Gold vs S&P 500 Index

GC-F vs GSPC head-to-head — returns and risk, side by side. Over the past year, GSPC is ahead.

24h+0.73%+0.70%
7 days-3.18%-0.18%
30 days-6.79%-0.86%
Year to date-6.89%+12.14%
1 year-2.20%+13.03%
Max drawdown44.40%86.20%
Monthly volatility4.80%5.30%
Positive months56%60%
Best month+13.87% 2008-11+39.14% 1932-08
Worst month-18.01% 2008-10-29.94% 1931-09
Data since20001927

Green marks the better value in each row — the higher return, but the lower drawdown and volatility. Want the full monthly heatmaps side by side? Open the interactive compare tool →