Spdr Gold Trust GLD
NYSE GLD
$399.73 -7.04 (-1.73%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) Long-Term Investments (2014 - 2016)

Spdr Gold Trust's (GLD) quarterly Long-Term Investments came in at $40.4 billion in Q3 2016, up 64.7% year-over-year from $24.5 billion in Q4 2015, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $40.2 billion in Q2 2016.

Analysis

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) Long-Term Investments (2014 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) has reported Long-Term Investments for 3 consecutive years, with $40.4 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2016.

  • On a quarterly basis, Long-Term Investments rose 64.7% year-over-year to $40.4 billion in Q3 2016; TTM through Sep 2016 was $40.4 billion, a 64.7% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2016 full-year figure at $40.4 billion, up 64.7% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Investments was $40.4 billion for Q3 2016 at Spdr Gold Trust, roughly flat from $40.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Long-Term Investments peaked at $40.4 billion in Q3 2016 and troughed at $22.0 billion in Q4 2015.
  • A 3-year average of $31.1 billion and a median of $30.3 billion in 2014 frame the typical range for Long-Term Investments.
  • Across the five-year window, Long-Term Investments declined 19.97% in 2015 and soared 64.7% in 2016, its largest moves.
  • Over 3 years, Long-Term Investments stood at $27.5 billion in 2014, then fell by 19.97% to $22.0 billion in 2015, then jumped by 83.62% to $40.4 billion in 2016.
  • The last three Long-Term Investments figures came in at $40.4 billion (Q3 2016), $40.2 billion (Q2 2016), and $32.8 billion (Q1 2016), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Investments (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 169.89 Bn 156.02 Bn - 15.14 Bn
2 Spdr Gold Trust 144.81 Bn -413.20 Bn - -
3 Ishares Gold Trust 30.30 Bn -29.81 Bn - -
4 World Gold Trust 29.28 Bn -73.79 Bn - -
5 Principal Financial 24.84 Bn -28.13 Bn 1.91 Bn 113.00 Bn
6 iShares Silver Trust 22.15 Bn -6.05 Bn - -
7 Franklin Resources 17.84 Bn 14.12 Bn - 2.71 Bn
8 Invesco 14.63 Bn 13.72 Bn 1.79 Bn 10.57 Bn
9 Affiliated Managers 9.51 Bn 9.10 Bn - 2.94 Bn
10 Voya Financial 9.31 Bn 6.96 Bn 1.34 Bn 37.65 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2016 40.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 40.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 32.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 21.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 24.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 27.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 30.25 Bn