Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/gold-etf

# Gold ETF
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/gold-etf
Last modified: 2026-10-17

A gold ETF is a listed fund that holds bars in a vault and issues units that track the gold price. An issuer holds the gold, you hold a claim, and creation and redemption keep the two close, [the same claim shape as a contract](https://mochatrade.com/support/what-is-a-perpetual-contract-and-does-it-expire). ETF flows drive gold next to [real yields](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/how-the-fed-moves-markets); [Module 2](https://mochatrade.com/learn).

## Related terms

- Gold futures: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/gold-futures
- Central bank gold buying: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/central-bank-gold-buying
- Contract rollover: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/contract-rollover
- LBMA gold price: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/lbma-gold-price
- ADR (American Depositary Receipt): https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/adr
- Real-world asset (RWA): https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/real-world-asset

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