ETF · WisdomTree
GLDW Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold
ISIN JE00BN2CJ301London Stock Exchange: GLDWWisdomTree, Inc.
Latest close
LSE£310.99
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.12% a year
- Fund size
- £1.2bn
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, GLDW (Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold, ISIN JE00BN2CJ301) closed at £310.99 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year (about £12 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +50.5%, or +17.7% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +10.3%
- +6.8% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +104.5%
- +84.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +50.5%
- +17.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,505 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,177 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 Core Physical Gold in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income): 2022 +11.8%, 2023 +7.3%, 2024 +28.1%, 2025 +59.7%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −5.9%. Returns of Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +11.0%; to 30/09/2025: +42.1%; to 30/09/2024: +30.1%; to 30/09/2023: +1.1%; to 30/09/2022: +17.0%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −5.9% | −8.6% | |
| +59.7% | +54.2% | ||
| +28.1% | +23.7% | ||
| +7.3% | +3.0% | ||
| +11.8% | +2.4% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +11.0% | Not available |
| from | +42.1% | +36.6% |
| from | +30.1% | +26.8% |
| from | +1.1% | −4.9% |
| from | +17.0% | +7.5% |
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)
15.6%over 5 years
| 1 year | 21.4% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 17.4% |
| 5 years | 15.6% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −23.4%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −2.2%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +71.6%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 19.5%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 21.4% over 1 year, 17.4% over 3 years, 15.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold since October 2021, in pounds: −23.4% from 27/02/2026 to 17/07/2026. The lowest 12-month return of Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income) since March 2021 was −2.2% (12 months to 06/10/2023); the highest was +71.6% (12 months to 27/02/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold was 19.5% 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
- 0.12%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £12
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £60
- of £10,000, before growth
- 1 charge less
- 5 the same
- 131 charge more
Ongoing charge of Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold 0.12% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 131 of the 137 other gold and commodity funds charge more, 5 the same and 1 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 Core Physical Gold is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from WisdomTree, launched in 2020.
It tracks the LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt) — the price of gold.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year — about £12 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Gold & commodities: Gold, silver, oil and other raw materials. They pay no dividends or interest — returns come only from price changes.
Key facts
- Ticker
- GLDW
- ISIN
- JE00BN2CJ301
- Provider
- WisdomTree
- Tracks
- LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt)
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.12% a year · about £12 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £1.2bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- United Kingdom
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Gold & commodities
Price chart
Since 29/07/2026, the closing price went from £299.67 on 29/07/2026 to £310.99 on 30/09/2026 (+3.8%). The lowest close shown was £299.67 on 29/07/2026 and the highest £335.43 on 21/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 29/07/2026. 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 29/07/2026 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
Funds tracking the same index
21 funds track LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt), this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.11% to 0.69% a year (30/09/2026).
| Fund | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| Amundi Physical Gold ETCAccumulating · 0.12% a year | +10.3% | +144.3% |
| Gold Bullion Securities0.40% a year | +10.0% | +140.9% |
| Invesco Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year | +20.6% | +152.5% |
| Invesco Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETCAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.35% a year | +17.8% | +63.2% |
| iShares Gold ETF (CH) Class AAccumulating · 0.19% a year | +9.9% | +140.9% |
| iShares Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year | +10.3% | +144.3% |
| iShares Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETCDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.25% a year | +7.7% | Not reported |
| Raiffeisen ETF - Solid Gold Ounces Klasse -A CHF HedgedDistributing · Currency hedged | +16.7% | +140.4% |
| Royal Mint Responsibly Sourced Physical Gold ETC0.25% a year | +10.2% | +50.3% |
| Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA USDDistributing · 0.40% a year | +9.6% | +138.1% |
| UBS ETF (CH) - UBS Gold ETF Units -USD acc-Accumulating · 0.23% a year | +9.8% | +140.4% |
| UBS Gold hCHF ETF Units -CHF acc-Accumulating · 0.36% a year | −0.4% | +120.1% |
| UBS Gold hEUR ETF Units -EUR acc-Accumulating · 0.31% a year | +3.6% | +110.5% |
| Wisdomtree Core Physical GoldThis fund0.12% a year | +10.3% | +50.5% |
| WisdomTree Physical Gold0.39% a year | +10.0% | +141.0% |
| WisdomTree Physical Swiss GoldAccumulating · 0.15% a year | +10.3% | +143.9% |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC0.11% a year | +11.0% | +49.7% |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC Underlying Tracker 2020-23.05.80 (Exp.08.04.80) on Gold SecuredCurrency hedged · 0.33% a year | +8.5% | +55.3% |
| Xtrackers Physical Gold ETC (EUR)0.25% a year | +10.4% | +138.2% |
| Xtrackers Physical Gold EUR Hedged ETCAccumulating · Currency hedged · 0.59% a year | +4.2% | +103.4% |
| Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETCDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.69% a year | +8.3% | +119.7% |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
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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 238 rolling 12-month returns since March 2021, and of 134 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 GLDW?
The ongoing charge of GLDW is 0.12% a year — about £12 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 Core Physical Gold 0.12% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 131 of the 137 other gold and commodity funds charge more, 5 the same and 1 less (share classes counted once).
What does GLDW track?
GLDW tracks the LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt) — the price of gold.
What is the ISIN of GLDW?
The ISIN of GLDW is JE00BN2CJ301. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; GLDW is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were GLDW’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of GLDW in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income): 2022 +11.8%, 2023 +7.3%, 2024 +28.1%, 2025 +59.7%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −5.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has GLDW done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 GLDW’s total return was +50.5%, or +17.7% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Similar funds
- SGLNiShares Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year · £22bn
- SGLPInvesco Physical Gold ETC0.12% a year · £17bn
- 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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