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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL)

Commodities Focused | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
38.10 USD -1.02 (-2.607%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 38.03 -0.07 (-0.070%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:23 a.m. EDT

The long-term rating remains neutral because this is a commodity proxy with no intrinsic earnings, dividends, or growth trajectory; its value is entirely tethered to the spot price of gold, which shows no structural improvement in the underlying business model. While the trailing run of up years (+142% over nine years) demonstrates strong correlation with the bull market, it does not constitute a 'dominant competitive position' or sustainable revenue growth in the traditional sense required for a top-tier long-term buy. The short-term outlook is mixed; while the price has recently underperformed its moving averages, the options market is screaming for a breakout, with heavy call buying at strikes significantly above current levels. This suggests speculators are betting on a gold rally, but the lack of a clear technical trend and the neutral statistical forecast keep the near-term conviction at a standstill. With no dividend yield to provide income, this instrument serves purely as a leveraged bet on macro inflation or geopolitical instability, making it unsuitable for a core holding.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.052665
AutoETS0.052666
AutoTheta0.052777
MSTL0.056413

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 33.88
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.177
Excess Kurtosis -1.10

As of July 11, 2026, 4:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside move, evidenced by massive open interest walls in out-of-the-money calls (strikes $48, $50, $60) and elevated implied volatility at distant strikes. Conversely, put activity is concentrated near the money and slightly out-of-the-money, suggesting a floor rather than a crash scenario. The skew indicates a 'long gamma' environment where traders expect volatility expansion driven by gold prices rising.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 52.84
All Time Low 9.867
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 13,900
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,876,970
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,590,988
Average Volume 2,590,988
Average Volume10Days 1,876,970
Beta3 Year 0.4
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 34,300
Category Commodities Focused
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 38.685
Day Low 37.96
Dividend Yield 0.0
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 41.6138
Fifty Day Average Change -3.5138016
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.084438376
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 22.671688
Fifty Two Week High 52.84
Fifty Two Week High Change -14.740002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.27895537
Fifty Two Week Low 31.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.9399986
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2227214
Fifty Two Week Range 31.16 - 52.84
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,252,503,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1701055
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Aberdeen Standard Investments
Fund Inception Date 1,252,454,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The Shares are intended to constitute a simple and cost-effective means of making an investment similar to an investment in gold. An investment in physical gold requires expensive and sometimes complicated arrangements in connection with the assay, transportation, warehousing and insurance of the metal. Although the Shares are not the exact equivalent of an investment in gold, they provide investors with an alternative that allows a level of participation in the gold market through the securities market.
Long Name abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_54328744
Nav Price 39.03125
Net Assets 6,743,476,700.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.17
Open 38.68
Phone 212 918 4954
Post Market Change -0.069999695
Post Market Change Percent -0.18372624
Post Market Price 38.03
Post Market Time 1,783,986,618
Previous Close 39.12
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.02
Regular Market Change Percent -2.60736
Regular Market Day High 38.685
Regular Market Day Low 37.96
Regular Market Day Range 37.96 - 38.685
Regular Market Open 38.68
Regular Market Previous Close 39.12
Regular Market Price 38.1
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 2,369,965
Short Name abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol SGOL
Three Year Average Return 0.26660508
Total Assets 6,743,476,736
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -12.67281
Trailing Three Month Returns -12.67281
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 42.59755
Two Hundred Day Average Change -4.497551
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.105582386
Type Disp ETF
Volume 2,369,965
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return -6.62253