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Total Real Returns

GLD,GDX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Mon 2006-05-22? to Fri 2026-05-01? YTD
Return
TRR
Price
GLD
×
+7.06%
2026-05-01
5.499 TRR
2026-05-01
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
GDX
×
−0.60%
2026-05-01
1.684 TRR
2026-05-01
VanEck Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Mon 2006-05-22? to Fri 2026-05-01? Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
GLD
×
+295.78%
+7.14%/yr
+3.35%/yr
(R2=0.446)
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
GDX
×
+68.38%
+2.65%/yr
−2.27%/yr
(R2=0.110)
VanEck Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2006-05-22? to Fri 2026-05-01? Start
Value
End
Value
GLD
×
$10,000.00
2006-05-22
$39,577.95
2026-05-01
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
GDX
×
$10,000.00
2006-05-22
$16,838.34
2026-05-01
VanEck Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year GLD GDX
2026 (YTD) +7.06% −0.60%
2025 +59.41% +148.14%
2024 +23.11% +7.54%
2023 +9.04% +6.41%
2022 −6.80% −14.53%
2021 −10.45% −15.47%
2020 +23.14% +22.00%
2019 +15.22% +36.69%
2018 −3.78% −10.48%
2017 +10.47% +9.67%
2016 +5.84% +49.82%
2015 −11.32% −25.26%
2014 −2.92% −13.10%
2013 −29.39% −54.70%
2012 +4.78% −10.42%
2011 +6.41% −18.51%
2010 +27.37% +31.95%
2009 +20.74% +33.10%
2008 +4.83% −26.14%
2007 +25.32% +12.17%
2006 +19.54% +7.74%
2005 +13.86%
2004 −0.96%

Drawdowns

Mon 2006-05-22? to Fri 2026-05-01? Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
GLD
×
−16.19% −47.98%
2015-12-17
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
GDX
×
−25.79% −81.40%
2016-01-19
VanEck Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund