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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +19.1% and IDEV returned +18.7%, so GLD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GLD or IDEV?

GLD charges 0.40% a year and IDEV charges 0.04%, so IDEV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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GLD vs IDEV: how they differ

GLD is a commodity fund and IDEV an equity index fund, and over the year they finished level, +19.1% against +18.7%.

SPDR Gold Shares and iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF.

GLD and IDEV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GLD SPDR Gold Shares	IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	iShares
What it is	Gold	Core MSCI International Developed Markets
Total return, 1 year	+19.1%	+18.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.6 pts	+1.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.04%
Holdings	not filed	2268

GLD in plain words

GLD is a commodity fund tracking the Gold. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. It sat 19.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IDEV in plain words

IDEV is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2268 positions, with the top ten at 10.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or IDEV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +19.1% and IDEV returned +18.7%, so GLD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GLD or IDEV?: GLD charges 0.40% a year and IDEV charges 0.04%, so IDEV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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