All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
GLD total return snapshot: GLD returned +37.38% over the past year and +7.67% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 18, 2004, GLD is up +861.45% in nominal total return, or +10.96%/yr, and is currently −13.96% below its total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.
Data ending Mon Aug. 24, 2026
| Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Mon 2026-08-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
+861.45%
+10.96%/yr |
+6.82%/yr
R2=0.741 |
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| SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Mon 2026-08-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
$10,000.00
2004-11-18 |
$96,144.66
2026-08-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GLD × | +7.67% | +37.38% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
−13.96%
on 2026-08-24 from 2026-01-29 peak |
−45.56%
on 2015-12-17 from 2011-08-22 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-08-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLD × | +37.38% |
+83.90% +35.61%/yr |
+139.92% +33.87%/yr |
+153.00% +20.40%/yr |
+237.73% +12.94%/yr |
| Year | GLD |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +7.67% |
| 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% |
