SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) 10-Q 2017 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of SPDR^® Gold Trust (the “Trust”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending December 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Samantha McDonald, chief financial officer and treasurer of World Gold Trust Services, LLC, the sponsor of the Trust, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Trust.

/s/ Samantha McDonald*

Samantha McDonald**

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer)

January 27, 2017

* The originally executed copy of this Certification will be maintained at the Sponsor’s offices and will be made available for inspection upon request.

** The Registrant is a trust and Ms. McDonald is signing in her capacity as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of World Gold Trust Services, LLC, the sponsor of the Trust.