun Life Gold ETF (BSL Gold ETF). Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 20 Mar 12. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To provide returns that closely corresponds to returns provided by Invesco India Gold Exchange Traded Fund. Invesco India Gold Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 5 Dec 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Invesco India Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The investment objective of the Scheme is to seek to provide returns that closely correspond to returns provided by Reliance ETF Gold BeES. Nippon India Gold Savings Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 7 Mar 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund Returns up to 1 year are on The scheme seeks to provide returns that closely correspond to returns provided by SBI - ETF Gold (Previously known as SBI GETS). SBI Gold Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 12 Sep 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for SBI Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To generate returns that closely correspond to returns generated by Axis Gold ETF. Axis Gold Fund is a Gold - Gold fund was launched on 20 Oct 11. It is a fund with Moderately High risk and has given a Below is the key information for Axis Gold Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7.9% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 18.7% , 2023 was 14.5% and 2022 was 12.3% . Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 20 Mar 12 NAV (16 May 25) ₹27.2206 ↑ 0.14 (0.50 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹555 on 31 Mar 25 Category Gold - Gold AMC Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.51 Sharpe Ratio 1.65 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 100 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-365 Days (1%),365 Days and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹9,519 30 Apr 22 ₹10,440 30 Apr 23 ₹11,945 30 Apr 24 ₹14,130 30 Apr 25 ₹18,287 Returns for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -2% 3 Month 7.7% 6 Month 25.7% 1 Year 24.8% 3 Year 20.8% 5 Year 13.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.9% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 18.7% 2023 14.5% 2022 12.3% 2021 -5% 2020 26% 2019 21.3% 2018 6.8% 2017 1.6% 2016 11.5% 2015 -7.2% Fund Manager information for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Priya Sridhar 31 Dec 24 0.33 Yr. Data below for Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.8% Other 98.2% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Aditya BSL Gold ETF
- | -100% ₹554 Cr 70,060,270
↑ 2,287,000 Clearing Corporation Of India Limited
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -1% ₹3 Cr Net Receivables / (Payables)
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹2 Cr 2. Invesco India Gold Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7.6% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 18.8% , 2023 was 14.5% and 2022 was 12.8% . Invesco India Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 5 Dec 11 NAV (16 May 25) ₹26.6117 ↑ 0.34 (1.28 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹142 on 31 Mar 25 Category Gold - Gold AMC Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Ltd Rating ☆☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.45 Sharpe Ratio 1.6 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-6 Months (2%),6-12 Months (1%),12 Months and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹9,639 30 Apr 22 ₹10,648 30 Apr 23 ₹12,107 30 Apr 24 ₹14,347 30 Apr 25 ₹18,454 Returns for Invesco India Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.8% 3 Month 7.8% 6 Month 25.2% 1 Year 24.7% 3 Year 21.1% 5 Year 13.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.6% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 18.8% 2023 14.5% 2022 12.8% 2021 -5.5% 2020 27.2% 2019 21.4% 2018 6.6% 2017 1.3% 2016 21.6% 2015 -15.1% Fund Manager information for Invesco India Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Krishna Cheemalapati 1 Mar 25 0.17 Yr. Data below for Invesco India Gold Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 5.71% Other 94.29% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Invesco India Gold ETF
- | -96% ₹136 Cr 174,343
↑ 8,000 Triparty Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -4% ₹6 Cr Net Receivables / (Payables)
Net Current Assets | -0% ₹0 Cr 3. Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 9.4% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 19% , 2023 was 14.3% and 2022 was 12.3% . Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 Mar 11 NAV (16 May 25) ₹35.9356 ↑ 0.34 (0.96 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹2,744 on 31 Mar 25 Category Gold - Gold AMC Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd. Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.34 Sharpe Ratio 1.55 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 100 Exit Load 0-1 Years (2%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹9,504 30 Apr 22 ₹10,441 30 Apr 23 ₹11,905 30 Apr 24 ₹14,095 30 Apr 25 ₹18,246 Returns for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.9% 3 Month 7.6% 6 Month 25.6% 1 Year 25% 3 Year 21.3% 5 Year 12.8% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 9.4% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 19% 2023 14.3% 2022 12.3% 2021 -5.5% 2020 26.6% 2019 22.5% 2018 6% 2017 1.7% 2016 11.6% 2015 -8.1% Fund Manager information for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund
Name Since Tenure Himanshu Mange 23 Dec 23 1.35 Yr. Data below for Nippon India Gold Savings Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.45% Other 98.55% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Nippon India ETF Gold BeES
- | -100% ₹2,960 Cr 374,289,097
↑ 4,429,805 Net Current Assets
Net Current Assets | -0% -₹12 Cr Triparty Repo
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -0% ₹11 Cr Cash Margin - Ccil
