ETC · Xtrackers
XGLS Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC
ISIN GB00B68FL050London Stock Exchange: XGLSDeutsche Bank AG
- Gold & commodities
- ETC
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
- GBP hedged
Latest close
LSE£19.48
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.69% a year
- Fund size
- £38.7m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, XGLS (Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC, ISIN GB00B68FL050) closed at £19.48 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.69% a year (about £69 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +100.7%, or +56.6% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −4.1%
- −7.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +99.7%
- +80.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +100.7%
- +56.6% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £2,007 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,566 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 Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −1.6%, 2023 +11.6%, 2024 +26.3%, 2025 +61.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −11.4%. Returns of Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +5.4%; to 30/09/2025: +44.8%; to 30/09/2024: +41.3%; to 30/09/2023: +8.6%; to 30/09/2022: −5.9%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −11.4% | −14.3% | |
| to | +61.7% | +56.2% | |
| to | +26.3% | +22.0% | |
| +11.6% | +7.2% | ||
| −1.6% | −10.0% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +5.4% | +1.6% |
| from | +44.8% | +39.2% |
| from | +41.3% | +37.7% |
| from | +8.6% | +2.1% |
| from | −5.9% | −13.5% |
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)
16.5%over 5 years
| 1 year | 22.7% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 18.3% |
| 5 years | 16.5% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −26.5%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −9.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +81.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 26.5%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 22.7% over 1 year, 18.3% over 3 years, 16.5% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC since November 2021, in pounds: −26.5% from 27/02/2026 to 13/11/2026. The lowest 12-month return of Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −9.9% (12 months to 21/10/2022); the highest was +81.0% (12 months to 27/02/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC was 26.5% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (27/02/2026), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.69%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £69
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £340
- of £10,000, before growth
- 137 charge less
- 0 the same
- 12 charge more
Ongoing charge of Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC 0.69% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 12 of the 149 other gold and commodity funds charge more, 0 the same and 137 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
Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC is an exchange-traded commodity (ETC) from Xtrackers, launched in 2011.
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 0.69% a year — about £69 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound.
Gold & commodities: Gold, silver, oil and other raw materials. They pay no dividends or interest — returns come only from price changes.
Terms:Index fundAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedgingShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- XGLS
- ISIN
- GB00B68FL050
- Provider
- Xtrackers
- Structure
- ETC
- An exchange-traded commodity: a security backed by a commodity such as gold, traded like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.69% a year · about £69 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £38.7m
- Launched
- Domicile
- United Kingdom
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- Yes, to pounds
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Gold & commodities
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £20.86 on 14/11/2025 to £19.48 on 13/11/2026 (−6.6%). The lowest close shown was £19.48 on 13/11/2026 and the highest £26.51 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 07/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
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 Securities0.40% 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 ETCThis fundDistributing · Currency hedged · 0.69% a year | 0.69% | −4.1% | +99.7% | +100.7% |
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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 XGLS?
The ongoing charge of XGLS is 0.69% a year — about £69 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 Xtrackers Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC 0.69% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 12 of the 149 other gold and commodity funds charge more, 0 the same and 137 less (share classes counted once).
What does XGLS track?
XGLS tracks the LBMA Gold Price PM - USD - Benchmark Price Return — the price of gold.
Is XGLS accumulating or distributing?
XGLS is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out annual.
What is the ISIN of XGLS?
The ISIN of XGLS is GB00B68FL050. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; XGLS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were XGLS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of XGLS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −1.6%, 2023 +11.6%, 2024 +26.3%, 2025 +61.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 −11.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has XGLS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 XGLS’s total return was +100.7%, or +56.6% 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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