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GLD · SPDR Gold Shares

GLD tracks gold and returned +24.5% over the past year.

Commodity fund · Gold · data as of

+24.5%Total return, 1 year
not publishedExpense ratio
n/aHoldings
−18.0%Below its high

Period by period

GLD over each window to Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months+2.7%+4.7%−2.0 pts+0.6 pts
6 months−14.1%+15.2%−29.2 pts−34.2 pts
1 year+24.5%+20.0%+4.5 pts−1.1 pts
3 years+127.7%+78.0%+49.7 pts+34.2 pts
Since listing+270.5%+811.4%−540.9 pts−1413.6 pts

In plain words

GLD is a commodity fund tracking Gold. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 18.0% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.

What it tracksGold
Fund typeCommodity fund
Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL)not published
Price$406.77
Listed sinceJan 4, 2010
Below its high (ETFIQ)−18.0%

Questions people ask

How has GLD performed?
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GLD returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +127.7%.
How far is GLD below its high?
18.0% below its high of Jan 29, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 4, 2026.

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GLD, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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