Skip to content
Find an ETF
← All ETFs

Available in 10 markets

SPDR® Gold Shares

SPDR · US78463V1070

SPDR® Gold Shares is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from SPDR, traded under the ticker GLD (ISIN US78463V1070). One trade buys a whole basket of holdings, so your money is spread out instead of riding on a single company. In plain terms it is about tracking physical commodities like gold or oil, which often move differently from shares and are used…

· Tracks the LBMA Gold Price PM index ?
Commodity ?Unknown Physical ?United States ?
Mid-range feeOwns the shares directlyOther
Find funds like this
SPDR fundsDomiciled in United StatesUnknownPhysically replicatedOther commoditiesYearly fee under 0.5%

Opens the screener with this filter applied.

Fund size (AUM) ?
€123.7B
1-year return ?
+30.7%
Price Return · to 2026-08-14
Yearly fee (TER) ?
0.40%
All-in cost ≈ 0.00%

About this fund

What you own

The LBMA Gold Price PM index is the benchmark this fund aims to copy.

How it works

The fund actually buys every share in the index it tracks (full replication).

Read more

Owning every holding keeps things transparent — what is in the index is what the fund actually owns. It can be a touch costlier to run for indexes with thousands of tiny positions, since the fund has to buy and maintain them all. There is no swap bank involved, so there is no extra “what if the partner fails” question to weigh.

Cost

0.40%Yearly fee (TER)
0.00%All-in cost

The yearly running cost of the fund, shown as a % of your money. Lower is cheaper.

Read more

For example, a 0.20% fee works out at €0.20 a year for every €100 invested — that’s a generic illustration of the mechanic, not this fund’s own fee. It is skimmed quietly from inside the fund a little each day, so you never get a bill — but it drags on your return every year you hold. On a broad index ETF it is usually a small fraction of a percent; the gap between a cheap and a pricey fund looks tiny on day one but compounds over decades, which is why it is worth a glance.

Fund facts

Index tracked ?
LBMA Gold Price PM
Replication ?
Physical
Full — buys every share
Launched
Nov 2004
22-year track record

Performance

91.2123155187219202420252026

Growth of $100 invested — both lines start at $100.

SPDR® Gold Shares Average LBMA Gold Price PM ETF (funds we track) ?

Compared with the average fund tracking the same index — our own data, not the licensed index itself.

YTD+1.3%
1 year+30.7%
3 years+31.5%
5 years+19.3%

Return, year by year

-0.8
+12.7
+26.7
+63.7
'22'23'24'25
3 of 4 up yearsBest: 2025 +63.7%Worst: 2022 -0.8%Calendar-year total returns, in USD

How bumpy has it been?

28.4%
Volatility (1y) ?
How much the price swings year to year — lower is calmer.
-26.4%
Worst drop (3y) ?
The biggest fall from a peak over the last three years.
1.51
Return for the risk (3y) ?
Reward earned per unit of bumpiness.

The bigger picture

+141.6%
Since inception
Total growth since launch — about +18.8% a year.
+95.1%
Best 12 months
The strongest one-year stretch on record.
-12.0%
Worst 12 months
The weakest one-year stretch on record.
-26.4%
Worst fall on record ?
It has not fully recovered yet.

Where to buy this fund

Set from your language & location — change it if it's wrong.

