THE STORAGE MINIMUM TRAP:
If you have $2,000 in silver at BullionVault, you pay $96/year in storage—that’s a 4.8% annual expense ratio!
At OWNx, you’d pay just $12 (0.6%).
For gold, BullionVault’s $48 minimum means a $2,000 holding costs 2.4% annually.
OWNx: 0.6%.
BullionVault only becomes cost-competitive when your gold holdings exceed $40,000 or silver exceeds $20,000.
| Attributes | BullionVault | OWNx |
| Gold Premium | 0.50% commission per trade | 0% with EDGE |
| Gold Storage Rate | 0.12%/year | 0.60%/year |
| Gold Storage MINIMUM | $48/year ($4/month) | NONE |
| Silver Storage MINIMUM | $96/year ($8/month) | NONE |
| Platform Type | Peer-to-peer exchange | Direct purchase from OWNx |
| Vault Locations | Zurich, London, NY, Toronto, Singapore | Delaware, Texas (USA) |
BullionVault is the world’s largest online gold investment service, offering peer-to-peer trading on institutional bars. But its fee structure is designed for wealthy investors—not the everyday saver building wealth over time.
With OWNx EDGE, investors get access to true wholesale precious metals pricing at 0% premium. The EDGE membership ($149/year) eliminates the markups that traditional platforms charge on every transaction. OWNx offers large bar fractional ownership with optional delivery — own a share of institutional-grade bars and take physical possession whenever you choose.
BullionVault was built for institutional investors and HNWIs. Its storage minimums create a punitive tax on small savers. OWNx enables precious metals ownership for everyone with the same quality storage, no minimums, and fair pricing.
