Aberdeen Global High Income Fund Class A (BJBHX) current share price is $7.75. The gold spot price is $4,830.80 per troy ounce. Using the formula: BJBHX in gold = $7.75 × 31.1035 ÷ $4,830.80 = 0.0499 grams of gold per share.
Over the past 20 years, BJBHX has a Real Wealth Growth Rate of -11.16% / yr. This means gold has been a better wealth preserver than holding BJBHX over this period.
"Real Wealth Growth Rate" measures the annualised compound growth rate (CAGR) of a stock when priced in gold — hard money that cannot be printed. A positive value means genuine wealth creation. A negative value means purchasing power is shrinking, even if the dollar price rises.