SPDR® Gold Shares
GLD NYSE Arca
The investment objective of SPDR® Gold Trust (the "Trust") is for SPDR® Gold Shares ("GLD") to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust's expenses. The Fund is he first US traded gold ETF and the first US-listed ETF backed by a physical asset
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- Fund size
- 49.6B as of Feb 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.40% per year
- Dividend yield
- 0.00% Trailing 12 months
- Volatility · 1Y
- 29.0% Above Average
- Beta
- 0.26 vs the market
- 52-week range
- 355.78495.90
How GLD has paid off
Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.
Return by period
Price · to Oct 30Total return vs price return
Price onlyOver 1 year, GLD returned −3.5% with dividends reinvested — dividends added 0.0 pts to the price move.
How bumpy is the ride?
Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.
Volatility
Annualized · 1YA typical year sees the price swing about ±29% around its trend.
Drawdown from peak
How far below its previous high the price has been Deepest fall −28.3% on Oct 30, 2026 — 274 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 71% of the time.
Market sensitivity
BetaA beta of 0.26 means GLD has moved less than the market.
Trend & momentum
Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.
Price vs moving averages
Downtrend- 12-day average371.12 −4.1%
- 26-day average377.52 −5.8%
- 50-day average383.66 −7.3%
- 200-day average391.42 −9.1%
The price is above 0 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.
Relative strength (RSI)
OversoldRSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.
Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.
Inside the fund
Commodities (Gold) · Gold (Physical) — tracking the Gold - London PM Gold Price.
- Assets under management49.6BUSD
- Expense ratio0.40%per year
- Holdings2
- Risk score4.9Medium
Launched November 2004. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 27, 2020.
Where GLD shows up
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About SPDR® Gold Shares
The investment objective of SPDR® Gold Trust (the "Trust") is for SPDR® Gold Shares ("GLD") to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust's expenses. The Fund is he first US traded gold ETF and the first US-listed ETF backed by a physical asset
- Featured in 3 curated themes
- 2 holdings
- Ticker
- GLD
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- ISIN
- US78463V1070
- CUSIP
- 78463V107
- Currency
- U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Country
- USA
- Sector
- Commodities (Gold)
- Industry
- Gold (Physical)
- Benchmark
- Gold - London PM Gold Price
All key statistics
Details
Shareas of Oct 30, 2026
Dataas of Feb 27, 2020
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.