Top 7 Gold ETFs With Highest Returns in 5 Years: Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are mutual funds that track the price of very high purity gold. The advantage for investors is that they can benefit from the rising price of very high-purity gold without holding the metal in its physical form. Unlike in jewellery, they don’t need to pay any making charges either. Though gold ETFs are mutual funds, in terms of trading, they work like stocks of a company. Gold ETFs can be bought and sold in a share market like the stocks of any other company. Investors need a demat account to trade gold ETFs. The NAV rate keeps fluctuating during a trading session.
Since gold’s price may depreciate in the short term, gold ETFs can be a good bet in the long term.
Here, we take you through the top 7 gold ETFs with the highest annualised return (CAGR) in 5 years.
Know how a Rs 2,00,000 lump sum (one-time investment) in each of the funds has performed in the 5-year time frame.
LIC MF Gold ETF
The top gold ETF has given a 12.35 per cent annualised return in the 5-year period.
It has assets under management (AUM) of Rs 404 crore, while its net asset value (NAV) as on August 1, 2025, was Rs 8,855.6940.
Benchmarked against the domestic price of gold, the ETF has given an 8.33 per cent annualised return since its debut in November 2011.
At an expense ratio of 0.41 per cent, the fund has Rs 10,000 as the minimum lump sum investment.
A Rs 2,00,000 one-time investment in the gold ETF has converted into Rs 3,58,010.18 in 5 years.
Axis Gold ETF
The ETF has given a 12.04 per cent annualised return in the 5-year time frame.
It has AUM of Rs 1,839 crore, while its NAV as on August 1, 2025, was Rs 82.1895.
Benchmarked against the domestic price of gold, the fund has given a 10.04 per cent annualised return since its inception in November 2011.
With an expense ratio of 0.54 per cent, the fund has Rs 5,000 as the minimum lump sum investment.
A Rs 2,00,000 one-time investment in the ETF has jumped to Rs 3,53,098.19 in the 5-year period.
Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold ETF
The gold ETF has given a 12.02 per cent annualised return in 5 years.
It has an asset base of Rs 1,133 crore, while its unit price as on August 1, 2025, was Rs 86.5033.
Benchmarked against the domestic price of gold, the fund has given a 10.01 per cent annualised return since its launch in May 2011.
At an expense ratio of 0.47 per cent, the ETF has Rs 5,000 as the minimum investment.
A Rs 2,00,000 one-time investment in the ETF has grown into Rs 3,52,783.15 in the 5-year time frame.
Invesco India Gold ETF
The ETF has given an 11.99 per cent annualised return in the 5-year time period.
It has a fund size of Rs 283 crore, while its unit price as on August 1, 2025, was Rs 8,553.6425.
Benchmarked against the domestic price of gold, the fund has given an 11.15 per cent annualised return since its starting in March 2010.
With an expense ratio of 0.55 per cent, the fund has Rs 500 as the minimum investment.
A Rs 2,00,000 one-time investment in the ETF has swelled to Rs 3,52,311.01 in 5 years.
ICICI Prudential Gold Exchange Traded Fund
The gold ETF has given 11.98 per cent annualised return in the 5-year time frame.
Its AUM is Rs 7,850 crore, while its NAV as on August 1, 2025, was Rs 84.2705.
Benchmarked against the domestic price of gold, the fund has given 10.51 per cent annualised return since its beginning in August 2010.
At an expense ratio of 0.50 per cent, the fund has Rs 5,000 as the minimum investment.
A Rs 2,00,000 one-time investment in the ETF has sprung to Rs 3,52,153.75 in the 5-year period.
Kotak Gold ETF
The ETF has given an 11.93 per cent annualised return in 5 years.
It has a fund size of Rs 7,611 crore, while its unit price as on August 1, 2025, was Rs 82.1974.
Benchmarked against the domestic price of gold, the fund has given a 13.20 per cent annualised return since its debut in July 2007.
With an expense ratio of 0.55 per cent, the ETF has Rs 100 as the minimum investment.
A Rs 2,00,000 one-time investment in the ETF has jumped to Rs 3,51,368.25 in the 5-year time frame.
HDFC Gold ETF
The gold ETF has given an 11.90 per cent annualised SIP return in the 5-year period.
It has an asset base of Rs 10,224 crore, while its unit price on August 1, 2025, was Rs 84.1840.
Benchmarked against the domestic price of gold, the fund has given a 10.85 per cent annualised return since its inception in August 2010.
At an expense ratio of 0.54 per cent, the ETF has Rs 5,000 as the minimum investment.
A Rs 2,00,000 one-time investment in the ETF has swelled to Rs 3,50,897.62 in 5 years.