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GLDM · Spdr Gold Minishares Trust
Over the last 8 years (2018-07 to 2026-09), $10,000 invested in GLDM with dividends reinvested grew to $34,567, 16.22% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -23.74%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2018-07 to 2026-09 · dividends reinvested
How GLDM held up in past market crashes
GLDM has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 20.9% in the 2022 bear market, when the S&P 500 fell 25.4%. It took 14 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | GLDM deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -2.8% | -20.2% | Oct 2018 to Nov 2018 | 1 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -12.5% | -34.1% | Mar 2020 to Mar 2020 | 1 months |
| 2022 bear market | -20.9% | -25.4% | Mar 2022 to Sep 2022 | 14 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About GLDM
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust is a gold-backed exchange-traded fund designed to provide direct exposure to the price of gold bullion through physically held gold bars. The fund’s shares represent beneficial interests in a trust that primarily holds gold, with cash or receivables used only as needed for operations. SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust is used by investors seeking a simple, exchange-traded way to access precious metals without buying or storing physical bullion. Its structure focuses on tracking the gold spot price, less expenses and liabilities, making it a widely used tool for portfolio diversification, inflation-sensitive positioning, and commodity allocation. Managed under the SPDR brand by State Street, the trust is part of the broader precious metals market and plays a role as a liquid, transparent vehicle for gold exposure.
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