abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF
$184.76−1.43 (−0.77%)
- 0.60%
- $2.6B
- +7.0%
- 0.1M sh
- $186.54
- low $167.52high $295.44
The ETF.net GLTR Grade
B
Score 63 out of 100
- 4 of 9
Score 63 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C42 out of 100Rank 5 of 9Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A91 out of 100Rank 5 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B63 out of 100Rank 3 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B61 out of 100Rank 2 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B69 out of 100Rank 3 of 9
Our read on GLTR
BGold, silver, platinum and palladium in one wrapper, all held as physical bullion. GLTR is the rare one-ticker version of the entire precious-metals complex, running since 2010, and it owns the metal instead of renting exposure through futures.
The Trust holds a physical bullion basket containing gold, silver, platinum, and palladium in specified proportions, with baskets issued against bullion deposits and bullion distributed on redemptions.
Why people hold it
- Four metals, one ticker: the trust holds physical gold, silver, platinum and palladium in set proportions, with baskets created and redeemed in bullion rather than cash.aberdeeninvestments.com
- Trading since 2010 and now a multi-billion-dollar trust: one of the longest-standing ways to own the full metals basket inside a brokerage account.
- Because it holds bullion outright, its results have tracked the underlying metals basket closely, less expenses, among the tighter records in the physical-commodity group.
- The 0.60% fee sits right at the median for physically backed commodity funds, so the four-metal convenience is not priced above the category norm.
Worth knowing
- Single-metal siblings cost less: SIVR charges 0.30% and SLV 0.50%. Bundling four metals into one line item costs a little more than buying one.
- The proportions are set by the trust, and platinum and palladium bring industrial demand swings a gold-only holding does not. You cannot dial the mix yourself.
- No income here. It is a grantor trust holding metal, pays no distributions, and volume is moderate rather than heavy, so spreads deserve a glance.
GLTR Holdings
- Other
- 1
- 100%
- Physical Precious Metals Basket
GLTR Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
GLTR$10,698
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | GLTR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −9.4% |
| 1 month | −5.4% |
| 3 months | +0.7% |
| 1 year | +7.0% |
| 3 years | +30.6% |
| 5 years | +16.2% |
| 10 years | +11.6% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | GLTR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −9.4% | |
| 2025 | +87.2% | |
| 2024 | +20.6% | |
| 2023 | +2.0% | |
| 2022 | −0.2% | |
| 2021 | −9.6% | |
| 2020 | +29.5% |
GLTR in the news
First-Year Review
Kurv's silver fund paid $7.70 in year one and still lagged the metal
Price vs Value
URNJ closed 1.57% below the value of its miners Friday
GLTR Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
GLTR Risk
- 22.8%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.09
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −37.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.68
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
GLTR Cost
0.60%
GLTR0.60%
- The middle half of Physical Commodities funds
- Median 0.60%
4 of the 9 Physical Commodities funds charge less.
Other funds in Physical Commodities
- ASLViShares Silver TrustExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +19.6%
- BPLTMGraniteShares Platinum TrustExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +4.8%
- BYSAGTexas Precious Metals Trust Y'all Street Physical Silver ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return —
- BPPLTabrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +4.7%
- CPALLabrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return −20.5%