GLD 10 Year Annualized Return and Average Annual Return

The GLD 10 year annualized return is 13.62% with dividends reinvested through 05/08/2026. Investors often use annualized return to compare long-term performance because it shows the average yearly compounded return over a full period rather than just the headline total gain.

This page shows GLD average annual return, total return, start and end dates, and the growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment with dividends reinvested.

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GLD Average Annual Return Chart 10 Years
Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested Into GLD

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• GLD stock yearly return 2021
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• GLD stock yearly return 2023
• GLD stock yearly return 2024
• GLD stock yearly return 2025
• GLD YTD return
Average Annual Return Benchmarks
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GLD Share Performance
GLD Average Annual Return Table 10 Years
Start date: 05/10/2016
End date: 05/08/2026
Start price/share: $120.98
End price/share: $433.77
Dividends collected/share: $0.00
Total return: 258.55%
GLD Average Annual Return: 13.62%
Starting investment: $10,000.00
Ending investment: $35,854.85
Years: 10.00


GLD average annual return is presented with the assumption of reinvestments of any dividends on ex-date.
About SPDR Gold Trust
SPDR® Gold Trust is an investment trust. The Trust holds gold and from time to time issues SPDR® Gold Shares in Baskets in exchange for deposits of gold and distributes gold in connection with redemptions of Baskets. The GLD average annual return 10 years is shown above.

The Average Annual Return on the GLD average annual return 10 years page and across the coverage universe of our site, is a measure of the annualized return over the past ten years (or specified start date) for a given investment (up to the end of prior trading session recorded). Arguably, choosing ten years for a measurement period is on the one hand completely arbitrary, but on the other hand provides a sufficiently long window to capture long-term trends.

Thus, researching Average Annual Returns is good practice for investors — whether GLD average annual return 10 years or other benchmarks/peers — and when doing so it is also important to factor in dividends, because a financial instrument's annualized return is more than just the change in price if that instrument pays a dividend or coupon. Our website aims to empower investors by performing the GLD average annual return calculation with any dividends reinvested as applicable (on ex-dates).
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★★★★ Based on a ranking of our entire coverage universe by highest ten year average annual return, SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) ranks within the highest 50% of all stocks whose returns we have reviewed.
What has the average annual return been for GLD over the past ten years?
✔️Accepted answer: The ten year GLD average annual return has been 13.62%.

What start date was used in your GLD average annual return calculation?
✔️Accepted answer: The start date was 05/10/2016.

What end date was used in your GLD average annual return calculation?
✔️Accepted answer: The end date was 05/08/2026.

If I had invested $10,000 into GLD ten years ago, how much would I have today?
✔️Accepted answer: Today, as of 05/08/2026, you would have $35,854.85.

What does that work out to on a total return basis?
✔️Accepted answer: The GLD ten year total return ending 05/08/2026 works out to 258.55%.


Also see:
• GLD stock yearly return 2016
• GLD stock yearly return 2017
• GLD stock yearly return 2018
• GLD stock yearly return 2019
• GLD stock yearly return 2020
• GLD stock yearly return 2021
• GLD stock yearly return 2022
• GLD stock yearly return 2023
• GLD stock yearly return 2024
• GLD stock yearly return 2025
• GLD YTD return
 

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