Gold ETFs in India
26 live funds in the Gold ETF category, ordered by 5-year return, highest first; UTI Gold Exchange Traded Fund leads. Funds younger than five years follow by name. Returns are for the plan each fund's page leads with, Direct where the fund has one, to each fund's latest NAV, the newest of them on 27 Oct 2026; 3 and 5 year returns are a year, compounded.
Gold ETFs
Size is the average money the fund managed over its latest quarter. Cost is its yearly expense ratio.Filter them in the screener
UTI Gold Exchange Traded FundUTI Mutual FundNAV₹117.91841Y+16.02%3Y+31.16%5Y+23.29%Size₹3,414 CrCost0.59%
ICICI Prudential Gold ETFICICI Prudential Mutual FundNAV₹120.05731Y+15.66%3Y+31.18%5Y+23.18%Size₹27,185 CrCost0.49%
Axis Gold ETFAxis Mutual FundNAV₹116.75571Y+15.39%3Y+30.75%5Y+23.11%Size₹5,471 CrCost0.52%
Kotak Gold ETFKotak Mahindra Mutual FundNAV₹116.98271Y+15.62%3Y+31.07%5Y+23.10%Size₹14,346 CrCost0.52%
HDFC Gold ETFHDFC Mutual FundNAV₹119.72581Y+15.55%3Y+30.67%5Y+23.07%Size₹23,492 CrCost0.59%
Nippon India ETF Gold BeESNippon India Mutual FundNAV₹115.83201Y+15.31%3Y+30.85%5Y+22.81%Size₹56,306 CrCost0.81%
360 ONE Gold ETF360 One Mutual FundNAV₹136.92351Y+15.41%3Y–5Y–Size₹135 CrCost0.47%
Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold ETFAditya Birla Sun Life Mutual FundNAV₹123.31871Y+15.74%3Y+31.17%5Y–Size₹2,936 CrCost0.44%
Angel One Gold ETFAngel One Mutual FundNAV₹13.137626 Oct 20261Y+15.13%3Y–5Y–Size₹85 CrCost0.35%
Bandhan Gold ETFBandhan Mutual FundNAV₹140.14861Y–3Y–5Y–Size₹181 CrCost0.45%
Baroda BNP Paribas Gold ETFBaroda BNP Paribas Mutual FundNAV₹135.71781Y+15.45%3Y–5Y–Size₹324 CrCost0.59%
Choice Gold ETFChoice Mutual FundNAV₹139.20981Y–3Y–5Y–Size₹50 CrCost0.51%
DSP Gold ETFDSP Mutual FundNAV₹13.62431Y–3Y–5Y–Size₹2,633 CrCost0.45%
Edelweiss Gold ETFEdelweiss Mutual FundNAV₹140.13791Y+15.52%3Y–5Y–Size₹1,709 CrCost0.50%
Groww Gold ETFGroww Mutual FundNAV₹13.69411Y–3Y–5Y–Size₹453 CrCost0.71%
HSBC Gold ETFHSBC Mutual FundNAV₹122.06611Y–3Y–5Y–Size₹669 CrCost0.62%
Invesco India Gold Exchange Traded FundInvesco Mutual FundNAV₹121.89681Y–3Y–5Y–Size₹753 CrCost0.50%
LIC MF Gold Exchange Traded FundLIC Mutual FundNAV₹126.35101Y–3Y–5Y–Size₹1,441 CrCost0.45%
Mirae Asset Gold ETFMirae Asset Mutual FundNAV₹136.35421Y+15.68%3Y+31.07%5Y–Size₹3,371 CrCost0.35%
Motilal Oswal Gold ETFMotilal Oswal Mutual FundNAV₹138.69781Y+15.33%3Y–5Y–Size₹1,876 CrCost0.59%
Quantum Gold ETFQuantum Mutual FundNAV₹116.11301Y+14.79%3Y+30.83%5Y–Size₹754 CrCost0.61%
SBI Gold ETFSBI Mutual FundNAV₹119.50121Y+15.46%3Y+30.60%5Y–Size₹25,899 CrCost0.65%
Tata Gold Exchange Traded FundTata Mutual FundNAV₹13.63251Y+15.70%3Y–5Y–Size₹6,006 CrCost0.39%
The Wealth Company Gold ETFThe Wealth Company Mutual FundNAV₹139.63871Y–3Y–5Y–Size₹27 CrCost0.34%
Union Gold ETFUnion Mutual FundNAV₹137.30281Y+15.46%3Y–5Y–Size₹289 CrCost0.49%
Zerodha Gold ETFZerodha Mutual FundNAV₹22.114926 Oct 20261Y+15.77%3Y–5Y–Size₹2,454 CrCost0.35%
Tax on gold ETFs
Gains on units held over 12 months are taxed at 12.5%, with no yearly exemption; gains on units held 12 months or less at the income tax slab rate.
Rules in force from 1 Apr 2025, checked 27 Oct 2026. Surcharge and cess are not included.
About gold ETFs in India
Gold ETFs in India are exchange traded funds that hold physical gold and list on the stock exchange, so units are bought and sold like shares. Each unit's price follows the domestic gold price, less the fund's yearly cost.
How a gold ETF works
An exchange traded fund (ETF) is a fund whose units trade on an exchange during market hours. SEBI requires a gold ETF to keep at least 95% of its net assets in gold and gold-related instruments, such as the gold monetisation scheme of banks and exchange-traded gold derivatives. The physical gold must be standard bars of 99.5% purity meeting the London Bullion Market Association's delivery standard, held by a custodian. Units sit in a demat account, and the NAV (net asset value, the per-unit value of the holdings) is worked out from the domestic gold price.
Gold BeES, launched by Benchmark Asset Management and now run by Nippon India, was the first gold ETF in India and listed on NSE in Mar 2007.
Tracking and cost
A gold ETF trails the gold price by its expense ratio, the yearly fee charged as a share of assets, and by small differences in how its gold is valued and how much cash it holds. Because units trade on an exchange, the market price can sit slightly above or below the NAV during the day.
Tax on gains
Gold ETF units are listed securities but not equity funds. Gains on units sold within 12 months are short-term and taxed at the holder's income tax slab rate. Gains on units held longer are long-term, taxed at 12.5% with no indexation (an adjustment of the purchase price for inflation). These are the rules for the year to Mar 2027.
Difference from neighbouring categories
A gold fund of funds invests in gold ETF units rather than in gold itself and can be bought without a demat account. It adds its own expense ratio on top of the ETF's, and its gains turn long-term only after 24 months. A silver ETF holds silver in the same way. A multi asset fund holds gold as one part of a mix with shares and bonds.
Differences between gold ETFs
Since every gold ETF holds the same metal, the funds' returns sit close together, and the gaps between them mostly come from cost and tracking. A dash in a return column means the fund is too new for that window; those funds follow the rest by name.