Can I buy SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) as a token — and from which issuers?
Yes — SPDR Gold Shares ETF exists as a token from 9 issuers in our data: GLDx (Backed), AGLD (Anchored Finance), GLD.RP (BG El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.), GLD (Dinari), tGLD (MIO 3 MARKETS 1 S.A.S. de C.V.), m.GLD (Monetae Securities, S.A. de C.V.), GLDon (Ondo Global Markets), GLDR (Remora Markets) and 1 more, on 10 chains (Solana, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Mantle, Monad …). 1 is for accredited or professional investors only. Lowest stated minimum: $1. None registers a SPDR Gold Shares ETF unit in your own name — you hold a claim on the issuer, so the issuer’s structure and terms matter as much as the stock.
SPDR Gold Shares ETF units exist as tokens from many issuers. They are not the same product: some are tracker certificates backed by a share held in custody, some are claims on a special-purpose vehicle, some are derivatives inside a broker’s app, and one or two are issued by a transfer agent on behalf of the company. They also differ in chain, in who the issuer says it offers them to, and in whether you need KYC to buy. The table lists every version we have; each row links to its own page with the issuer’s source.
Figures from our live dataset · data as of 2026-10-16 · not investment advice
| Token | Issuer | Yield / return | Minimum | KYC to buy | Chain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLDx Gold ETF (xStocks GLDx) | Backed / Kraken (xStocks) | Price return (gold) | ~$1 | Not stated | Solana (+Ethereum, BNB, Arbitrum, Mantle) |
| AGLD SPDR Gold Shares aStock | Anchored Finance (aStock) | Price return | — | Not stated | Arbitrum / Monad / Ethereum (+3) |
| GLD.RP SPDR Gold Shares (Reality rGLD) | BG El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. (Reality) | Price return | — | Not stated | Arbitrum |
| GLD SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares (Dinari GLD) | Dinari | — | — | KYC required | ethereum / base / arbitrum-one / avalanche / hyperevm |
| tGLD GLD token by MIO 3 MARKETS 1 (tGLD) | MIO 3 MARKETS 1 S.A.S. de C.V. | Price return | — | Not stated | — |
| m.GLD GLD token by Monetae Securities, S.A. de C.V. (m.GLD) | Monetae Securities, S.A. de C.V. | Price return | — | Not stated | — |
| GLDon SPDR Gold Shares (Ondo GLDon) | Ondo Global Markets (BVI) | Price return | — | Not stated | Ethereum / BNB Chain / Solana (+1) |
| GLDR Gold rStock | Remora Markets | Price return | — | Not stated | Solana |
| GLD.RH SPDR Gold Trust • Robinhood Token | Robinhood Assets (Jersey) Limited | Price return | — | Not stated | Robinhood Chain |
More questions
Is a GLD token the same as owning SPDR Gold Shares ETF units?
No. A token tracks the price, but the legal claim is on the token’s issuer — a tracker certificate, an SPV share, or a derivative — not a unit in your name with a broker. Voting rights are usually not passed on; dividends are paid out, reinvested or not passed on depending on the issuer.
Where can I trade GLD tokens?
Depends on the issuer: some trade on decentralised exchanges on their chain, some only inside the issuer’s or a partner exchange’s app. Each token’s page in the table names where it trades.
Which of them can I buy without KYC?
None of them is stated as buyable without KYC. 1 explicitly require it.