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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +19.1% and PDBC returned +55.2%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GLD or PDBC?

GLD charges 0.40% a year and PDBC charges 0.59%, so GLD 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 PDBC: how they differ

GLD is a commodity fund and PDBC an equity index fund, and over the year PDBC returned more, +55.2% against +19.1%.

SPDR Gold Shares and Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.

GLD and PDBC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GLD SPDR Gold Shares	PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Invesco
What it is	Gold	Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy
Total return, 1 year	+19.1%	+55.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.6 pts	+37.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.59%

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.

PDBC in plain words

PDBC is an index equity fund tracking the Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or PDBC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +19.1% and PDBC returned +55.2%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GLD or PDBC?: GLD charges 0.40% a year and PDBC charges 0.59%, so GLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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