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GLDSPDRINDEX

SPDR Gold Shares

$382.27+0.72% vs prior close
36249652-WK

Price through Oct 6, 2026 · Flows through Oct 5, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 6, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

The Trust holds gold bars and from time to time, issues Baskets in exchange for deposits of gold and distributes gold in connection with redemptions of Baskets. The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust’s expenses. The Sponsor believes that, for many investors, the Shares represent a cost-effective investment in gold.

Price & daily flows
397.9390.6383.4Wed Oct 07 · Schwab adds Save's cash strategy to its SMA marketplaceMon Sep 21 · A tripling call for bitcoin ETFs rests on allocators, not wrappersTue Sep 01 · State Street's summer inflows favor cheap stocks and a gold hedgeTue Aug 18 · Record highs get bought, but the leverage crowd sits out382.27DAILY NET FLOWSep 8Sep 17Sep 25Oct 6

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET +$620M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$620M of net inflows over the past month, about 0.4% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -3.5% so far this year. At 0.40% a year, no lower reported fee appears among the alternatives shown here.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$140.6Bassets under management
0.40%expense ratio · $40 per $10,000 a year
+$620Mnet flow, trailing month
8.5Mavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2004listed November 18, 2004 · beta 0.76
Performance
1 week+0.4%
1 month-6.0%
3 months+0.0%
6 months-11.0%
YTD-3.5%
1 year+4.9%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$154M
1 month+$620M
3 months+$7.8B
YTD−$1.7B
1 year+$6.3B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
21%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
30%realized volatility, 1 year
-26.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-22.9%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
168Kcalls · latest snapshot
119Kputs · latest snapshot
0.71put/call ratio
7Mshares traded
The case against GLD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat GLD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
GSLC Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF0.09%$12.7B—-31bp on feeHead-to-head
GSEW Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF0.09%$821M—-31bp on feeHead-to-head
GUSA Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF0.11%$1.7B—-29bp on feeHead-to-head
GBIL Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF0.12%$5.3B—-28bp on feeHead-to-head
GIGB Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.14%$826M—-26bp on feeHead-to-head
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