All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
GLD real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GLD returned +25.63% over the past year and −2.56% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 18, 2004, GLD is up +412.76% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.81%/yr, and is currently −21.86% below its real total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.
Data ending Tue Aug. 18, 2026
| Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
+412.76%
+7.81%/yr |
+4.38%/yr
R2=0.569 |
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| SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Thu 2004-11-18💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
$10,000.00
2004-11-18 |
$51,275.95
2026-08-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GLD × | −2.56% | +25.63% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GLD × |
−21.86%
on 2026-08-18 from 2026-01-29 peak |
−47.98%
on 2015-12-17 from 2011-08-22 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLD × | +25.63% |
+61.64% +27.14%/yr |
+108.30% +27.71%/yr |
+94.93% +14.28%/yr |
+122.22% +8.31%/yr |
| Year | GLD |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −2.56% |
| 2025 | +59.41% |
| 2024 | +23.11% |
| 2023 | +9.04% |
| 2022 | −6.80% |
| 2021 | −10.45% |
| 2020 | +23.14% |
| 2019 | +15.22% |
| 2018 | −3.78% |
| 2017 | +10.47% |
| 2016 | +5.84% |
| 2015 | −11.32% |
| 2014 | −2.92% |
| 2013 | −29.39% |
| 2012 | +4.78% |
| 2011 | +6.41% |
| 2010 | +27.37% |
| 2009 | +20.74% |
| 2008 | +4.83% |
| 2007 | +25.32% |
| 2006 | +19.54% |
| 2005 | +13.86% |
| 2004 | −0.96% |
