All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

GLD: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

GLD total return snapshot: GLD returned +21.39% over the past year and −6.05% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 18, 2004, GLD is up +739.00% in nominal total return, or +10.32%/yr, and is currently −24.91% below its total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.

Data ending Wed Jul. 15, 2026

Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Wed 2026-07-15 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
GLD
×
−6.05%
2026-07-15
+21.39%
2026-07-15
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Wed 2026-07-15 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
GLD
×
+739.00%
+10.32%/yr
+6.76%/yr
(R2=0.737)
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Wed 2026-07-15 Start
Value
End
Value
GLD
×
$10,000.00
2004-11-18
$83,900.41
2026-07-15
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year GLD
2026 (YTD) −6.05%
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 +8.03%
2015 −10.67%
2014 −2.19%
2013 −28.33%
2012 +6.60%
2011 +9.57%
2010 +29.27%
2009 +24.03%
2008 +4.92%
2007 +30.45%
2006 +22.55%
2005 +17.76%
2004 −1.31%

Drawdowns

Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Wed 2026-07-15 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
GLD
×
−24.91%
from 2026-01-29 peak
−45.56%
2015-12-17
from 2011-08-22 peak
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-07-15 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
GLD
×
+21.39% +66.35%
+28.98%/yr
+105.23%
+27.08%/yr
+117.66%
+16.83%/yr
+193.56%
+11.37%/yr
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund