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title: "Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning SPDR Gold Shares Stock In The Last 5 Years"
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description: "SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE:GLD) has outperformed the market by 6.62% annually over the past 5 years, yielding an average return of 18.47%. With a market cap of $149.82 billion, a $1000 investment in GLD five years ago would now be worth $2,337.54, highlighting the impact of compounded returns on cash growth."
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# Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning SPDR Gold Shares Stock In The Last 5 Years

SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE:GLD) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.62% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 18.47%. Currently, SPDR Gold Shares has a market capitalization of $149.82 billion.

**Buying $1000 In GLD:** If an investor had bought $1000 of GLD stock 5 years ago, it would be worth **$2,337.54** today based on a price of $411.49 for GLD at the time of writing.

### SPDR Gold Shares's Performance Over Last 5 Years

![comp_fig](https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2026/1779232694_0.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg)

Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

_This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor._

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