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Gold Bullion Securities (GBS.L)
About this ETF
Gold Bullion Securities (GBS.L) represents a UCITS-compliant Exchange Traded Commodity (ETC), structured to offer investors a straightforward, cost-effective, and secure avenue for investing in physical gold. Its value is intended to mirror changes in the spot price of physical gold, net of its management fee. The ETC is underpinned by tangible, specifically allocated gold bullion, safely held by HSBC Bank plc as its custodian. Crucially, only gold bars conforming to the London Bullion Market Association's (LBMA) stringent 'Good Delivery' criteria are accepted. Each individual bar is segregated, uniquely identified, and fully allocated. To illustrate its mechanism, should the price of physical gold ascend by 1% within a day, the ETC's value would likewise increase by 1% (prior to fees). Conversely,…
Price
Top 10 holdings
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed or synthetic products).
Sector mix
No sector breakdown available for this fund.
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | -4.85% |
| 3 months | -14.72% |
| 6 months | -13.30% |
| Year to date | -7.00% |
| 1 year | +19.50% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +26.53% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +16.78% |
| 10 years (ann.) | +11.21% |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 26.38% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.81 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.29 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.02 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -24.44% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -24.44% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -45.57% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.46 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.22 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed commodity products or some synthetic structures).
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 234 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Accumulating share class Income is reinvested inside the fund instead of being paid out. (inferred from the absence of distributions)
No distributions on record — accumulating share classes reinvest income instead of paying it out.
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Physical Gold ETC IGLN.L | 0.12% | 34.05B | — | +19.74% | 0.81 |
| iShares Physical Gold ETC SGLN.L | 0.12% | 34.05B | — | +20.53% | 0.89 |
| iShares Physical Gold ETC PPFB.SG | 0.12% | 34.02B | — | +22.86% | 0.97 |
| iShares Physical Gold ETC EGLN.L | 0.12% | 34.02B | — | +22.90% | 0.96 |
| iShares Silver Trust SLV | 0.50% | 28.37B | — | +54.55% | 1.04 |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF GDX | 0.51% | 23.05B | 0.86% | +41.37% | 0.96 |
| Amundi Physical Gold ETC C GLDA.L | 0.12% | 10.84B | — | +20.49% | 0.88 |
| Amundi Physical Gold ETC C GOLD-EUR.PA | 0.12% | 10.83B | — | +22.14% | 0.93 |
| Amundi Physical Gold ETC C GOLD.PA | 0.12% | 10.83B | — | +22.36% | 0.94 |
| VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF GDXJ | 0.52% | 7.11B | 2.78% | +41.29% | 0.92 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Gold Trust Micro IAUM | 0.09% | 6.41B | 0.0% |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC XGDU.DE | 0.11% | 6.14B | 0.0% |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC Securities XGDU.L | 0.11% | 6.14B | 0.0% |
| iShares Physical Gold ETC PPFB.SG | 0.12% | 34.02B | 0.0% |
| Amundi Physical Gold ETC C GOLD.PA | 0.12% | 10.83B | 0.0% |
