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Informist, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025

 

NEW DELHI – Global gold exchange-traded funds saw inflows of $8.2 billion in October, marking the fifth consecutive month of inflows, the World Gold Council said in a report. Investors continued to buy the safe-haven asset amid persistent geopolitical tensions and lower bond yields.

 

While October inflows slowed from the previous month, they remained well above the year-to-date average of $7.1 billion, taking total assets under management to a record $503 billion, up 6% on the month, the council said in a report. "The surging gold price and hefty inflows brought global gold ETFs' total AUM to another record high," the report said. 

 

Regionally, North America and Asia led the inflows in October, while Europe was the only region with outflows. North American funds attracted $6.5 billion in October, marking five straight months of inflows. 

 

Gold reached its 50th all-time high of the year on Oct. 20, and retreated the next day. "Despite the price drop on 21 October, the largest listed gold ETFs in the US did not report outflows – contrary to what many expected. In fact, North American funds recorded positive inflows of US$334mn (2.3t) that day," the report said. 

 

However, as the price continued to retreat, outflows eventually followed. By month-end, the region's total outflow was $1 billion. Nevertheless, North America recorded robust monthly inflows. 

 

Asian investors bought $6.1 billion in October, the second strongest month on record. China led the region with $4.5 billion amid renewed US-China tensions and slowing economic growth. "The US-China tension flare-up in early October, alongside the gold price strength, sparked renewed gold interest among local investors," the report said. 

 

Europe registered its second-largest monthly outflow at $4.5 billion. European funds broke their five-month streak of inflows, suggesting a combination of profit-taking and systematic portfolio rebalancing. 

 

Among individual funds, SPDR Gold Shares, the world's largest gold-backed ETF, rose 26.3 tonnes to 1,038.9 tonnes in October. The second-largest gold-backed ETF, iShares Gold Trust, saw an inflow of 8.1 tonnes, with its holdings at 177.6 tonnes. 

 

Meanwhile, the daily average trading volume across all gold markets rose 45% on month to $561 billion per day in October. Traders actively purchased gold as the precious metal rallied to hit several fresh highs before pulling back toward the month's end. Exchange-based volumes climbed 59% to $300 billion a day, driven by strong activity at COMEX and the Shanghai Futures Exchange.  End

 

US$1 = INR 88.66

 

Reported by Afra Abubacker

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj

 

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