(SGOL) abrdn Physical Gold Shares - Overview
ETF Category: Commodities Focused | Exchange: NYSE ARCA (USA) | Market Cap: 7.672m USD | Total Return: 50.2% in 12m
Avg Trading Vol: 227M USD
Peers RS (IBD): 53.2
The abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) offers investors a straightforward, low-cost way to gain exposure to gold without the logistical challenges of storing and insuring the metal themselves.
As of February 2026, SGOL holds roughly $2.4 billion in assets, with an expense ratio of 0.17% and a 30-day SEC yield of 0.02%, reflecting its near-pure physical gold backing (≈ 99.9% of net assets). The fund’s price has tracked the spot gold price within a 0.3% tracking error over the past year, delivering a 7.8% return while gold itself rose 8.2% YTD.
Key drivers for the ETF’s performance include the Federal Reserve’s stance on real interest rates-still negative, which supports gold demand-and persistent inflation pressures in emerging markets that keep safe-haven buying strong. Additionally, central bank net purchases of gold reached a six-month high of $12 billion in Q4 2025, bolstering overall market sentiment.
For a deeper dive into SGOL’s risk-adjusted metrics, explore ValueRay.
- Global inflation concerns boost safe-haven gold demand
- US dollar strength impacts golds attractiveness
- Geopolitical instability drives investor flight to gold
- Gold mining output and supply chain disruptions
- Central bank gold reserves purchases influence market
Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.51%, over one month by -8.34%, over three months by +5.08% and over the past year by +50.17%.
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