UBS ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Jan 2013, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in UBS ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $21,332 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 7.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Jan 2013, $10,000 became $16,282 reinvested (3.6% a year), or $10,878 taking the dividends as cash, $7,603 of it paid out along the way.
GLDI became
$16,282
S&P 500: $63,731
Return a year
3.6%
S&P 500: 14.4%
Payouts reinvested
$17,219
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Worst drop
-31.1%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Jan 2013 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | GLDI total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −7.4% | $3,510 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +34.2% | $2,599 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +18.7% | $1,385 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +8.9% | $1,050 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −1.1% | $1,293 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −3.4% | $1,033 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +23.2% | $1,378 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +14.4% | $601 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −0.5% | $389 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +8.9% | $566 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +0.9% | $1,105 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −6.2% | $658 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −3.3% | $841 | +13.5% |
| 2013 (part) | −24.1% | $811 | +25.9% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: GLDI total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in UBS ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI) at the end of Jan 2013, with dividends reinvested, was worth $16,282 at the end of Oct 2026: 3.6% a year, against $63,731 (14.4% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, GLDI turned $10,000 into $21,332 with dividends reinvested, 7.9% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, GLDI returned 10.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking GLDI's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $10,878, including $7,603 of cash received; reinvesting added $5,404.
- GLDI's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (34.2%) and its worst 2015 (-6.2%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "UBS ETRACS Gold Shares Covered Call ETN (GLDI) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/GLDI/total-return
GLDI total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in GLDI 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $21,332 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 7.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $6,615 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is GLDI's total return since Jan 2013?
63% in total, or 3.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 67%.
How much of GLDI's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Jan 2013. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $5,404 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was GLDI's worst year?
2015, at -6.2% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 1.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -31.1%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.