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NYSE Arca · Commodities Focused · USD · ETF

SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) ETF Analysis

GLD
Expense ratio 0.4% Yield 0% Assets $141.70B Since November 18, 2004 Family State Street Investment Management

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$378.95
+$1.30 (+0.34%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, the annualized return for GLD over 10 years is +12.11%.

GLD charges an expense ratio of 0.4%.

GLD has $141.70B in net assets.

GLD Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualized$100 becomes
1 year+0.45%$100.45
3 years+27.32%$206.41
5 years+17.84%$227.26
10 years+12.11%$313.62

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

GLD Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−4.38%
2025+63.68%
2024+26.66%
2023+12.69%
2022−0.77%
2021−4.15%
2020+24.81%
2019+17.86%
2018−1.94%
2017+12.81%
2016 (partial year)−13.99%

GLD Monthly Returns

−12%+13%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+12.3+8.7−11.1−1.5−1.5−11.7+0.9+9.9−6.8−0.5——
2025+6.8+1.8+9.4+5.4−0.1+0.4−0.6+5.0+11.8+3.6+5.4+2.2
2024−1.4+0.5+8.7+3.0+1.6−0.1+5.4+2.1+5.1+4.3−3.1−1.4
2023+5.8−5.4+7.9+0.9−1.3−2.2+2.3−1.3−4.8+7.4+2.5+1.3
2022−1.7+6.1+1.3−2.1−3.3−1.6−2.6−2.9−2.9−1.8+8.5+2.9
2021−3.2−6.3−1.1+3.6+7.7−7.1+2.5−0.1−3.2+1.5−0.7+3.3
2020+4.5−0.6−0.2+7.3+2.6+2.7+10.8−0.3−4.2−0.5−5.4+7.0
2019+2.9−0.6−1.6−0.7+1.8+8.0+0.0+7.9−3.4+2.6−3.2+3.7
2018+3.2−2.1+0.6−1.0−1.2−3.6−2.2−2.1−0.7+2.1+0.3+4.9
2017+5.4+3.2−0.4+1.7−0.1−2.2+2.3+4.2−3.4−0.7+0.4+2.1

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

GLD Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
16.43%
Beta (3y)
0.44
Best year
+63.68%

2025

Worst year
−4.15%

2021

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

GLD vs IAU: Cost, Size and Returns

As of October 21, 2026.
Metric GLD IAU
Expense Ratio 0.4% 0.25%
Total Assets $141.70B $62.22B
Average volume 9.35M 5.09M
Dividend Yield 0% 0%
1 year · Annualized +0.45% +0.43%
3 years · Annualized +27.32% +27.53%
5 years · Annualized +17.84% +18.01%
10 years · Annualized +12.11% +12.27%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

SPDR Gold Shares trades as GLD and is categorised as Commodities Focused. The fund holds $141.70B in total net assets. The expense ratio is 0.4%. On a $10,000 position that is $40.00 a year. State Street Investment Management is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is November 18, 2004.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for GLD is $378.95, dated October 21, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is +0.45%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +12.11%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2025 at +63.68%; the weakest is 2021 at −4.15%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is −4.38% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from $360.12 to $509.70. The latest close sits 5.23% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 16.43%. The reported beta is 0.44. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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