ETF·NYSE
abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL)
- Net assets
- $7.17B
- Expense ratio
- 0.17%
- Yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $37.31 $52.84
The short version
Where SGOL stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
SGOL at a glance
abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL): Sell, 30/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($41.23 and $43.05).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.17%, $7.2B in net assets, +9.0% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) Sell, with a model score of 30/100.
Cost lifts the score most: the expense ratio is 0.17%. The trend holds it back most: the price is 7.83% below its 200-day average and 3.76% below its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 4.22% below the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $41.23 and the 200-day at $43.05. Over the past year the price fell 3.36%.
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Figures we compute ourselves from SGOL's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
0/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $39.68 is 3.8% below the 50-day simple moving average of $41.23.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 7.8% below the 200-day simple moving average of $43.05.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($41.23) is 4.2% below the 200-day average ($43.05), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 15% of its 52-week range, between $37.31 and $52.84.
SGOL share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far SGOL has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where SGOL sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
3/3Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.17% a year, $17.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $7.2B.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 8.99%.
SGOL Fund Facts
Abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide investors with a straightforward and efficient method to access the gold market. The primary function of this ETF is to track the price of gold bullion by holding physical gold bars in secured vaults, thus closely mirroring fluctuations in the metal's market prices.
Trailing total returns
| Period | SGOL |
|---|---|
| YTD | -3.18% |
| 1 month | -8.48% |
| 3 months | 3.69% |
| 1 year | 8.99% |
| 3 years | 30.48% |
| 5 years | 18.90% |
| 10 years | 11.94% |
As of Oct 17, 2026, SGOL has an expense ratio of 0.17%, $7.17B in net assets and a distribution yield of 0.00%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 17, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for SGOL.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of SGOL's holdings, performance and risks.
SGOL is a fund in the Commodities Focused type, run by Aberdeen Standard Investments and launched on September 9, 2009.
Costs take 0.17% a year, or $17.00 on a $10,000 holding. The fund's net assets come to $7.2B, and portfolio turnover is 11%.
On a typical day the price of SGOL shifts by 1.27%, the 30-day standard deviation of its daily returns. The downtrend is itself a risk for as long as the price stays under both moving averages. The price is 24.91% below its 52-week high of $52.84. Over the past year the price fell 3.36%.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
1/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 45.7, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 45.7 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of SGOL
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
Both moving averages sit above the price, the shape of a downtrend for abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL): the price of $39.68 is 3.76% below the 50-day average ($41.23) and 7.83% below the 200-day average ($43.05). At 15% of its 52-week range, the price is 6.35% above the 52-week low of $37.31. The 50-day average sits 4.22% below the 200-day, which confirms the weakness rather than contradicting it.
The short and long run point different ways: the price fell 2.41% over the past month, rose 3.82% over the past three months and fell 3.36% over the past year. On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 45.7, in the neutral zone, with the MACD line negative.
- Two levels deserve the closest attention: the 20-day EMA, which sits at $39.94 above the price, and the 52-week low of $37.31 beneath it.
- The 14-day RSI stands at 45.7, which is neutral, and the MACD line is negative. Readings above 70 or below 30 would signal stretched momentum.
- Costs compound: at 0.17% a year, SGOL charges $17.00 on every $10,000 invested.
As long as SGOL stays under both its 50-day average of $41.23 and its 200-day average of $43.05, the downtrend holds. A close back above the 50-day average would be the first sign of a repair. Overhead, the first hurdle is the 20-day EMA at $39.94.
Next below the price is the 52-week low at $37.31. The 14-day RSI reads 45.7, which places it in the neutral zone between 40 and 60.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for SGOL, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with SGOL at $39.68, its 14-day RSI is 45.7 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $41.23 and its 200-day is $43.05.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What SGOL moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, SGOL's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.17 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.19 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.30 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.98 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
SGOL trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Short entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from SGOL's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much SGOL tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
SGOL's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
2/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 1.27% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 26.3%, from January 2026 to July 2026; the price is still 22.8% below that peak.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
76% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $32,503, against $42,055 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
SGOL Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, SGOL's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -26.3% (January 2026 to July 2026); it is still 22.8% below that peak, and 76% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into SGOL in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: SGOL trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $32,503 against $42,055.
A $10,000 investment in SGOL in October 2016 would be worth about $32,503 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,055 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to SGOL, and which have not.
Strongest month, January: an average of +3.61%, up in 7 of 10 years.
Weakest month, June: an average of -1.52%, up in 2 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +2.00%, up in 7 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, SGOL's strongest calendar month has been January (average +3.61%, up in 7 of 10 years) and its weakest June (average -1.52%, up in 2 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in SGOL, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in SGOL today could grow to about $22,733 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $44,241 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $11,681 (above the amount invested: over ten years most simulated paths of a rising, moderately volatile asset end higher). Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
SGOL 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $55.11 for SGOL by 2030 in the base case, from $39.68 today (1.4x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $36.17. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on SGOL's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $34.90 | $43.08 | $53.17 | |
| 2028 | $34.72 | $46.76 | $62.98 | |
| 2029 | $35.25 | $50.77 | $73.11 | |
| 2030 | $36.17 | $55.11 | $83.97 | |
| 2031 | $37.36 | $59.83 | $95.80 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of SGOL's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.