| Type of Gold Investment | GST | Making Charges | Locker | Expense Ratio | Tax on Capital Gains | Regulator | Loan | Trade on Exchange |
| Physical Gold | 3% | 6%-25% | Required | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Can be availed | Not Applicable |
| Digital Gold | 3% | 8% - 16% | Chargeable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Not Applicable |
| Gold ETF / Gold Fund | NIL | NIL | Not Required | 0.5% on Buy, 0.5% on Sell and Maintainance 1% | LTCG / STCG Applicable | SEBI | Not Applicable | Possible |
| Soverign Gold Bond Scheme | NIL | NIL | Not Required | NIL | Tax Free on Maturity | RBI / Govt. of India | Can be availed | Possible |