Gold ETFs offer convenience but carry counterparty risk — you own shares in a trust, not gold. Physical allocated storage in Abu Dhabi gives you direct title to specific bars under ADGM English Common Law. For USA investors, the comparison involves tax efficiency (collectibles CGT at 28%, no state tax in some states), counterparty risk tolerance, and whether you need the gold or just the exposure. LCORE serves institutional investors with $5M+ allocations.
Request ConsultationUSA's gold market includes GLD, IAU ETFs. Gold ETFs provide price exposure but not physical ownership. In a counterparty default, ETF holders are unsecured creditors. Comex vs physical adgm allocated.
Physical allocated gold at LCORE ADGM gives you direct title -- confirmed by an ADGM Warehouse Receipt. You are a first-priority secured creditor, not an unsecured ETF unitholder. Zero UAE capital gains tax, zero wealth tax, and access to the Storage Programme generating operational income from authorised collateral utilisation.
ADGM Warehouse Receipt is legal title to specific bars in the vault. In LCORE's insolvency, your gold is not an asset of the estate. ETF units are not the same.
UAE has no capital gains tax on physical gold. Comex vs physical adgm allocated. Structural advantage for long-term holders from USA.
Physical gold at LCORE can generate operational income from authorised collateral utilisation -- typically unavailable with ETF holdings.
Confidential. Min $5M. ADGM Reg. 28158.