Where it trades

ExchangeTickerCurrency
NYSEGLDUSD★ Primary
EUR listings
FrankfurtGQ9EUR
USD listings
B2GLDUSDUSD
B30KZFLUSD
B4GLD2USD
B4GLD2USDUSD
E1GLDSGDUSD
E1GLDRUBUSD
E1GLDJPYUSD
E1GLDHKDUSD
E1GLDCHFUSD
E1GLDAUDUSD
E1GLD2USD
E1GLD1GBXUSD
E1GLD1USD
EOGLDSGDUSD
EOGLDAUDUSD
EOGLD1USD
EPGLD2USD
EPGLDCHFUSD
EPGLDJPYUSD
EUGLDSGDUSD
EUGLDRUBUSD
EUGLDJPYUSD
EUGLDHKDUSD
EUGLDCHFUSD
EUGLDAUDUSD
EUGLD2USDUSD
EUGLD2USD
EUGLD1GBXUSD
EZGLDJPYUSD
EZGLDCHFUSD
EZGLD2USD
GHGQ9USD
GMGQ9USD
GSGQ9USD
GZGQ9USD
HK9840USD
HK2840USD
HK82840USD
JJ1326USD
JP1326USD
JT1326USD
JV1326USD
KZUS_GLDUSD
L10KZFLUSD
L30KZFLUSD
LAGQ9USD
LSE0KZFUSD
LUGQ9USD
MFGLD*USD
MMGLD*USD
MUGLD*USD
NYSE ArcaGLDUSD
NYSE ArcaGLD®USD
OCGLDUSD
OUGLDUSD
PEGLDUSD
PO0KZFLUSD
QUGLDUSD
SPGLDUSD
SPGSDUSD
THGQ9USD
UAGLDUSD
UBGLDUSD
UCGLDUSD
UDGLDUSD
UFGLDUSD
UMGLDUSD
USGLDUSD
UTGLDUSD
UXGLDUSD
UZGLDUSD
VFGLDUSD
VGGLDUSD
VJGLDUSD
VKGLDUSD
VPGLDUSD
VTGLDUSD
VYGLDUSD
X1GLDSGDUSD
X1GLDJPYUSD
X1GLDCHFUSD
X1GLDAUDUSD
X2GLDSGDUSD
X2GLDRUBUSD
X2GLDJPYUSD
X2GLDCHFUSD
X2GLDAUDUSD
X2GLD1GBXUSD
X2GLD1USD
X9GLD2USD
X9GLD2USDUSD
XAGLDSGDUSD
XAGLDRUBUSD
XAGLDJPYUSD
XAGLDHKDUSD
XAGLDCHFUSD
XAGLDAUDUSD
XAGLD2USD
XAGLD1GBXUSD
XAGLD1USD
XBGLD1GBXUSD
XBGLDRUBUSD
XEGLDRUBUSD
XEGLDJPYUSD
XEGLDHKDUSD
XEGLDCHFUSD
XEGLD2USD
XEGLD1GBXUSD
XEGLD1USD
XFGLDSGDUSD
XFGLDRUBUSD
XFGLDJPYUSD
XFGLDHKDUSD
XFGLDCHFUSD
XFGLDAUDUSD
XFGLD2USD
XFGLD1GBXUSD
XFGLD1USD
XGGLDSGDUSD
XGGLDRUBUSD
XGGLDJPYUSD
XGGLDHKDUSD
XGGLDCHFUSD
XGGLDAUDUSD
XGGLD2USD
XGGLD1GBXUSD
XGGLD1USD
XHGLDSGDUSD
XHGLDRUBUSD
XHGLDJPYUSD
XHGLDHKDUSD
XHGLDCHFUSD
XHGLDAUDUSD
XHGLD2USD
XHGLD1GBXUSD
XHGLD1USD
XJGLDSGDUSD
XJGLDRUBUSD
XJGLDJPYUSD
XJGLDHKDUSD
XJGLDCHFUSD
XJGLDAUDUSD
XJGLD2USD
XJGLD1GBXUSD
XJGLD1USD
XLGLDSGDUSD
XLGLDRUBUSD
XLGLDJPYUSD
XLGLDHKDUSD
XLGLDCHFUSD
XLGLDAUDUSD
XLGLD2USD
XLGLD1GBXUSD
XLGLD1USD
XOGLDSGDUSD
XOGLDRUBUSD
XOGLDJPYUSD
XOGLDHKDUSD
XOGLDCHFUSD
XOGLDAUDUSD
XOGLD2USD
XOGLD1GBXUSD
XOGLD1USD
XQGLDSGDUSD
XQGLDRUBUSD
XQGLDJPYUSD
XQGLDHKDUSD
XQGLDCHFUSD
XQGLDAUDUSD
XQGLD2USD
XQGLD1GBXUSD
XSGLDRUBUSD
XSGLDJPYUSD
XSGLDHKDUSD
XSGLDCHFUSD
XSGLD2USD
XSGLD1GBXUSD
XSGLD1USD
XTGLDAUDUSD
XTGLDCHFUSD
XUGLDSGDUSD
XUGLDRUBUSD
XUGLDJPYUSD
XUGLDHKDUSD
XUGLDCHFUSD
XUGLDAUDUSD
XUGLD2USD
XUGLD1GBXUSD
XUGLD1USD
XVGLDSGDUSD
XVGLDRUBUSD
XVGLDJPYUSD
XVGLDHKDUSD
XVGLDCHFUSD
XVGLDAUDUSD
XVGLD2USD
XVGLD1GBXUSD
XVGLD1USD
XWGLDSGDUSD
XWGLDRUBUSD
XWGLDJPYUSD
XWGLDHKDUSD
XWGLDCHFUSD
XWGLDAUDUSD
XWGLD2USD
XWGLD1GBXUSD
XWGLD1USD
XXGLDSGDUSD
XXGLDRUBUSD
XXGLDJPYUSD
XXGLDHKDUSD
XXGLDCHFUSD
XXGLDAUDUSD
XXGLD2USD
XXGLD1GBXUSD
XXGLD1USD
XYGLDAUDUSD
XYGLDSGDUSD
XZGLDRUBUSD
XZGLDJPYUSD
XZGLDHKDUSD
XZGLDCHFUSD
XZGLDAUDUSD
XZGLD2USD
XZGLD1GBXUSD
XZGLDSGDUSD
For serious comparison — full data holdings, percentiles, advanced risk, tilt, flows

