Which returned more over the last year, BND or GLD?

Name: ETFIQ comparison of BND and GLD
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In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned +1.3% and GLD returned +24.5%, so GLD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

BND vs GLD

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and SPDR Gold Shares.

BND and GLD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	GLD SPDR Gold Shares
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Gold
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+24.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.7 pts	+4.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	not published

BND in plain words

BND is a bond fund tracking US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

GLD in plain words

GLD is a commodity fund tracking Gold. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 18.0% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or GLD?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned +1.3% and GLD returned +24.5%, so GLD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BND against GLD, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/BND-GLD.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. ETFIQ publishes the same fields for every fund and suggests no allocation. Standards and sources