Filed Pursuant To Rule 433
Registration No. 333-217785
January 31, 2018
SPDR® Gold Shares (GLD®) Quarterly Dashboard As of December 31, 2017 By the SPDR Gold Strategy Team Asset Class Returns and Correlations What Happened to Gold in the Fourth Quarter? Gold rallied by 12.66% in 2017 and posted the best annual return since 2010. Gold rose by 0.62% in 4Q 2017 despite a fifth rate hike by the Fed in the current monetary tightening cycle. Bullion prices have increased after every Fed rate hike since 2015. India’s gold imports surged by 67 percent to 855t in 2017 from 2016, according to GFMS data. This came despite the announcement of a 3 percent “Goods and Service Tax” (GST) that came to effect on 1 July 2017. Further demand by the world’s second biggest consumer of gold jewellery could potentially provide underlying support for bullion. Looking ahead, we see the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Tax as a potential short-term headwind for gold prices should the USD strengthen in reaction to Gold Vitals corporations’ repatriation of US Dollars held abroad. However, in the long-term we expect the tax cut and jobs act to be a positive for gold should the focus shift to the ballooning US national debt. Bullion investors may find a buying opportunity in the weeks heading into March 21st FOMC meeting should gold prices dip in reaction to a stronger dollar. Gold investors may also focus on potential monetary policy actions this year by the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan following the release of positive economic data at the end of 2017. “The entire mainland of the US is within the range of our nuclear weapons and the nuclear button is always on the desk of my office. They should accurately be aware that this is not a threat but a reality.” Kim Jong Un states in his annual New Year’s Day speech. Bullion demand could potentially increase if Jawboning from both the US and North Korea continues. GLD Key Facts $34.9B Fund Size* $0.01 30-Day Bid/Ask Spread $889M 30-Day Average Daily Volume *as of December 31, 2017. Source: Bloomberg, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Factors Trend Potential Impact 28-Dec-17 52 Week High 52 Week Low Gold Price (USD/oz) 1291.0 1346.3 1134.6 Gold Bullish Sentiment % 57.1 82.4 15.4 Stock Market Volatility 10.2 16.0 9.1 Gold Spec. Interest (moz) 14.9 27.2 7.4 Crude Oil (USD/bbl) 59.8 60.0 42.5 US Dollar Index 92.6 103.3 91.4 Gold ETF holdings (moz) 76.0 76.3 68.7 10-Year Treasury Yields % 0.46 0.64 0.24 Gold holdings in ETFs represent 25 gold ETFs. Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., SSGA. Indices representing the above asset classes are as follows: Gold = LBMA Afternoon Gold Price as tracked by ICE Benchmark Administration Ltd., Gold Bullish Sentiment (%) = Bloomberg Commodity Sentiment Gold Bullish Readings Index, Stock Market Volatility: SPX Volatility Index, Gold Spec. Interest = Gold Net Speculative Long Positions from the Commitment of Traders Report released by the CFTC, Crude Oil = Bloomberg Generic Front Month Crude Prices, US Dollar Index = The US Dollar Index. 10-Year TIPS Yields = Bloomberg Generic Government 10 Year TIPS Yield Index. (See “Glossary” on Page 4 for details on indices or benchmarks). MOZ represent Million Ounces. Returns Correlation to Gold December (%) Trailing 3-Mo.(%) Trailing 12-Mo.(%) December Correlation Corr. Over Past 3 Months December Trailing 3-Mo. Trailing 12-Mo. USD -0.48 -0.51 -9.40 Moderate Negative Strengthening -0.46 -0.31 -0.28 10-Yr TIPS 0.78 0.96 2.70 Weak Positive Weakening 0.11 0.27 0.36 Commodities 3.69 10.17 10.47 Weak Positive Weakening 0.15 0.27 0.11 Equities 1.51 6.68 20.04 Weak Flat 0.05 -0.17 -0.28 Gold 0.84 0.62 12.66 — — — — — Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., SSGA. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Indices representing the above asset classes are as follows: Gold = LBMA Afternoon Gold Price as tracked by ICE Benchmark Administration Ltd., USD = The US Dollar Index, 10-Year TIPS = S&P 10 Year U.S. TIPS Index Total Return, Commodities = S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index, Equities = S&P 500 Index. In terms of “Strengthening” and “Weakening” correlation, it’s a comparison between the December correlation and the trailing 3-month correlation. It is considered “Strengthening” when the December correlation is greater than 0.2 and greater than the trailing 3-month correlation. It is considered “Weakening” when the December correlation is less than -0.2 and less than the trailing 3-month correlation. It is considered “Flat” when none of the criteria above fits. STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS. SPDR WORLD GOLD COUNCIL State Street Global Advisors
SPDR® Gold Shares (GLD®) Quarterly Dashboard Bullion rallies with equities in 2017 as the US dollar weakens. Figure 1: Gold and US Dollar Index USD/oz USD Index Figure 3: Gold and Commodities — LBMA Gold Price PM (USD/oz) (LHS) — US Dollar Index (RHS) Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., SSGA. — LBMA Gold Price PM (USD/oz) (LHS) — S&P GSCI (RHS) Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., SSGA. Figure 2: Gold and Equities 1,100 Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec 2,000 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 Figure 4: Gold and 10-Year TIPS Yields USD/oz % 0.75 0.60 0.45 0.30 1,160 1,100 Dec Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec 0.15 1,400 1,340 1,280 1,400 1,340 DEC Feb Apr Jun Aug Oct Dec 1,280, 1,220 1,160 1,100 1,220 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 — LBMA Gold Price PM (USD/oz) (LHS) — SPX Index (RHS) Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., SSGA. — LBMA Gold Price PM (USD/oz) (LHS) — US 10-yr TIPS Yields (RHS) Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., SSGA. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Index performance does not represent the performance of any particular exchange traded fund. 106 102 98 94 90 450 425 400 375 350 3,000 2,750 2,500 2,250 2,000 0.75 0.60 0.45 0.30 0.15 State Street Global Advisors
SPDR® Gold Shares (GLD®) Quarterly Dashboard Gold ETFs saw US$8.2 billion of net inflows in 2017, with European gold ETFs taking ~70% of the flows. Figure 5: Stock Market Volatility USD/oz VIX Index Figure 7: Gold Sentiment 1,100 Dec 2016 Feb 2017 Apr 2017 Jun 2017 Aug 2017 Oct 2017 Dec 0 2017 — LBMA Gold Price PM (USD/oz) (LHS) — VIX Index (RHS) Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., SSGA. — LBMA Gold Price PM (USD/oz) (LHS) — Gold Bullish Sentiment (RHS) Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., SSGA. Figure 6: COMEX Positioning Moz USD/oz Figure 8: Gold ETF Holdings1 USD/oz Moz 80 2,150 LBMA Gold Price PM (USD/oz) (RHS) 1,400 78 Long (LHS) Short (LHS) — Net Position (LHS) Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P.,CFTC and SSGA. — Gold, US$/oz (LHS) — Gold Holdings in ETFs (RHS) Source: Bloomberg Finance L.P., SSGA. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Index performance does not represent the performance of any particular exchange traded fund. State Street Global Advisors
SPDR® Gold Shares (GLD®) Quarterly Dashboard Figure 9: SPDR® Gold Shares Performance as of December 31, 2017 1 Month (%) QTD (%) YTD (%) 1 Year (%) 3 Years (%) 5 Years (%) 10 Years (%) Since Inception 11/18/2004 (%) NAV 1.24 0.94 11.41 11.41 2.22 -5.25 4.06 8.11 Market Value 2.11 1.70 12.81 12.81 2.87 -5.26 4.15 8.05 LBMA Gold Price PM 0.84 0.62 12.66 12.66 2.29 -4.87 4.47 8.51 Source: spdrs.com. Performance quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so you may have a gain or loss when shares are sold. Current performance may be higher or lower than that quoted. Visit spdrs.com for most recent month-end performance. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. The market price used to calculate the Market Value return is the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the exchange on which the shares of the Fund are listed for trading, as of the time that the Fund’s NAV is calculated. If you trade your shares at another time, your return may differ. Gross Expense Ratio: 0.40%. Glossary Bloomberg Commodity Sentiment Gold Bullish Readings Index A weekly measure of analysts and traders who are bullish on gold that is compiled by Bloomberg News. The number of participants in the survey may vary. COMEX The main futures market for trading metals such including gold, silver, copper and aluminum. Gold Bullish Sentiment A measure of gold market sentiment created and published by Bloomberg. The weekly survey measures the percentage of gold analysts and traders who are bullish, bearish or neutral on gold. ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index A fixed-income benchmark created by the Intercontinental Exchange, or ICE, that focuses on debt issued by the US Department of the Treasury. The index includes only US dollar denominated, fixed-rate securities that have a minimum term to maturity greater than seven years and less than or equal to 10 years. LBMA Gold Price The LBMA Gold Price is determined twice each business day (10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. London time) by the participants in a physically settled, electronic and tradable auction administered by the IBA using a bidding process that determines the price of gold by matching buy and sell orders submitted by the participants for the applicable auction time. Long Gold Positions Speculative long positions on gold and other futures are recorded in the weekly Commitment of Traders Report published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, and measure the amount of gold ounces that are represented by gold futures that will be profitable should the price of gold rise. Net Positions Net positions in gold futures and other futures markets is the difference between the number of speculative long and speculative short positions. The data, found in the weekly Commitment of Traders Report, are published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC. S&P Goldman Sachs Commodity Index, or S&P GSCI A production-weighted index launched in 1992 that tracks the performance of 24 commodity futures contracts. The index, tilts to commodities that are more heavily produced globally, so its weights more heavily to crude oil than, say, to cocoa. Short Gold Positions Speculative short positions on gold and other futures are recorded in the weekly Commitment of Traders Report published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, and measure the amount of gold ounces that are represented by gold futures that will be profitable should the price of gold fall. US Dollar Index The US Dollar Index (DXY) Index measures the performance of the US Dollar against a basket of currencies: the euro (EUR), the Japanese yen (JPY), the British pound sterling (GBP), the Canadian dollar (CAD), the Swiss Franc (CHF) and the Swedish krona (SEK). US Generic Government 10 Year Yields Index A fixed-income index compiled by Bloomberg that measures yields of generic US, on-the-run, government notes and bond indices. Yields are yield to maturity and pre-tax, are based on the ask side of the market and are updated intraday. Yields included in the index are precise to 4 decimal places. US 10-Year Treasury Note Yield (Used in Macro Sensitivity) The interest rate paid to holders of U.S. 10 Year Treasury Notes. The rate is comprised of Generic United States on-the-run government 10 Year Treasuries. The yield quoted is yield to maturity and on a pre-tax basis. SPX Volatility Index VIX, or CBOE Volatility Index The SPX Volatility Index, also called the VIX or the CBOE Volatility Index, is a measure of the market’s expectation of 30-day volatility. It is constructed using the implied volatilities of a wide range of S&P 500 index options. Email USSPDR-Gold@ssga.com State Street Global Advisors
SPDR® Gold Shares (GLD®) Quarterly Dashboard * We define Trend as a comparison between end-of-month; 50-day; and 200-day readings for each factor. A positive trend is identified if either the end-of month reading is greater than the 50-day reading or if the 50-day reading is greater than the 200-day reading. We identify a negative trend when either the end-of month reading is less than the 50-day reading or when the 50-day reading is less than the 200-day reading. We define a flat trend as instances when the prevailing movement is neither positive nor negative. ** We define “Potential Impact” as the possible impact each of the trends may have on the price of gold. *** Gold holdings in ETFs are represented by the securities tracked by Bloomberg Financial L.P. that, together, make up 25 global ETFs. **** We view the correlation coefficient as a metric that measures the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables. We believe it measures the degree to which the deviations of one variable from its mean are related to those of a different variable from its respective mean. We consider a correlation between -1.0 to -0.5 or 0.5 to 1.0 to be “strong;” one between -0.5 to -0.3 or 0.3 to 0.5 to be “moderate;” and one between -0.3 to -0.1 or 0.1 to 0.3 to be “weak.” We view a correlation coefficient between -0.1 to 0.1 as having “no correlation” or a “very weak” correlation. * Gold holdings in ETFs are represented by the securities tracked by Bloomberg Financial L.P. that, together, make up 25 global ETFs. State Street Global Advisors
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