iShares Gold Bullion ETF

The investment objective of the Fund is to replicate the performance of the price of physical gold bullion, less the Funds fees and expenses. To achieve the fund’s objective the investment strategy of the Fund is to invest in long-term holdings of unencumbered gold bullion, in 100 or 400 troy ounce international bar sizes and to not speculate with regard to short-term changes in gold bullion prices.