ETF · WisdomTree
BULP WisdomTree Gold
ISIN GB00B15KXX56London Stock Exchange: BULPWisdomTree, Inc.
Latest close
LSE£30.74
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.49% a year
- Fund size
- £58.4m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, BULP (WisdomTree Gold, ISIN GB00B15KXX56) closed at £30.74 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.49% a year (about £49 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +121.5%, or +73.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +8.0%
- +4.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +95.2%
- +76.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +121.5%
- +73.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £2,215 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,731 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of WisdomTree Gold in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income): 2022 +9.8%, 2023 +5.1%, 2024 +26.2%, 2025 +56.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −7.4%. Returns of WisdomTree Gold in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +9.0%; to 30/09/2025: +39.2%; to 30/09/2024: +27.4%; to 30/09/2023: −0.4%; to 30/09/2022: +15.0%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −7.4% | −10.0% | |
| +56.4% | +51.0% | ||
| +26.2% | +21.9% | ||
| +5.1% | +0.9% | ||
| +9.8% | +0.5% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +9.0% | Not available |
| from | +39.2% | +33.8% |
| from | +27.4% | +24.2% |
| from | −0.4% | −6.4% |
| from | +15.0% | +5.7% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
15.7%over 5 years
| 1 year | 21.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 17.6% |
| 5 years | 15.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −23.9%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −5.7%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +68.2%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 20.3%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of WisdomTree Gold in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 21.7% over 1 year, 17.6% over 3 years, 15.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of WisdomTree Gold since October 2021, in pounds: −23.9% from 27/02/2026 to 17/07/2026. The lowest 12-month return of WisdomTree Gold in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income) since January 2021 was −5.7% (12 months to 07/01/2022); the highest was +68.2% (12 months to 27/02/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of WisdomTree Gold was 20.3% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (27/02/2026), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price only; the fund pays no income
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.49%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £49
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £243
- of £10,000, before growth
- 74 charge less
- 23 the same
- 40 charge more
Ongoing charge of WisdomTree Gold 0.49% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 40 of the 137 other gold and commodity funds charge more, 23 the same and 74 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
WisdomTree Gold is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from WisdomTree, launched in 2006.
It tracks the Bloomberg Gold Subindex — the price of gold.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.49% a year — about £49 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Gold & commodities: Gold, silver, oil and other raw materials. They pay no dividends or interest — returns come only from price changes.
Key facts
- Ticker
- BULP
- ISIN
- GB00B15KXX56
- Provider
- WisdomTree
- Tracks
- Bloomberg Gold Subindex
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.49% a year · about £49 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £58.4m
- Launched
- Domicile
- United Kingdom
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Gold & commodities
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £29.58 on 31/07/2026 to £30.74 on 30/09/2026 (+3.9%). The lowest close shown was £29.58 on 31/07/2026 and the highest £33.23 on 21/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
10 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against Invesco Physical Gold ETC, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (156 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of BULP?
The ongoing charge of BULP is 0.49% a year — about £49 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of WisdomTree Gold 0.49% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 40 of the 137 other gold and commodity funds charge more, 23 the same and 74 less (share classes counted once).
What does BULP track?
BULP tracks the Bloomberg Gold Subindex — the price of gold.
What is the ISIN of BULP?
The ISIN of BULP is GB00B15KXX56. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; BULP is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were BULP’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of BULP in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income): 2022 +9.8%, 2023 +5.1%, 2024 +26.2%, 2025 +56.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −7.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has BULP done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 BULP’s total return was +121.5%, or +73.1% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Similar funds
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- OGLDBorse Commodities GmbH Xetra-Gold0.36% a year · £14bn
- GLDAAmundi Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year · £7.7bn
- 0VR3Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA CHF0.40% a year · £4.4bn
- PHGPWisdomTree Physical Gold0.39% a year · £4.0bn
- XGDPXtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC0.11% a year · £3.8bn
- 0MKNUBS ETF (CH) - UBS Gold ETF Units -USD acc-0.23% a year · £3.4bn
Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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