SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)
Here's Why Gold ETFs Still Make Sense for Long-Term Investors
Gold may be down in 2026, but strong ETF inflows, central bank buying and UBS' bullish outlook could fuel a recovery. Here are some gold ETFs to consider.
A Record $31 Billion Gold Rush Is Sending Investors a Strange Warning About the Bond Market
A Record $31 Billion Quarter for Gold ETFs Investors put a record $31 billion into global physically backed gold ETFs during the third quarter, according to the World Gold Council's September gold ETF report, released Wednesday.
GLD, GDX, and GDXJ Are 3 Ways to Bet on Gold. The Same Move Can Produce Wildly Different Returns
Choosing between GLD, GDX, and GDXJ feels like splitting hairs until a single market move exposes just how differently these three gold funds can treat your portfolio. The fund you pick matters far more than most investors realize.
What If You Invested $1,000 in Bitcoin 5 Years Ago? Gold and US Stocks Both Did Better
Bitcoin spent the last five years soaring to dizzying highs and cratering to gut-wrenching lows, yet two far less exciting assets quietly left it in the dust.
GLD: Gold's Structural Bull Market Is Intact, But The Insurance Premium Is Now Expensive
SPDR Gold Shares ETF's structural bull case remains intact, but at roughly $4,284/oz, gold already embeds a historically elevated insurance premium. Post-2022 central-bank behavior and stronger private investment demand provide support for a structural revaluation of gold beyond the traditional real-yield and U.S. dollar framework. I rate GLD a Hold because I see no clear evidence that the bull cycle has ended, but a roughly 1.9x–2.0x insurance premium leaves less room for error and makes it less attractive.
Gold Just Had Its Worst Day in Over Two Months. GLD Is Now 26% Off Its High
Gold just suffered its steepest single-session drop in months, and the culprit had nothing to do with the metal itself.
GLD Sells Your Gold Every Month to Pay Itself, and the IRS Can Tax Those Sales at Up to 28%
Every month you hold GLD, the trust quietly sells a piece of your gold to cover its own expenses, and the IRS considers you the seller.
A Bullion Bounce Would Propel This ETF
Experienced gold investors know that much of the yellow metal's near-term fortunes lie in the hands of the Federal Reserve. As has been widely discussed this year, gold doesn't pay dividends or interest.
Bloomberg's ETF Analyst Says Bitcoin Funds Will Triple Gold Hours After Admitting They Burned Cash
Bloomberg's top ETF analyst made two posts ninety minutes apart that told very different stories about Bitcoin funds, and the price charts make one of those posts much harder to defend than the other.
Gold Is Down Since the Iran War Began. This Obscure Shipping ETF Is Up 1,168%.
When the US and Israel began striking Iran, gold did what every financial advisor said it would. Then something strange happened in an obscure corner of the freight market that almost nobody was watching.
Investors Are Balancing S&P 500 Growth With Gold Hedges
State Street's top inflows for its SPDR ETFs during the year-to-date period and the past four weeks suggest that while investors have confidence in U.S. large caps, they're still looking to hedge their bets by allocating to gold.
ETF Asset Flow of August: S&P 500 Tops
August ETF flows highlighted strong investor demand for S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, short-term Treasury, gold and bitcoin ETFs, while some major funds saw outflows.
