All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
GLD total return snapshot: GLD returned +20.34% over the past year and −5.59% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 18, 2004, GLD is up +743.08% in nominal total return, or +10.32%/yr, and is currently −24.55% below its total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.
Data ending Tue Aug. 4, 2026
| Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Tue 2026-08-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
+743.08%
+10.32%/yr |
+6.78%/yr
R2=0.739 |
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| SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Tue 2026-08-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
$10,000.00
2004-11-18 |
$84,308.25
2026-08-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GLD × | −5.59% | +20.34% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
−24.55%
on 2026-08-04 from 2026-01-29 peak |
−45.56%
on 2015-12-17 from 2011-08-22 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLD × | +20.34% |
+66.04% +28.86%/yr |
+107.65% +27.58%/yr |
+120.70% +17.16%/yr |
+188.10% +11.16%/yr |
| Year | GLD |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −5.59% |
| 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% |