CBLO | -0% ₹0 Cr Cash
Net Current Assets | -0% ₹0 Cr 00 4. SBI Gold Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7.7% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 19.6% , 2023 was 14.1% and 2022 was 12.6% . SBI Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 12 Sep 11 NAV (16 May 25) ₹27.4347 ↑ 0.25 (0.92 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹3,582 on 31 Mar 25 Category Gold - Gold AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.29 Sharpe Ratio 1.59 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹9,632 30 Apr 22 ₹10,607 30 Apr 23 ₹12,124 30 Apr 24 ₹14,397 30 Apr 25 ₹18,635 Returns for SBI Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.7% 3 Month 7.4% 6 Month 25.6% 1 Year 24.8% 3 Year 21.3% 5 Year 13.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 19.6% 2023 14.1% 2022 12.6% 2021 -5.7% 2020 27.4% 2019 22.8% 2018 6.4% 2017 3.5% 2016 10% 2015 -8.1% Fund Manager information for SBI Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Raj gandhi 1 Jan 13 12.34 Yr. Data below for SBI Gold Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 1.27% Other 98.73% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity SBI Gold ETF
- | -100% ₹3,939 Cr 483,231,791
↑ 15,977,871 Net Receivable / Payable
CBLO | -1% -₹23 Cr Treps
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -0% ₹15 Cr 5. Axis Gold Fund
CAGR/Annualized return of 7.7% since its launch. Return for 2024 was 19.2% , 2023 was 14.7% and 2022 was 12.5% . Axis Gold Fund
Growth Launch Date 20 Oct 11 NAV (16 May 25) ₹27.4311 ↑ 0.36 (1.32 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹944 on 31 Mar 25 Category Gold - Gold AMC Axis Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆ Risk Moderately High Expense Ratio 0.24 Sharpe Ratio 1.58 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 1,000 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 30 Apr 20 ₹10,000 30 Apr 21 ₹9,547 30 Apr 22 ₹10,528 30 Apr 23 ₹11,994 30 Apr 24 ₹14,258 30 Apr 25 ₹18,379 Returns for Axis Gold Fund
absolute basis & more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) basis. as on 16 May 25 Duration Returns 1 Month -1.8% 3 Month 7.5% 6 Month 25.6% 1 Year 25.2% 3 Year 21.2% 5 Year 13.2% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 7.7% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2024 19.2% 2023 14.7% 2022 12.5% 2021 -4.7% 2020 26.9% 2019 23.1% 2018 8.3% 2017 0.7% 2016 10.7% 2015 -11.9% Fund Manager information for Axis Gold Fund
Name Since Tenure Aditya Pagaria 9 Nov 21 3.47 Yr. Pratik Tibrewal 1 Feb 25 0.24 Yr. Data below for Axis Gold Fund as on 31 Mar 25
Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 3.75% Other 96.25% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity Axis Gold ETF
- | -98% ₹1,009 Cr 126,831,408
↑ 3,500,000 Clearing Corporation Of India Ltd
CBLO/Reverse Repo | -3% ₹28 Cr Net Receivables / (Payables)
CBLO | -0% -₹4 Cr
How To Choose Best Gold ETFs?
The parameters to choose the best Gold ETFs in India are as follows-
Fund Track Record
It is important to know the past performance of the fund house in Exchange Traded Funds. Investors looking for the best Gold ETFs, it is advisable to choose a fund which has a track record of at least three years.
Liquidity
Exchange Traded Funds need to be checked based on the trading activity. Most of the ETFs trade heavily based on the changes in the benchmark, but some ETFs trade barely. The trading activity actually confirms the liquidity of an ETF. The higher the trading activity, the higher is the liquidity.
Tracking Error
The ETFs are expected to track the underlying index closely, but some ETF do not track it closely. An investor should prefer an ETF with minimum tracking error.
FAQs
1. How is the value of gold ETFs evaluated?
A: The value of gold ETFs is tracked based on the Market value of physical gold. It represent the price of gold bars that have a purity of 99.5%. You can track the price of gold by logging into the NSE website or the BSE, and it will be reflected in the ongoing price of gold ETFs.
2. Who sells gold ETFs?
A: Mutual Fund companies and financial institutes sell gold ETFs. Some of the well-performing gold ETFs are mentioned above.
3. Can I purchase physical gold with the gold ETFs?
A: No, once the investment period is completed, you can close the account and withdraw the money. You cannot en-cash the gold ETFs for physical gold.
4. What do the gold ETFs invest in?
A: Gold ETFs have diversified investments in gold mining, Manufacturing, transportation, and other similar sectors. Usually, the assets are made in industries known to produce good returns, ensuring that the investments are safe and secure.
5. Why should I invest in gold ETFs?
A: Gold ETFs are suitable investments, especially if you are looking to diversify your investment Portfolio. Gold, as experts mention, is one of the safest investments as its value does not go down extensively. The same is applicable for gold ETFs.
6. Is there any exit load in this investment?
A: Given the nature of the investment, most companies do not levy an exit load in gold ETFs. Hence, if you want to withdraw from the investment before its maturity, you do not have to pay any exit load. However, most financial institutes levy a brokerage charge you will have to discuss with your fund manager.
7. Are there any tax benefits on the investments?
A: You would not have to pay any VAT in the case of gold ETFs, which would be the case if you had purchased physical gold of similar value. Moreover, depending on the income tax slab that you fall under, you can enjoy tax benefits from the investment you make. With gold ETFs, you will not have to pay any wealth tax, long-term Capital gains tax, or Sales Tax.
8. Can I use gold ETFs as collateral for loans?
A: Yes, gold ETFs are similar to gold, and hence, you can use them as Collateral for loans. You can it to secure the loan that you require from a Bank or a financial institute.
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