WisdomTree Core Physical Gold (WGLD.L)
About this ETF
WisdomTree Core Physical Gold is an Exchange Traded Commodity (ETC), compliant with UCITS standards, offering investors a straightforward, economical, and secure avenue to invest in physical gold. Its primary objective is to mirror the fluctuations of the physical gold spot price, accounting for the deduction of the management fee. This ETC is fully backed by specifically allocated physical gold, securely held by its custodian, HSBC Bank plc. The custodian exclusively accepts gold that adheres to the London Bullion Market Association's (LBMA) Good Delivery criteria. Each individual physical bar is segregated, uniquely identified, and allocated to the product. Consequently, if the price of physical gold increases by 1% over a day, the ETC's value will typically rise by 1% (prior to…
Price
Top 10 holdings
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed or synthetic products).
Sector mix
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Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | -4.82% |
| 3 months | -14.64% |
| 6 months | -13.15% |
| Year to date | -6.80% |
| 1 year | +19.86% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +26.89% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +17.11% |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 26.38% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.82 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.31 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.03 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -24.35% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -24.35% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -24.35% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.45 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.21 |
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.
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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 Securities XGDU.L | 0.11% | 6.14B | 0.0% |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC XGDU.DE | 0.11% | 6.14B | 0.0% |

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