Gold ETF in India

This post takes a look at the gold ETFs that are available to Indian investors. Right now there are six such gold ETFs in India.

Name Expense Ratio Pricing Per Unit Inception Date
Benchmark Mutual Fund – Gold Benchmark Exchange Traded Scheme 1% Approximately 1 gram of gold 08 – March 2007
UTI Mutual Fund – UTI Gold Exchange Traded Fund 2.5% Approximately 1 gram of gold 3rd Jan 2007
Kotak Mutual Fund – Gold Exchange Traded Fund 2.5% Approximately 1 gram of gold 21st June 2007
Reliance Mutual Fund – Gold Exchange Traded Fund 2.5% Approximately 1 gram of gold 1st November 2007
Quantum Gold Fund – Exchange Traded Fund 1.25% Approximately half a gram of gold 27th February 2008
SBI Mutual Fund – SBI Gold ETF 2.50% Approximately 1 gram of gold 30th March 2009

Update: Corrected inception date of GoldBees. Thanks to Kartik Shah for pointing it out.