Performance analysis of BAR (GraniteShares Gold Shares)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, BAR has had an average annual return of +27.54%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.
Over the past 5 years, BAR has had an average annual return of +17.52%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Since Aug 31, 2017, BAR has had an average annual return of +13.36%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.06% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5.34% | +64.12% | +26.97% | +12.96% | -0.55% | -3.91% | +25.01% | +18.16% | -1.86% | -1.15% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +12.31% | +8.68% | -11.05% | -1.54% | -1.54% | -11.61% | +1.74% | -5.34% | |||||
| 2025 | +6.80% | +1.92% | +9.44% | +5.38% | +0% | +0.43% | -0.61% | +5.03% | +11.71% | +3.63% | +5.35% | +2.26% | +64.12% |
| 2024 | -1.37% | +0.50% | +8.66% | +3.01% | +1.68% | -0.17% | +5.36% | +2.11% | +5.14% | +4.35% | -3.13% | -1.38% | +26.97% |
| 2023 | +5.76% | -5.27% | +7.88% | +0.93% | -1.32% | -2.16% | +2.21% | -1.19% | -4.79% | +7.39% | +2.54% | +1.29% | +12.96% |
| 2022 | -1.66% | +6.17% | +1.31% | -2.03% | -3.24% | -1.59% | -2.52% | -2.97% | -2.78% | -1.82% | +8.47% | +2.91% | -0.55% |
| 2021 | -3.07% | -6.23% | -1.11% | +3.53% | +7.63% | -7.03% | +2.44% | -0% | -3.22% | +1.44% | -0.68% | +3.30% | -3.91% |
| 2020 | +4.63% | -0.58% | -0.13% | +6.88% | +2.80% | +2.84% | +10.77% | -0.41% | -4.19% | -0.48% | -5.31% | +6.90% | +25.01% |
| 2019 | +2.93% | -0.56% | -1.52% | -0.70% | +1.72% | +8.07% | +0.07% | +7.82% | -3.10% | +2.31% | -3.13% | +3.64% | +18.16% |
| 2018 | +3.33% | -2.21% | +0.48% | -0.34% | -1.55% | -3.53% | -2.33% | -2.10% | -0.58% | +1.81% | +0.59% | +4.91% | -1.86% |
| 2017 | +0% | -2.74% | -0.90% | +0.37% | +2.18% | -1.15% |
Drawdown analysis of BAR (GraniteShares Gold Shares)
The maximum drawdown for the BAR was -26.32%, occurring on Jul 16, 2026. This drawdown has not yet recovered.
The current BAR drawdown is -24.34%.
Since Aug 31, 2017 BAR has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 5 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -26.32% | Jan 29, 2026 | 115 | Jul 16, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -21.52% | Aug 6, 2020 | 538 | Sep 26, 2022 | 315 | Dec 27, 2023 | 853 |
| -13.46% | Jan 24, 2018 | 142 | Aug 16, 2018 | 211 | Jun 20, 2019 | 353 |
| -12.45% | Mar 9, 2020 | 8 | Mar 19, 2020 | 15 | Apr 9, 2020 | 23 |
| -10.05% | Oct 20, 2025 | 11 | Nov 4, 2025 | 33 | Dec 22, 2025 | 44 |
| -8.37% | Sep 8, 2017 | 66 | Dec 12, 2017 | 28 | Jan 24, 2018 | 94 |
| -8.03% | Oct 30, 2024 | 12 | Nov 15, 2024 | 49 | Jan 30, 2025 | 61 |
| -7.11% | Apr 21, 2025 | 17 | May 14, 2025 | 21 | Jun 13, 2025 | 38 |
| -6.52% | Sep 4, 2019 | 58 | Nov 25, 2019 | 27 | Jan 6, 2020 | 85 |
| -5.71% | May 20, 2024 | 13 | Jun 7, 2024 | 25 | Jul 16, 2024 | 38 |
| -4.86% | Mar 31, 2025 | 5 | Apr 7, 2025 | 3 | Apr 10, 2025 | 8 |
| -4.86% | Dec 26, 2025 | 3 | Dec 31, 2025 | 7 | Jan 12, 2026 | 10 |
| -4.84% | Jun 13, 2025 | 31 | Jul 30, 2025 | 22 | Aug 29, 2025 | 53 |
| -4.79% | Feb 24, 2020 | 4 | Feb 28, 2020 | 4 | Mar 5, 2020 | 8 |
| -4.35% | Jul 16, 2024 | 7 | Jul 25, 2024 | 12 | Aug 12, 2024 | 19 |
| -4.19% | Apr 16, 2024 | 10 | Apr 30, 2024 | 13 | May 17, 2024 | 23 |
| -4.18% | Dec 27, 2023 | 33 | Feb 14, 2024 | 11 | Mar 1, 2024 | 44 |
| -3.96% | May 20, 2020 | 11 | Jun 5, 2020 | 11 | Jun 22, 2020 | 22 |
| -3.23% | Feb 24, 2025 | 4 | Feb 28, 2025 | 9 | Mar 13, 2025 | 13 |
| -2.90% | Apr 23, 2020 | 5 | Apr 30, 2020 | 11 | May 15, 2020 | 16 |
| -2.70% | Jun 25, 2019 | 4 | Jul 1, 2019 | 11 | Jul 17, 2019 | 15 |
| -2.42% | Sep 26, 2024 | 9 | Oct 9, 2024 | 5 | Oct 16, 2024 | 14 |
| -2.33% | Apr 14, 2020 | 3 | Apr 17, 2020 | 4 | Apr 23, 2020 | 7 |
| -2.30% | Jul 18, 2019 | 9 | Jul 31, 2019 | 1 | Aug 1, 2019 | 10 |
| -2.09% | Jan 31, 2020 | 2 | Feb 4, 2020 | 9 | Feb 18, 2020 | 11 |