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IAU - iShares Gold Trust

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Historical Summary

Mean annual return: 12.8%

Min annual return: -3.0%

Max annual return: 24.1%

Table of Annual Returns

YearReturn [%]
2017 12.1
2018 -3.0
2019 17.9
2020 24.1

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