Performance
Total return to 23 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among commodity funds would cost $241 (0.48% a year), so GOLD is $37 cheaper.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
Where the money is
Look-through exposure as at — · 1 securities · top 10 = 100.0%
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14.2 | −2.0 | −8.6 | −4.5 | −1.0 | −8.0 | 0.1 | 6.5 | −3.2 | −4.5 | −12.3YTD | ||
| 2025 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 4.0 | −0.4 | −2.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 12.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 54.3 |
| 2024 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 5.9 | −0.9 | −0.5 | 6.1 | −0.8 | 3.7 | 10.5 | −3.8 | 2.8 | 38.2 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | −1.1 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | −5.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | −3.7 | 8.7 | −2.1 | −1.7 | 12.3 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 4.4 | −3.5 | 3.7 | −3.3 | 2.0 | −4.5 | −0.7 | 2.6 | −0.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 6.5 |
| 2021 | −2.1 | −6.4 | −2.0 | 2.9 | 8.5 | −5.1 | 5.6 | 0.1 | −3.2 | −1.1 | 5.6 | −0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2020 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 0.2 | −1.5 | 0.0 | 5.9 | −2.2 | −0.9 | 0.1 | −10.0 | 2.6 | 12.7 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 1.6 | −1.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 9.3 | −2.8 | −2.4 | −0.4 | 0.8 | 19.7 |
| 2018 | −0.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | −1.3 | −1.7 | −2.9 | 1.0 | −1.3 | 4.6 | −2.5 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
| 2017 | −1.0 | 3.0 | −0.5 | 4.3 | −0.1 | −4.6 | −1.9 | 3.9 | −0.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | −1.9 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | 10.2 | 7.5 | −6.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 6.0 | −0.0 | −1.5 | 0.0 | −4.2 | −5.2 | 0.6 | 9.7 |
| 2015 | 10.5 | −4.3 | −0.0 | −2.7 | 2.8 | −1.1 | −3.4 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | −9.5 | −1.1 | −1.1 |
| 2014 | 5.7 | 4.5 | −5.4 | −0.9 | −2.9 | 3.4 | −0.7 | −0.9 | 0.9 | −2.4 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 8.7 |
| 2013 | 1.2 | −3.9 | −0.9 | −8.6 | 4.1 | −11.2 | 13.2 | 6.7 | −8.8 | −2.0 | −2.9 | −1.9 | −16.3 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 1.6 | −3.8 | −0.2 | 0.9 | −4.3 | −0.1 | 4.6 | 6.0 | −2.6 | −0.3 | −3.5 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | −4.3 | 3.7 | −0.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | −1.8 | 4.8 | 16.5 | −3.1 | −2.2 | 5.3 | −10.8 | 8.9 |
| 2010 | −0.8 | 2.4 | −2.9 | 4.2 | 13.4 | 2.0 | −10.8 | 6.2 | −2.2 | 1.4 | 3.5 | −2.6 | 12.6 |
| 2009 | 12.2 | 3.2 | −7.8 | −7.6 | −1.9 | −4.4 | −2.4 | 0.8 | −0.8 | 1.0 | 12.6 | −5.5 | −2.6 |
| 2008 | −1.1 | −2.7 | −7.9 | −1.4 | 4.6 | 0.7 | −0.3 | 17.1 | −3.6 | 13.7 | 0.8 | 18.6 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Top holdings
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
GOLD questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is Global X Physical Gold?
Global X Physical Gold holds 1 securities.
Which ETFs does GOLD double up with most?
GOLD shares the most holdings with Global X Gold Bullion ETF (GXLD) (100% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
At 100%, owning both GOLD and GXLD would mostly double up on the same investments rather than spread your money further. Of these, GXLD has the lowest fee, at 0.15% a year against 0.40% for GOLD.
How is Global X Physical Gold managed – active or passive?
Global X Physical Gold is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
What will I pay in fees for GOLD?
GOLD charges a management fee of 0.40% a year, about $40 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 51% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among commodity funds, the median is 0.46%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include Perth Mint Gold (PMGOLD) at 0.15%, Global X Gold Bullion ETF (GXLD) at 0.15% and iShares Physical Gold ETF (GLDN) at 0.18%.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.04% for GOLD.
Does Global X Physical Gold follow a theme?
Yes. Global X Physical Gold focuses on gold. Thematic funds are narrower than the broad market, so they can rise or fall much more than it does.
Other ASX funds with a gold focus include Perth Mint Gold (PMGOLD), VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), Betashares Gold Bullion ETF (Currency Hedged) (QAU) and Global X Gold Bullion ETF (GXLD).
What is under the hood of GOLD?
GOLD's largest holding is Physical Gold (100.0%).
It follows an index; the issuer's PDS sets out how that index chooses and weights its holdings.
How well has Global X Physical Gold performed?
Based on its category, Global X Physical Gold aims to give exposure to commodity prices.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned −9.5% over 1 year (median −4.0%; ranked 8 of 10), 21.8% a year over 3 years (median 22.9% a year; ranked 6 of 7) and 18.6% a year over 5 years. The medians and rankings compare it with commodity funds. Since listing in 2009 it has returned 9.4% a year.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for GOLD; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.40% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.