ETF·NYSE
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)
- Net assets
- $141.70B
- Expense ratio
- 0.40%
- Yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $360.12 $509.70
The short version
Where GLD stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
GLD at a glance
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD): Sell, 28/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($397.18 and $414.98).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.40%, $141.7B in net assets, +8.7% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) Sell, with a model score of 28/100.
The trend holds it back most: the price is 7.94% below its 200-day average and 3.82% below its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 4.29% below the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $397.18 and the 200-day at $414.98. Over the past year the price fell 3.64%.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from GLD'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 $382.01 is 3.8% below the 50-day simple moving average of $397.18.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 7.9% below the 200-day simple moving average of $414.98.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($397.18) is 4.3% below the 200-day average ($414.98), 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 $360.12 and $509.70.
GLD share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far GLD has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where GLD 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
2/3Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.40% a year, $40.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $141.7B.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 8.75%.
GLD Fund Facts
SPDR Gold Shares is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to reflect the price performance of gold bullion, minus the trust’s expenses. Managed by State Street Global Advisors, the fund provides investors with a straightforward way to access gold through a regulated investment vehicle rather than directly holding physical metal. Its portfolio is concentrated in allocated gold bars held in secure vaults, making it a physically backed commodity product with a single-asset focus.
Trailing total returns
| Period | GLD |
|---|---|
| YTD | -3.34% |
| 1 month | -8.50% |
| 3 months | 3.63% |
| 1 year | 8.75% |
| 3 years | 30.19% |
| 5 years | 18.63% |
| 10 years | 11.74% |
As of Oct 17, 2026, GLD has an expense ratio of 0.40%, $141.70B 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 GLD.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of GLD's holdings, performance and risks.
GLD belongs to the Commodities Focused fund type and is run by State Street Investment Management. The fund launched on November 18, 2004.
GLD charges an expense ratio of 0.40%, which works out to $40.00 a year on a $10,000 holding. The fund's net assets come to $141.7B, and its portfolio turnover is 0%.
GLD's average daily move is 1.27%. The downtrend is itself a risk for as long as the price stays under both moving averages. The price is 25.05% below its 52-week high of $509.70. Over the past year the price fell 3.64%.
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 45.5, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 45.5 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 GLD
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
GLD sits under both of its main moving averages, trading at $382.01. The price is 3.82% below the 50-day average of $397.18 and 7.94% below the 200-day average of $414.98. Within its 52-week range the price sits at 15%, which leaves it 6.08% above the 52-week low of $360.12. The 50-day average is 4.29% below the 200-day average, a sign that the shorter trend is weaker than the longer one.
The short and long run point different ways: the price fell 2.48% over the past month, rose 3.69% over the past three months and fell 3.64% over the past year. On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 45.5, in the neutral zone, with the MACD line negative.
- Two levels deserve attention: the 20-day EMA at $384.71, just above the price, and the 52-week low at $360.12, below it.
- The 14-day RSI is 45.5, which is in the neutral zone, and the MACD line is negative. Readings above 70 or below 30 point to stretched momentum.
- Fees add up over time. At 0.40% a year, GLD takes $40.00 from every $10,000 invested.
GLD stays in its downtrend for as long as it trades under both its 50-day average, at $397.18, and its 200-day average, at $414.98. A close back above the 50-day average would be the first sign of a repair. Overhead, the 20-day EMA at $384.71 is the first hurdle a rally would meet.
The next level below the price is the 52-week low at $360.12.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for GLD, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with GLD at $382.01, its 14-day RSI is 45.5 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $397.18 and its 200-day is $414.98.
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 GLD 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, GLD's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.17 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.20 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.
GLD 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 GLD'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 GLD tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
GLD'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 26.4%, from January 2026 to July 2026; the price is still 23.0% 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 $31,919, against $42,055 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
GLD Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, GLD's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -26.4% (January 2026 to July 2026); it is still 23.0% 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 GLD in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: GLD trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $31,919 against $42,055.
A $10,000 investment in GLD in October 2016 would be worth about $31,919 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 GLD, and which have not.
Strongest month, January: an average of +3.57%, up in 7 of 10 years.
Weakest month, June: an average of -1.53%, 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, GLD's strongest calendar month has been January (average +3.57%, up in 7 of 10 years) and its weakest June (average -1.53%, 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 GLD, 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 GLD today could grow to about $22,606 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $44,075 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $11,595 (above the amount invested: over ten years most simulated paths of a rising, moderately volatile asset end higher). Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
GLD 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $529 for GLD by 2030 in the base case, from $382 today (1.4x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $347. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on GLD'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 | $336 | $414 | $512 | |
| 2028 | $334 | $450 | $606 | |
| 2029 | $338 | $488 | $703 | |
| 2030 | $347 | $529 | $808 | |
| 2031 | $358 | $574 | $921 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of GLD'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.