Can I buy iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as a token — and from which issuers?
Yes — iShares Gold Trust exists as a token from 4 issuers in our data: IAU.RP (BG El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.), IAU (Dinari), IAUon (Ondo Global Markets), tIAU (S01 Issuer GmbH), on 6 chains (Arbitrum, Morph, Ethereum, BNB Chain, HyperEVM, Base). 1 is for accredited or professional investors only. None registers a iShares Gold Trust unit in your own name — you hold a claim on the issuer, so the issuer’s structure and terms matter as much as the stock.
iShares Gold Trust units exist as tokens from many issuers. They are not the same product: some are tracker certificates backed by a share held in custody, some are claims on a special-purpose vehicle, some are derivatives inside a broker’s app, and one or two are issued by a transfer agent on behalf of the company. They also differ in chain, in who the issuer says it offers them to, and in whether you need KYC to buy. The table lists every version we have; each row links to its own page with the issuer’s source.
How this list is made: Every live token in our data whose underlying security is IAU, from any issuer and on any chain; sorted by issuer.
Figures from our live dataset · data as of 2026-10-16 · this answer as JSON · not investment advice
| Token | Issuer | Yield / return | Minimum | KYC to buy | Chain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAU.RP iShares Gold Trust (Reality rIAU) | BG El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. (Reality) | Price return | — | Not stated | Arbitrum / Morph |
| IAU iShares Gold Trust (Dinari IAU) | Dinari | — | — | KYC required | — |
| IAUon iShares Gold Trust (Ondo IAUon) | Ondo Global Markets (BVI) | Price return | — | Not stated | Ethereum / BNB Chain / Hyperevm (+1) |
| tIAU iShares Gold Trust (ST0x tIAU) | S01 Issuer GmbH (ST0x) | Price return | — | Not stated | Base / Ethereum / HyperEVM (+2) |
Side by side
| IAU.RP | IAU | IAUon | tIAU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where the yield comes from | IAU price performance | — | IAU price performance | IAU price performance |
| Custody | Self-custody wallet | Shares held in a custodial brokerage account; tokens are non-transferable for US customers. | Self-custody (transferable, DeFi-compatible) | Self-custody wallet |
| Liquidity | — | US market hours, extended and overnight sessions | US market hours; a subset is off-hours tradable | — |
| KYC to mint with the issuer | Not stated | KYC required | KYC required | Not stated |
| KYC to buy on a market | Not stated | KYC required | Not stated | Not stated |
| KYC to redeem | Not stated | KYC required | KYC required | Not stated |
| Jurisdiction | El Salvador | United States | British Virgin Islands (non-US investors only) | Germany (EU) |
| How to buy | Through Reality or Bitget | Dinari Trading App or a partner app, after KYC; funded in USDC. | Onboard with Ondo (KYC/KYB); in the EEA restricted to professional clients and qualified investors | At third-party venues; minting and redemption through an Eligible Broker |
More questions
Is a IAU token the same as owning iShares Gold Trust units?
No. A token tracks the price, but the legal claim is on the token’s issuer — a tracker certificate, an SPV share, or a derivative — not a unit in your name with a broker. Voting rights are usually not passed on; dividends are paid out, reinvested or not passed on depending on the issuer.
Where can I trade IAU tokens?
Depends on the issuer: some trade on decentralised exchanges on their chain, some only inside the issuer’s or a partner exchange’s app. Each token’s page in the table names where it trades.
Which of them can I buy without KYC?
None of them is stated as buyable without KYC. 1 explicitly require it.