Physical gold (SGX-listed)
This holds real gold bars stored in vaults, and its price moves with the gold price. People use gold to spread risk because it often holds value when stocks struggle. It pays no income because gold itself produces none.
Returns shown in USD (your base currency). Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Backed by real vaulted gold bars
- Spreads risk away from stocks
- Highly liquid, trades like a stock
- Produces no income at all
- US-domiciled, not UCITS structure
- Gold price can stay flat for years
About this fund
SPDR Gold Shares is one of the world's largest physically backed gold funds, holding allocated gold bullion in vaults and tracking the LBMA Gold Price PM. It is a US-domiciled grantor trust cross-listed on SGX, trading in a USD counter (O87) and a SGD counter (GSD). Each share represents fractional ownership of the underlying gold.
Available on Interactive Brokers
Low-cost access to Physical gold (SGX-listed) and 10,000+ funds worldwide.
Frequently asked questions
Is O87.SI accumulating or distributing?
SPDR Gold Shares (O87.SI) is a distributing ETF, so it pays its dividends out to you as cash, usually a few times a year. If you would rather have dividends reinvested automatically, look for an accumulating share class of the same index.
What is the annual fee (TER) for O87.SI?
O87.SI has a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.40% per year. On a $10,000 holding that is roughly $40 a year, charged inside the fund rather than billed to you separately. A lower fee leaves more of the return compounding for you over time.
Can I buy O87.SI on Interactive Brokers?
Yes. O87.SI trades on SGX, USD and is available to investors worldwide through Interactive Brokers (IBKR). IBKR is the most popular way to buy UCITS ETFs because of its low FX conversion cost (around 0.03%) and low trading commissions.
What does O87.SI invest in?
SPDR Gold Shares (O87.SI) tracks the LBMA Gold Price PM. This holds real gold bars stored in vaults, and its price moves with the gold price. You buy one fund and get the whole basket in a single trade.
How risky is O87.SI?
On the TickerCompare 1 to 5 scale, O87.SI is rated medium risk (3/5), based on how much its price has moved historically. Higher-risk funds can fall further in a downturn, so match the choice to your time horizon and how much volatility you can stomach.