SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

SPDR Gold Trust (the Trust) is an investment trust. 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 Trust's business activity is the investment of gold. The Trust creates and redeems Shares from time to time, but in one or more Baskets (a Basket equals a block of 100,000 Shares). The Trust issues Shares in Baskets to certain authorized participants (Authorized Participants) on an ongoing basis. The creation and redemption of Baskets is only made in exchange for the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of gold and any cash represented by the Baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which will be based on the combined net asset value of various Shares included in the Baskets being created or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem Baskets is properly received.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $304.46 to $306.89
• 50-Day Range: $273.71 to $315.59
• 52-Week Range: $211.54 to $317.63
• Volume: 9.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.09 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $91.87 billion
• Assets Under Management: $98.20 billion
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.40%
• Aggregate Rating: N/A

GLD ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GLD shares performed this year?

SPDR Gold Shares' stock was trading at $242.13 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, GLD stock has increased by 26.2% and is now trading at $305.61.
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Who are SPDR Gold Shares' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of SPDR Gold Shares include Jane Street Group LLC, CTC LLC, Twin Tree Management LP and Susquehanna International Group LLP.
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How do I buy shares of SPDR Gold Shares?

Shares of GLD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of SPDR Gold Shares own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SPDR Gold Shares investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Fund Details

• Issuer: SSgA
• Fund Name: SPDR Gold Shares
• Tax Classification: Grantor Trust
• Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
• Current Symbol: NYSEARCA:GLD
• Inception Date: 11/12/2004
• Fund Manager: N/A
• Web: www.spdrgoldshares.com
• Phone: +1-212-3173800

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Commodities
• Benchmark: Gold - London PM Gold Price
• Category: Precious Metals
• Focus: Gold
• Development Level: Blended Development
• Region: Global
• Number of Holdings: 2

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $98.20 billion
• Average Daily Volume: $10.92 million
• Discount/Premium: -0.41%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
• Advisor: World Gold Trust Services, LLC
• Custodian: HSBC Bank plc
• Distributor: State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC
• Transfer Agent: HSBC Bank plc
• Trustee: BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
• Lead Market Maker: Virtu Financial

Options

• Optionable: Optionable
• Options Volume: 218,164
• Put Options: 84,471
• Call Options: 133,693
• Short Interest: 13,030,000 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 300,600,000
• Beta: 0.12
• Creation Unit: 100,000
• Creation Fee: $2,000.00