GLD Fail-to-Deliver
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry, with a market capitalization near $155.84B, listed on AMEX, carrying a beta of 0.16 to the broader market. The investment objective of SPDR Gold Trust (the "Trust") is for the shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust's expensesThe first US traded gold ETF and the first US-listed ETF backed by a physical assetFor many investors, the costs associated with buying GLD shares in the secondary market and the payment of the Trust's ongoing expenses may be lower than the costs associated with buying, storing and insuring physical gold in a traditional allocated gold bullion account public since 2004-11-18.
Fail-to-deliver (FTD) data from the SEC tracks settlement failures where shares were not delivered within the standard settlement period. Persistent FTDs may indicate naked short selling or settlement issues and are monitored by regulators.
- Latest Date
- 2026-04-30
- Latest FTD Quantity
- 100
- Latest Price
- $417.41
- 30-Day Avg FTD
- 54.3K
- 30-Day Total FTD
- 1.6M
Showing 30 days of SEC fail-to-deliver data for SPDR Gold Shares.
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GLD most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $418.00 | May 22, 2026 | 31.3K | 1.1K | 22.9% | $5.40 | $5.65 |
Top 1 contracts from the ORATS-sourced nightly scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked GLD fail to deliver questions
- What is the latest GLD fail-to-deliver count?
- As of Apr 30, 2026, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) fail-to-deliver quantity is 100 shares, with a 30-day average of 54.3K shares. The SEC publishes FTD data twice monthly: first-half data at month-end, second-half around the 15th of the following month.
- What is the FTD aggregate net balance?
- FTD figures represent the aggregate net balance in NSCC's Continuous Net Settlement (CNS) system, not the gross failed-share count. The published numbers run 2-6 weeks stale relative to the underlying settlement date.
- How do GLD FTDs affect options pricing?
- Persistent FTDs flag hard-to-borrow conditions that distort put-call parity: in HTB names, synthetic long stock (long call + short put at the same strike) trades below the frictionless-parity price by approximately the borrow rebate. The discount equals the lending revenue forgone by holding the synthetic instead of actual shares. Reg SHO threshold-list inclusion follows from sustained FTD persistence.