If I had bought IAU
If I had bought IAU
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
Ready examples: $100 put into IAU
a week ago+5.2%$100 → $105
a month ago-1.4%$100 → $99
three months ago-6.3%$100 → $94
since our history starts, August 5, 2026-4.7%$100 → $95
Dates within the last week use the minute candle — accurate to the minute of purchase.
A year of buying IAU
Over the last 93 days IAU closed between $72.43 (October 30, 2026) and $87.53 (August 24, 2026). One hundred dollars put in at the low would be worth $105 today; at the high, $87. The current price $76.18 is above 9 of those 93 daily closes, so a purchase on a random day of that stretch would be in profit 10% of the time — fees aside.
A typical day moves IAU by 2.4%: a $1,000 position swings about $24 a day.
Low of the stretch$72.43 · $100 → $105
High of the stretch$87.53 · $100 → $87
Share of profitable dates10% · 9/93
The same calculation for neighbouring instruments
Calculators for other instruments in the “exchange-traded fund” category.