GLDM vs SGOL vs VOYA Stock Comparison

World Gold Trust, abrdn Gold ETF Trust and Voya Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLDM World Gold Trust
$79.54 -3.7% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$26.00B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
SGOL abrdn Gold ETF Trust
$38.28 -3.7% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.66B
P/E
4.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
1 win
VOYA Voya Financial, Inc.
$98.39 +3.5% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.87B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.17B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

World Gold Trust leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (World Gold Trust 2, Voya Financial 2, abrdn Gold ETF Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLDMSGOLVOYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.00B $6.66B $8.87B GLDM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.3x 4.6x 15.7x SGOL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 11.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +3.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 6.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -15.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.9% +1.8% +34.5% VOYA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +17.5%/yr +7.1%/yr GLDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 28.5% 26.1% VOYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 54/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

GLDMSGOLVOYA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGLDMSGOLVOYA
Valuation 90 #19 of 181 97 #7 of 181 63 #67 of 181
Growth – – 39 #67 of 110
Profitability – – 36 #82 of 127
Financial Health – – 57 #70 of 162
Shareholder Returns – – 72 #22 of 76
Overall – – 54
  • GLDM ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SGOL ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • VOYA ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGLDMSGOLVOYASPY
1 month -3.7%-3.7%+3.5% +0.7%
3 months -2.2%-2.2%-1.9% +3.7%
6 months -12.9%-12.9%+20.0% +7.1%
Year to date -6.8%-6.8%+32.1% +12.8%
1 year +1.9%+1.8%+34.5% +11.9%
3 years +101.0%+100.4%+48.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +26.2%+26.1%+14.2% +22.8%
5 years +124.3%+123.7%+41.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.5%+17.5%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years —+208.7%+220.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+11.9%+12.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGLDMSGOLVOYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%28.5%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%32.1%27.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.850.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.060.061.32 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.3%-26.3%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.5%-25.5%-6.2% -1.2%
52-week high $106.77$51.41$104.85 $779.14
52-week low $77.96$37.54$65.51 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGLDMSGOLVOYA
P/E now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 33.5x 4.7xmedian 33.5x 15.8xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.9x —median 4.9x 1.1xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x —median 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.3x —median 14.3x -7.8xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.97 —median 0.97 3.02median 0.97

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGLDMSGOLVOYA
Revenue – – $8.17B
Gross profit – – $5.88B
Operating income – – -$1.55B
Net income $3.12B – $634.00M
Free cash flow – – -$1.14B
EPS (diluted) – – $6.14
Cash & equivalents – – $1.09B
Total debt – – $2.10B
Shares (diluted) – – 92.30M
Enterprise value -$77.06B -$14.94B $6.72B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGLDMSGOLVOYA
P/E 8.7x 4.7x 15.8x
P/FCF – – -7.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 7.5x
P/S – – 1.1x
P/B 1.0x 0.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.9x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – -5.7x
EV/Revenue – – 1.1x
EV/FCF – – -7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 3.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLDMSGOLVOYA
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 20.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.8% – 19.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 129.5% – 5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 22.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -14.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -248.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLDMSGOLVOYA
Gross margin – – 71.9%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – -19.0%
Pretax margin – – 9.1%
Net margin – – 6.9%
FCF margin – – -14.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 14.6%
Return on equity 11.0% – 9.8%
Return on assets 10.9% – 0.4%
Return on invested capital – – -15.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLDMSGOLVOYA
Debt / assets – – 1.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 0.2% 0.0% 96.5%
Equity / assets 99.8% 100.0% 3.5%
Interest coverage – – -1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLDMSGOLVOYA
Dividend yield – – 1.9%
Net buyback yield – – 5.6%
Shareholder yield – – 7.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -15.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 18.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGLDMSGOLVOYA
Forward P/E – – 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $8.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -3.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +36.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $7.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLDMSGOLVOYA
Held by institutions 51.1% 35.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 910 461 512
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% -1.9% -1.5%
Institutions buying 514 179 266
Institutions selling 262 147 164
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.22 1.62

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GLDMSGOLVOYA
GLDM 1.00 1.00 -0.01
SGOL 1.00 1.00 -0.01
VOYA -0.01 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLDM, SGOL and VOYA?

World Gold Trust (GLDM) is the largest by market capitalisation: World Gold Trust (GLDM) $26.00B, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) $6.66B, Voya Financial (VOYA) $8.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLDM, SGOL and VOYA?

abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (World Gold Trust (GLDM) 8.3x, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) 4.6x, Voya Financial (VOYA) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Voya Financial (VOYA) returned the most: World Gold Trust (GLDM) +1.9%, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) +1.8%, Voya Financial (VOYA) +34.5%. Over five years, World Gold Trust (GLDM) compounded fastest (World Gold Trust (GLDM) +17.5%/yr, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) +17.5%/yr, Voya Financial (VOYA) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: World Gold Trust (GLDM) 0.00%, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) 0.00%, Voya Financial (VOYA) 0.02%. World Gold Trust (GLDM) and abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Voya Financial (VOYA) has been the steadiest (World Gold Trust (GLDM) 28.6%, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) 28.5%, Voya Financial (VOYA) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLDM, SGOL and VOYA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, World Gold Trust (GLDM) leads on 2. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.