Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $165.7 million in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 106.12% year-over-year to $165.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $513.1 million (up 79.08% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $363.1 million, up 49.98% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses rose to $165.7 million in Q1 2026 per GLD's latest filing, from $140.4 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $165.7 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $51.5 million in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $62.1 million (2024), against an average of $77.3 million.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Expenses retreated 10.13%; it then soared 106.12% in 2026.
• Tracing GLD's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $51.5 million in 2022, then gained by 8.26% to $55.7 million in 2023, then surged by 35.78% to $75.7 million in 2024, then jumped by 85.51% to $140.4 million in 2025, then grew by 17.97% to $165.7 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest GLD Operating Expenses figures stand at $165.7 million (Q1 2026), $140.4 million (Q4 2025), and $108.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison