# Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold (GLDW) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/gldw · ISIN JE00BN2CJ301 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. 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. ## Summary Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from WisdomTree, launched in 2020. It tracks the LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt) — the price of gold. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.12% a year — about £12 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Latest close: **£310.99** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | GLDW | | ISIN | JE00BN2CJ301 | | Category | Gold & commodities | | Type | ETF | | Provider | WisdomTree | | Tracks | LBMA Gold Price PM ($/ozt) | | Ongoing charge | 0.12% a year (£12 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £1.2bn | | Launched | 2020 | | Domicile | United Kingdom | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +10.30% | +6.84% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +104.53% | +84.56% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +50.53% | +17.67% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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 CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +11.8% | +2.4% | Price | | 2023 | +7.3% | +3.0% | Price | | 2024 | +28.1% | +23.7% | Price | | 2025 | +59.7% | +54.2% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | -5.9% | -8.6% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 21.41% | -23.36% | | 3 years | 17.41% | -23.36% | | 5 years | 15.56% | -23.36% | ## Largest fall 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. ## Charges compared with similar funds 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). ## 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 | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | Amundi Physical Gold ETC | 0.12% | +10.3% | +104.5% | +144.3% | | Gold Bullion Securities | 0.40% | +10.0% | +102.8% | +140.9% | | Invesco Physical Gold ETC | 0.12% | +20.6% | +105.5% | +152.5% | | Invesco Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC | 0.35% | +17.8% | +116.1% | +63.2% | | iShares Gold ETF (CH) Class A | 0.19% | +9.9% | +104.1% | +140.9% | | iShares Physical Gold ETC | 0.12% | +10.3% | +104.5% | +144.3% | | iShares Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC | 0.25% | +7.7% | +56.9% | — | | Raiffeisen ETF - Solid Gold Ounces Klasse -A CHF Hedged | — | +16.7% | +105.2% | +140.4% | | Royal Mint Responsibly Sourced Physical Gold ETC | 0.25% | +10.2% | +103.7% | +50.3% | | Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA USD | 0.40% | +9.6% | +102.7% | +138.1% | | UBS ETF (CH) - UBS Gold ETF Units -USD acc- | 0.23% | +9.8% | +103.9% | +140.4% | | UBS Gold hCHF ETF Units -CHF acc- | 0.36% | -0.4% | +92.6% | +120.1% | | UBS Gold hEUR ETF Units -EUR acc- | 0.31% | +3.6% | +103.9% | +110.5% | | Wisdomtree Core Physical Gold (this fund) | 0.12% | +10.3% | +104.5% | +50.5% | | WisdomTree Physical Gold | 0.39% | +10.0% | +102.9% | +141.0% | | WisdomTree Physical Swiss Gold | 0.15% | +10.3% | +104.3% | +143.9% | | Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC | 0.11% | +11.0% | +103.2% | +49.7% | | Xtrackers IE Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC Underlying Tracker 2020-23.05.80 (Exp.08.04.80) on Gold Secured | 0.33% | +8.5% | +114.0% | +55.3% | | Xtrackers Physical Gold ETC (EUR) | 0.25% | +10.4% | +102.1% | +138.2% | | Xtrackers Physical Gold EUR Hedged ETC | 0.59% | +4.2% | +100.8% | +103.4% | | Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC | 0.69% | +8.3% | +113.0% | +119.7% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.12%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes --- We show information. 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