Which returned more over the last year, IAU or JAAA?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IAU returned +19.2% and JAAA returned +4.9%, so IAU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IAU or JAAA?

IAU charges 0.25% a year and JAAA charges 0.20%, so JAAA 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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IAU vs JAAA: how they differ

IAU is a commodity fund and JAAA an equity index fund, and over the year IAU returned more, +19.2% against +4.9%.

iShares Gold Trust and Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF.

IAU and JAAA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IAU iShares Gold Trust	JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Janus
What it is	Gold	Henderson AAA CLO
Total return, 1 year	+19.2%	+4.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.7 pts	−12.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.20%
Holdings	not filed	600

IAU in plain words

IAU is a commodity fund tracking the Gold. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 19.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IAU or JAAA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IAU returned +19.2% and JAAA returned +4.9%, so IAU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IAU or JAAA?: IAU charges 0.25% a year and JAAA charges 0.20%, so JAAA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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