Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Gold-backed exchange-traded funds are experiencing unprecedented demand, highlighted by the SPDR Gold Shares ETF recording its second-highest trading volume ever on Thursday, Oct. 9th. The fund saw an astonishing $12.5 billion in volume, a level not witnessed since 2013, indicating a massive surge in investor interest in the yellow metal. GLD Outpaces Mag 7’s Trading Volume This single ETF’s trading activ ...