SGOL — abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

SGOL Price Performance — Growth of $10,000

Value of a $10,000 investment in SGOL over time, compared with SPY. Both lines are rebased to $10,000 on the first shared date. Based on total returns — prices are adjusted for dividends and splits, so this assumes distributions were reinvested. Hover or tap the chart for exact values.

SGOL Drawdown

The "underwater" chart: SGOL's decline from its highest prior value at each point in time. It shows how deep past losses ran and how long the fund took to recover to break-even.

Overview

The abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF is a commodities fund issued by Aberdeen Standard Investments with $7.17 billion in assets under management. It holds a C grade and ranks 16th out of 22 peers in its category, placing it in the lower half of the group. The fund’s 0.17% expense ratio is significantly below the category median of 0.595%, offering a cost advantage to investors. However, it provides no dividend income, contrasting with the category median yield of 2.89%. Specific holdings breakdown data is not available for this fund.

Price action shows the ETF trading at $38.07, which sits near the bottom of its 52-week range at just 4.9% above the low. Short-term returns are negative across one-day, one-week, and one-month horizons, while the three-month period shows a slight decline of 2.06%. The one-year return of -2.63% lags behind the category median of +9.06%, though the three-year return stands at +99.32%. The fund’s grade has remained unchanged at C over the last 35 tracked days. Historical price data is available for only 3.0 years.

The fund exhibits high volatility with an annualized standard deviation of 28.26%. Its beta of 0.44 indicates that price movements are less sensitive to the broader market than average. A Sharpe ratio of -0.27 suggests that risk-adjusted returns have been negative over the measured period. The maximum drawdown recorded is -26.32%, reflecting significant peak-to-trough declines. Liquidity is supported by an average daily volume of 2,455,415 shares.

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Market Backdrop

10-Year Treasury Yield: 4.96% (as of 2026-10-22) — The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds — the standard "risk-free rate" benchmark used to contextualize this fund’s Sharpe ratio and returns.

CBOE Volatility Index (VIX): 19.03 (as of 2026-10-22) — A real-time gauge of expected S&P 500 volatility over the next 30 days — useful context for this fund’s own volatility label.

Federal Funds Rate: 3.75% (as of 2026-09-01) — The Federal Reserve’s target policy rate, which anchors short-term borrowing costs across the economy.

SGOL Liquidity, Domicile & Tax Treatment

Liquidity: Average daily volume is 2.5M/day. Higher volume and a larger fund generally mean lower round-trip trading costs. AUM of $7.17B provides ample scale, supporting tight spreads and issuer commitment to keep the fund open.

Domicile & tax treatment: SGOL is a US-domiciled, SEC-registered ('40 Act) exchange-traded fund. Dividends and capital gains distributions are reported to US investors on Form 1099-DIV, and the fund is not subject to the PFIC reporting or UCITS-specific rules that apply to Irish- or Luxembourg-domiciled funds. Non-US investors should note that US-domiciled ETFs are generally subject to 30% US withholding tax on dividends (unless reduced by treaty) and to US estate tax exposure on the position — Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs tracking the same index often avoid both, which is why non-US residents frequently prefer the UCITS equivalent where one exists. This is general information, not tax advice — consult a tax professional for your situation.

SGOL Performance History

How SGOL Compares to Other Commodities ETFs