All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
SGOL real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SGOL returned +26.66% over the past year and −1.68% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 9, 2009, SGOL is up +171.83% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.09%/yr, and is currently −21.17% below its real total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Wed 2009-09-09💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGOL × |
+171.83%
+6.09%/yr |
+2.46%/yr
R2=0.232 |
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| abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Wed 2009-09-09💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SGOL × |
$10,000.00
2009-09-09 |
$27,183.14
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SGOL × | −1.68% | +26.66% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SGOL × |
−21.17%
on 2026-08-14 from 2026-01-29 peak |
−47.94%
on 2015-12-17 from 2011-08-22 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGOL × | +26.66% |
+67.81% +29.54%/yr |
+109.07% +27.87%/yr |
+99.51% +14.81%/yr |
+130.80% +8.72%/yr |
| Year | SGOL |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −1.68% |
| 2025 | +59.72% |
| 2024 | +23.35% |
| 2023 | +9.33% |
| 2022 | −6.56% |
| 2021 | −10.25% |
| 2020 | +23.35% |
| 2019 | +15.57% |
| 2018 | −3.78% |
| 2017 | +10.52% |
| 2016 | +5.80% |
| 2015 | −11.32% |
| 2014 | −2.85% |
| 2013 | −29.40% |
| 2012 | +4.79% |
| 2011 | +6.42% |
| 2010 | +27.33% |
| 2009 | +10.50% |
