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GLDSPDRINDEX

SPDR Gold Shares

$380.14-0.68% vs prior close
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Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 2. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 3. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 3.

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
403.3394.1384.9Mon 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 out380.14DAILY NET FLOWSep 3Sep 15Sep 23Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$111M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$111M in net outflows over the past month, while the price has returned -4.1% 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

$141Bassets under management
0.40%expense ratio · $40 per $10,000 a year
−$111Mnet flow, trailing month
8.9Mavg daily volume, 30 days
0holdings · US-domiciled
2004listed November 18, 2004 · beta 0.76
Performance
1 week-3.4%
1 month-7.3%
3 months+0.5%
6 months-13.2%
YTD-4.1%
1 year+6.3%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$148M
1 month−$111M
3 months+$7.7B
YTD−$1.7B
1 year+$6.2B

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
-23.3%latest close versus that peak

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

Options tape
200Kcalls · latest snapshot
134Kputs · latest snapshot
0.67put/call ratio
8.7Mshares 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
GSIG Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF0.14%$9492.18T—-26bp on fee · 67331× the assetsHead-to-head
GMUN Goldman Sachs ETF Trust Goldman0.15%$9995.08T—-25bp on fee · 70898× the assetsHead-to-head
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
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