All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
GLD total return snapshot: GLD returned −3.22% over the past year and −7.49% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 18, 2004, GLD is up +726.07% in nominal total return, or +10.11%/yr, and is currently −26.07% below its total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 23, 2026
| Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
+726.07%
+10.11%/yr |
+6.91%/yr
R2=0.746 |
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| SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
$10,000.00
2004-11-18 |
$82,607.03
2026-10-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GLD × | −7.49% | −3.22% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
−26.07%
on 2026-10-23 from 2026-01-29 peak |
−45.56%
on 2015-12-17 from 2011-08-22 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLD × | −3.22% |
+46.14% +20.89%/yr |
+100.37% +26.07%/yr |
+118.52% +16.92%/yr |
+203.41% +11.74%/yr |
| Year | GLD |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −7.49% |
| 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% |
