Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares ETF (PALL) Alternatives

Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares ETF (PALL) belongs to the Precious Metals category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with PALL. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or funds that fit a different role in your portfolio.

Cheapest Alternatives to PALL

PALL charges 0.60% annually. Among ETFs in the Precious Metals category, these options have the lowest expense ratios among PALL alternatives.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	Inception
IAUM	iShares Gold Trust Micro	0.09%	Jun 15, 2021	PALL vs IAUM
GLDM	SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	0.10%	Jun 25, 2018	PALL vs GLDM
FGDL	Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF	0.15%	Jun 30, 2022	PALL vs FGDL
SGOL	abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF	0.17%	Sep 9, 2009	PALL vs SGOL
BAR	GraniteShares Gold Trust	0.17%	Aug 31, 2017	PALL vs BAR

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to PALL

Among ETFs in the Precious Metals category, these options rank highest on PortfoliosLab's risk-adjusted score, which accounts for volatility, drawdown, and return consistency over a 1-year period.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	Inception
SILJ	ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF	95	Nov 28, 2012	PALL vs SILJ
AGMI	Themes Silver Miners ETF	95	May 2, 2024	PALL vs AGMI
SLVP	iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF	94	Jan 31, 2012	PALL vs SLVP
SIL	Global X Silver Miners ETF	94	Apr 19, 2010	PALL vs SIL
SLVR	Sprott Silver Miners & Physical Silver ETF	93	Jan 14, 2025	PALL vs SLVR

Top Performing PALL Alternatives (YTD)

PALL alternatives from the Precious Metals category, sorted by year-to-date return.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	Inception
IAUM	iShares Gold Trust Micro	8.63%	Jun 15, 2021	PALL vs IAUM
SGOL	abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF	8.62%	Sep 9, 2009	PALL vs SGOL
OUNZ	VanEck Merk Gold Trust	8.61%	May 16, 2014	PALL vs OUNZ
IAU	iShares Gold Trust	8.61%	Jan 21, 2005	PALL vs IAU
BAR	GraniteShares Gold Trust	8.57%	Aug 31, 2017	PALL vs BAR

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to PALL

PALL alternatives from the Precious Metals category, sorted by annualized volatility over the past year.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	Inception
GLDI	Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN	13.84%	Jan 29, 2013	PALL vs GLDI
IGLD	FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF	23.75%	Mar 2, 2021	PALL vs IGLD
AAAU	Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF	27.49%	Jul 26, 2018	PALL vs AAAU
SGOL	abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF	27.51%	Sep 9, 2009	PALL vs SGOL
IAUM	iShares Gold Trust Micro	27.51%	Jun 15, 2021	PALL vs IAUM

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to PALL

PALL alternatives from the Precious Metals category, sorted by maximum drawdown over the past year.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	Inception
GLDI	Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN	-13.73%	Jan 29, 2013	PALL vs GLDI
SLVO	Credit Suisse X-Links Silver Shares Covered Call E...	-17.23%	Apr 17, 2013	PALL vs SLVO
IGLD	FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF	-17.56%	Mar 2, 2021	PALL vs IGLD
AAAU	Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF	-19.13%	Jul 26, 2018	PALL vs AAAU
SGOL	abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF	-19.14%	Sep 9, 2009	PALL vs SGOL

Other ETFs from Aberdeen

Most popular Aberdeen ETFs on PortfoliosLab, across asset classes.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	Inception
SIVR	Aberdeen Standard Physical Silver Shares ETF	Precious Metals	89	5.87%	Jul 24, 2009	PALL vs SIVR
GLTR	Aberdeen Standard Physical Precious Metals Basket ...	Precious Metals	85	6.38%	Oct 22, 2010	PALL vs GLTR
PPLT	Aberdeen Standard Physical Platinum Shares ETF	Precious Metals	87	-4.40%	Jan 8, 2010	PALL vs PPLT
BCI	abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ET...	Commodities, Actively Managed	89	24.37%	Mar 30, 2017	PALL vs BCI
BCD	abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Longer Dated Strateg...	Commodities, Actively Managed	80	15.57%	Mar 30, 2017	PALL vs BCD
BCIM	abrdn Bloomberg Industrial Metals Strategy K-1 Fre...	Metals	—	—	Sep 22, 2021	PALL vs BCIM
AFSC	abrdn Focused U.S. Small Cap Active ETF	Small Cap Blend Equities	41	0.79%	Jun 29, 2004	PALL vs AFSC

Often Compared With PALL

What investors most often compare with PALL, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	Inception
SPPP	Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust	Precious Metals, Commodities	63	-7.78%	Dec 19, 2012	PALL vs SPPP
SPPP.L	Invesco Physical Platinum	Precious Metals	86	-1.52%	Apr 13, 2011	PALL vs SPPP.L
GLD	SPDR Gold Shares	Gold, Precious Metals	87	8.57%	Nov 18, 2004	PALL vs GLD
PLTM	GraniteShares Platinum Trust	Precious Metals	86	-4.16%	Jan 22, 2018	PALL vs PLTM
FAAR	First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy E...	Commodities, Actively Managed	86	24.94%	May 18, 2016	PALL vs FAAR
FXZ	First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund	Materials	82	17.95%	May 8, 2007	PALL vs FXZ
IAC	IAC/InterActiveCorp		65	2.38%	—	PALL vs IAC
LIT	Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF	Commodity Producers Equities	96	14.63%	Jul 22, 2010	PALL vs LIT
SPDM.L	iShares Physical Palladium ETC	Commodities, Precious Metals	49	-8.69%	Apr 8, 2011	PALL vs SPDM.L
XLE	State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF	Energy Equities	73	37.91%	Dec 16, 1998	PALL vs XLE
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	65	-4.01%	Jun 27, 2016	PALL vs VTI
GSM	Ferroglobe PLC		50	-10.85%	—	PALL vs GSM
SPPP.TO	Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust		72	-6.74%	—	PALL vs SPPP.TO
VNQ	Vanguard Real Estate ETF	REIT	16	1.31%	Sep 23, 2004	PALL vs VNQ
SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	64	-4.37%	Jan 22, 1993	PALL vs SPY
SLV	iShares Silver Trust	Precious Metals	89	5.77%	Apr 21, 2006	PALL vs SLV
CPER	United States Copper Index Fund	Metals	21	-1.52%	Nov 15, 2011	PALL vs CPER
PTM.TO	Platinum Group Metals Ltd.		60	-23.08%	—	PALL vs PTM.TO
GDXJ	VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF	Materials	92	5.50%	Nov 10, 2009	PALL vs GDXJ
GDE	WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fun...	Gold	89	2.08%	Mar 15, 2022	PALL vs GDE

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