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SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)

World Gold Trust Services / SPDR

Page updated:
Sep 7, 2026
Data as of:
Sep 4, 2026

Fund identity

Ticker
GLD
Fund name
SPDR Gold Shares
Fund type
OTHER
Listing venue
NYSE Arca
Currency
USD
Domicile
US
Inception
Nov 18, 2004

Structure and strategy

Sponsor
World Gold Trust Services / SPDR
Management approach
Physically backed trust exposure
Strategy
Designed for the shares to reflect the price of gold bullion, less trust expenses, with physical gold held by custodians.
Portfolio scope
Physical gold bullion
Portfolio implementation
Physical gold-backed trust
Benchmark
LBMA Gold Price PM
Asset class
Commodity
Category
Gold
Custodian
HSBC Bank plc, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Trustee
The Bank of New York Mellon

Costs and minimums

Gross expense ratio
0.40%

Size and distributions

Assets under management
$149.29B
Assets under management scope
Trust
Reported holdings count
1

Sources

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