$1,000 in SPDR Gold Shares in 2010 → $3,856 today
If you'd invested $1,000 in SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) on January 1, 2010 — at the December 2009 month-end close of $107 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $3,856. That's a +285.6% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $6,912.
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FAQ
How much is $1,000 invested in GLD in 2010 worth today?
$1,000 invested in SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) at the month-end close of 2009-12- would be worth $3,856 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +285.6% with dividends reinvested.
Did $1,000 in GLD in 2010 beat the market?
Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $6,912 — so SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) trailed the index by +44.2%.
What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?
The scenario invests at the December 2009 month-end close (the price entering 2010) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the GLD calculator page.
Is the 2010–2026 return in GLD typical?
No single year is typical. GLD's best calendar-year return since 2004 was about +63.7%, and its worst was -28.3%.
Methodology
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) total-return data from January 2010 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).
The entry price is the 2009 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.
Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the GLD calculator page.
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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.