{"id":162553,"date":"2025-07-13T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=162553"},"modified":"2025-07-13T14:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T11:43:00","slug":"gold-beats-u-s-stock-market-over-25-years-even-with-dividends-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/gold-beats-u-s-stock-market-over-25-years-even-with-dividends-included\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Beats U.S. Stock Market Over 25 Years, Even With Dividends Included"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to data shared by Barchart, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) has delivered a cumulative return of approximately 596.58%, surpassing the 556.83% gain posted by the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) over the same period.<\/p>\n

The chart tracks data<\/a><\/strong> from 2000 to July 2025 and accounts for total returns, making gold\u2019s outperformance particularly notable given the common belief that equities, with reinvested dividends, consistently outperform commodities over long periods.<\/p>\n

Several factors have contributed to gold\u2019s impressive multi-decade run. These include the 2008 financial crisis, a decade of low interest rates and quantitative easing, pandemic-era stimulus measures, and persistent inflationary pressures.<\/p>\n

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Gold has historically been seen as a hedge against currency debasement and systemic risk\u2014conditions that have repeatedly surfaced since the early 2000s.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the S&P 500 has delivered strong gains driven by technological innovation and corporate earnings, but also experienced sharp corrections during the Dot-com bust, Global Financial Crisis, and COVID crash.<\/p>\n