All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
GLD total return snapshot: GLD returned +7.15% over the past year and −4.08% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 18, 2004, GLD is up +756.56% in nominal total return, or +10.32%/yr, and is currently −23.34% below its total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 2, 2026
| Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Fri 2026-10-02 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
+756.56%
+10.32%/yr |
+6.88%/yr
R2=0.744 |
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| SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Fri 2026-10-02 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
$10,000.00
2004-11-18 |
$85,655.70
2026-10-02 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GLD × | −4.08% | +7.15% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
−23.34%
on 2026-10-02 from 2026-01-29 peak |
−45.56%
on 2015-12-17 from 2011-08-22 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-02 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLD × | +7.15% |
+54.74% +24.40%/yr |
+124.07% +30.86%/yr |
+130.96% +18.22%/yr |
+202.56% +11.71%/yr |
| Year | GLD |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −4.08% |
| 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% |
