# GLD (SPDR Gold Shares)

State Street · Commodity ETFs · Single commodity or commodity sector · data as of Nov 2, 2026

GLD charges 0.40% a year by its 10-Q filed Aug 4, 2026 and returned −1.8% over the year to Nov 2, 2026.

Promise check: Delivered. Over the year to Nov 2, 2026, GLD returned −1.8% against −1.6% for IAU, on the price of gold. Fees aside, GLD finished 0.04 points ahead of IAU. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/commodities/

GLD holds gold and returned −1.8% over the past year.

## Key facts

- GLD, total return, 1 year: −1.8%, as of Nov 2, 2026.
- GLD, expense ratio: 0.40%, as of Nov 2, 2026.
- GLD, below its high: −27.1%, as of Nov 2, 2026.
- GLD, net assets: $131.0bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 30, 2026).
- GLD, benchmark: The price of gold, measured by IAU, which also holds gold (ETFIQ, from its filings).

## GLD over each window to Nov 2, 2026

| Window | Total return | Benchmark (IAU) | Gap to IAU |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | −4.9% | −4.9% | 0.0 pts |
| 3 months | −2.7% | −2.7% | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | −12.8% | −12.7% | −0.1 pts |
| Year to date | −8.7% | −8.6% | −0.1 pts |
| 1 year | −1.8% | −1.6% | −0.2 pts |
| 3 years | +95.7% | +96.5% | −0.8 pts |
| 5 years | +118.2% | +119.7% | −1.5 pts |
| 10 years | +190.7% | +195.2% | −4.5 pts |
| Since launch | +714.9% | not available | not available |
| Since launch, annualised | +10.0% | – | – |

## GLD key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Nov 2, 2026: $495.90 on Jan 29, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Nov 2, 2026: $355.78 on Oct 30, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Nov 2, 2026, within that range: $361.65, 4% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta to its benchmark, 1 year: 1.01, against IAU (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- R-squared, the same days: 1.00 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta and R-squared measured over: 250 daily total returns, Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)

## GLD trading

- Not scored.
- Premium to NAV at the Nov 2 close: −0.23%; 95% of days within ±1.74%.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/gld/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it holds | Gold | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Commodity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Commodities · Single commodity or commodity sector | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio, three months to Jun 30, 2026 | 0.40% | 10-Q, Aug 4, 2026 |
| Price | $361.65 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Nov 18, 2004 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $131.0bn | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 30, 2026 |
| Benchmark | The price of gold, measured by IAU, which also holds gold | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| GLD, 1 year to Nov 2, 2026 | −1.8% | ETFIQ |
| IAU, the same days | −1.6% | ETFIQ |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | −0.2 pts | ETFIQ |
| Below its high | −27.1% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Nov 2, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 day | Nov 2, 2026 | −$143m |
| 1 week | Oct 27, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026 | −$32.3m |
| 1 month | Oct 5, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026 | −$1.9bn |
| 3 months | Aug 3, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026 | +$4.9bn |
| Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026 | −$4.0bn |
| 1 year | Nov 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026 | +$408m |

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/gld.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has GLD performed?

Over the year to Nov 2, 2026, GLD returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the price of gold. Over three years the number is +95.7%.

### What does GLD cost?

Its expense ratio is 0.40% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

### How far is GLD below its high?

27.1% below its high of Jan 29, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Nov 2, 2026.

### What is the expense ratio of GLD?

GLD's expense ratio is 0.40% a year, read from 10-Q, Aug 4, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, GLD, commodity fund, data as of Nov 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/gld
Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at <https://etfiq.com/data/>.

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