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Gold vs FTSE 100
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Over the last 10 years (Oct 17, 2016 → Oct 15, 2026), Gold returned +230.53% and FTSE 100 returned +55.87%. $10,000 in Gold became $33,053; in FTSE 100, $15,587.
Aligned on the sparser series (monthly observations where daily data is unavailable).
Side by side (10Y)
| Metric | Gold | FTSE 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Total return | +230.53% | +55.87% |
| Annualised return (CAGR) | +12.71% | +4.54% |
| $10,000 became | $33,053 | $15,587 |
| Volatility (annualised) | 15.1% | 14.8% |
| Worst drawdown | −26.73% | −36.61% |
| Best year | 2025 (+65.41%) | 2025 (+21.51%) |
| Worst year | 2021 (−4.33%) | 2020 (−14.34%) |
| Correlation of returns | 0.09 | |
Bold marks the higher value. Returns exclude storage, fees and taxes.
How to read this
Both series are rebased to 100 at the first common date in the range, so the chart shows relative performance regardless of price level. Correlation is computed on period-to-period returns of the aligned observations: values near +1 mean the two moved together, near 0 independently, negative in opposite directions.
Where one series is monthly (for example CPI, or metals before daily data begins), the comparison is aligned on the sparser series, so short ranges may contain few observations. Try longer ranges for macro comparisons.
FTSE 100 is a price index: it excludes dividends, which have added about 1–2% a year in recent decades (and more before the 1990s), so the total return of owning the index was higher than this line. Non-US indices are in their own currency while gold is in US dollars, so currency moves are part of the gap.