Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA CHF

Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA CHF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that provides investors with direct exposure to the spot price of physical gold. Launched on March 14, 2006, and domiciled in Switzerland, the ETF is managed by Swisscanto Fondsleitung AG with portfolio management and custody by Zürcher Kantonalbank. It employs full physical replication, holding 100% allocated physical gold bars stored securely in Swiss vaults, eliminating counterparty risk as a special fund under the Swiss Collective Investment Schemes Act (CISA). Denominated in Swiss Francs (CHF), it tracks gold benchmarks like the LBMA Gold Price or ICE London Gold (PM Fixing CHF/ozt) on a currency-unhedged basis, with an annual distribution policy. The total expense ratio stands at 0.40% p.a., and the fund maintains a substantial size, with assets under management exceeding 5 billion EUR equivalents and millions of shares outstanding. Each unit represents approximately 9.255 grams of gold, allowing redemption in physical standard bars of 12.5 kilograms. As a key player in the precious metals sector, it enables efficient, liquid access to gold within diversified portfolios, traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange with high liquidity and tight spreads.