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The fund that reshaped the gold market

The rise and fall of GLD exchange-traded fund mirrors metal’s appeal

The first US exchange-traded fund to give investors a stake in gold was the fastest-growing financial product of its kind when it launched 10 years ago.

Today, SPDR Gold Trust, better known by its ticker symbol GLD, is the fastest-shrinking.

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