How it ranks vs peers

🪙 Cheaper than 30% of similar ETFs📈 Higher 1-yr return than 38%📈 Higher 3-yr return than 75%📈 Higher 5-yr return than 72%📊 Behind its category by 5.5% (1-yr) (category average +36.2%)📊 Beat its category by 12.8% (3-yr) (category average +18.7%)📊 Beat its category by 6.3% (5-yr) (category average +13.0%)

Versus the Commodities · Other · USD ETFs we track.

Advanced risk

2.13
Sortino (3y) ?
1.19
Calmar (3y) ?
21.1%
Downside deviation ?
67%
Up months (hit rate) ?
$495.90
52-week high ?
$305.27
52-week low ?

Similar funds

We found 6 funds that do much the same job as this one. To pick them we matched this fund's asset class and region, then show how close each match is below.

Matched on🌍 Other commodities
Compare side by side
6 similar funds
SPDR® Gold SharesSPDRYou're viewingiShares Physical Gold ETCiSharesBroader matchSPDR® Gold MiniShares®SPDRSame indexAMUNDI PHYSICAL GOLD ETC (C)AmundiBroader matchUBS Gold ETF USD accUBSBroader matchState Street® SPDR® S&P® Metals & Mining ETFSPDRBroader matchInvesco Bloomberg Commodity UCITS ETFInvescoBroader match
Why it's similarThis is the fund on this page.
CommoditiesPhysicalCheaper fee
Tracks a different index in the same category.
Same indexUnknownPhysicalCheaper fee
CommoditiesPhysicalCheaper fee
Tracks a different index in the same category.
CommoditiesPhysicalCheaper fee
Tracks a different index in the same category.
CommoditiesUnknownPhysicalCheaper fee
Tracks a different index in the same category.
CommoditiesCheaper fee
Tracks a different index in the same category.
Index trackedLBMA Gold Price PMLondon Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Gold PriceLBMA Gold Price PMLMBA Gold Price PM USDS&P Metals & Mining Select Industry IndexBloomberg Commodity TR Index
Yearly fee (TER)0.40%0.12%0.10%0.12%0.23%0.35%0.19%
All-in cost0.00%0.13%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.34%
Fund size€123.7B€29.1B€25.7B€10.4B€5.3B€3.8B€3.7B
DomicileUnited StatesIrelandUnited StatesFranceSwitzerlandUnited StatesIreland
ReplicationPhysical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Synthetic (swap)
3-yr return p.a.+31.5%+26.1%+31.9%+29.3%+32.1%+14.0%
5-yr return p.a.+19.3%+18.2%+19.6%+20.1%+20.6%
# holdings14117

The fund on this page stays pinned on the left — scroll or use ‹ › to compare it against each one.

Open the full comparison tool →
Data as of 2026-08-14 · Source: issuer data, compiled by Finance Hamster

New to ETFs? Start with the basics →

Finance Hamster provides educational information about ETFs and investing. It is not investment, tax, or legal advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Markets carry risk; do your own research or consult a licensed adviser.