ETC · WisdomTree
GBSS Gold Bullion Securities
ISIN GB00B00FHZ82London Stock Exchange: GBSSWisdomTree, Inc.
Latest close
LSE£267.81
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40% a year
- Fund size
- £2.9bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, GBSS (Gold Bullion Securities, ISIN GB00B00FHZ82) closed at £267.81 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.40% a year (about £40 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +106.3%, or +61.0% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −7.5%
- −10.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +83.4%
- +65.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +106.3%
- +61.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £2,063 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,610 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of Gold Bullion Securities in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income): 2022 +11.5%, 2023 +7.0%, 2024 +30.6%, 2025 +49.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −8.7%. Returns of Gold Bullion Securities in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +8.1%; to 30/09/2025: +45.1%; to 30/09/2024: +29.8%; to 30/09/2023: +0.9%; to 30/09/2022: +15.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −8.7% | −11.6% | |
| to | +49.9% | +44.8% | |
| to | +30.6% | +26.2% | |
| +7.0% | +2.7% | ||
| +11.5% | +2.1% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +8.1% | +4.3% |
| from | +45.1% | +39.5% |
| from | +29.8% | +26.5% |
| from | +0.9% | −5.2% |
| from | +15.2% | +5.9% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
16.0%over 5 years
| 1 year | 21.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 17.7% |
| 5 years | 16.0% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −25.4%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −6.2%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +71.2%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 24.7%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Gold Bullion Securities in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 21.7% over 1 year, 17.7% over 3 years, 16.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Gold Bullion Securities since November 2021, in pounds: −25.4% from 27/02/2026 to 30/10/2026. The lowest 12-month return of Gold Bullion Securities in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income) since January 2021 was −6.2% (12 months to 13/11/2026); the highest was +71.2% (12 months to 27/02/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Gold Bullion Securities was 24.7% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (27/02/2026), in pounds.
As of , price only; the fund pays no income
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £40
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £198
- of £10,000, before growth
- 73 charge less
- 5 the same
- 71 charge more
Ongoing charge of Gold Bullion Securities 0.40% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 71 of the 149 other gold and commodity funds charge more, 5 the same and 73 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Gold Bullion Securities is an exchange-traded commodity (ETC) from WisdomTree, launched in 2004.
It tracks the LBMA Gold Price PM - USD - Benchmark Price Return — 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 0.4% a year — about £40 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
- GBSS
- ISIN
- GB00B00FHZ82
- Also listed as
- GBS (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), GG9B (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- WisdomTree
- Structure
- ETC
- An exchange-traded commodity: a security backed by a commodity such as gold, traded like a share.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.40% a year · about £40 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £2.9bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- United Kingdom
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Gold & commodities
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £285.44 on 14/11/2025 to £267.81 on 13/11/2026 (−6.2%). The lowest close shown was £265.48 on 30/10/2026 and the highest £355.71 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price as traded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Funds tracking the same index
20 funds track LBMA Gold Price PM - USD - Benchmark Price Return, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.11% to 0.69% a year (13/11/2026).
| Fund | Charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amundi Physical Gold ETCAccumulating · 0.12% a year | 0.12% | −7.3% | +84.9% | +109.2% |
| Gold Bullion SecuritiesThis fund0.40% a year | 0.40% | −7.5% | +83.4% | +106.3% |
| Invesco Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year | 0.12% | −3.7% | +91.6% | +116.7% |
| Invesco Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETCAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.35% a year | 0.35% | −3.9% | +100.8% | Not reported |
| iShares Gold ETF (CH) Class AAccumulating · 0.19% a year | 0.19% | −3.2% | +91.3% | +116.4% |
| iShares Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year | 0.12% | −3.7% | +91.6% | +116.7% |
| iShares Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETCDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.25% a year | 0.25% | −3.6% | Not reported | Not reported |
| Raiffeisen ETF - Solid Gold Ounces Klasse -A CHF HedgedDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.27% a year | 0.27% | −6.4% | +78.5% | +117.0% |
| Royal Mint Responsibly Sourced Physical Gold ETC0.25% a year | 0.25% | −3.8% | +90.8% | Not reported |
| Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF Anteile -EAH (GBP)-Distributing · 0.40% a year | 0.40% | +1.7% | +104.3% | +111.7% |
| UBS ETF (CH) - UBS Gold ETF Units -USD acc-Accumulating · 0.23% a year | 0.23% | −3.3% | +91.1% | +116.0% |
| UBS Gold hCHF ETF Units -CHF acc-Accumulating · Currency hedged · 0.36% a year | 0.36% | −12.8% | +78.1% | +93.5% |
| UBS Gold hEUR ETF Units -EUR acc-Accumulating · Currency hedged · 0.31% a year | 0.31% | −10.2% | +84.6% | +85.9% |
| Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold0.12% a year | 0.12% | −7.3% | +84.9% | Not reported |
| WisdomTree Physical Gold0.39% a year | 0.39% | −7.5% | +83.4% | +106.4% |
| WisdomTree Physical Swiss GoldAccumulating · 0.15% a year | 0.15% | −7.3% | +84.8% | +108.9% |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC0.11% a year | 0.11% | −3.7% | +91.6% | Not reported |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETCCurrency hedged · 0.33% a year | 0.33% | −3.9% | +100.7% | Not reported |
| Xtrackers Physical Gold ETC 2010-15.6.60 Physical Gold Commodity0.25% a year | 0.25% | −3.3% | +90.9% | +115.8% |
| Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETCDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.69% a year | 0.69% | −4.1% | +99.7% | +100.7% |
As of
LBMA Gold Price PM funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes
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Other versions of this fund
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 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 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 November 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 13/11/2026 (156 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of GBSS?
The ongoing charge of GBSS is 0.40% a year — about £40 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 Gold Bullion Securities 0.40% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 71 of the 149 other gold and commodity funds charge more, 5 the same and 73 less (share classes counted once).
What does GBSS track?
GBSS tracks the LBMA Gold Price PM - USD - Benchmark Price Return — the price of gold.
What is the ISIN of GBSS?
The ISIN of GBSS is GB00B00FHZ82. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; GBSS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as GBS (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and GG9B (Xetra, euros).
What were GBSS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of GBSS in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income): 2022 +11.5%, 2023 +7.0%, 2024 +30.6%, 2025 +49.9%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −8.7%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has GBSS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 GBSS’s total return was +106.3%, or +61.0% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Similar funds
- SGLNiShares Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year · £28bn
- SGLPInvesco Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year · £21bn
- GLDAAmundi Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year · £9.0bn
- 0VR3Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA CHF0.40% a year · £5.6bn
- PHGPWisdomTree Physical Gold0.39% a year · £5.0bn
- XGDPXtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC0.11% a year · £4.8bn
- 0MKNUBS ETF (CH) - UBS Gold ETF Units -USD acc-0.23% a year · £4.3bn
- SGBXWisdomTree Physical Swiss Gold0.15% a year · £3.9bn
Fund documents and methods
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