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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and GLD +2.5%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or GLD?

BSV is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSV vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV is a bond index fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLD returned +2.5% against +1.0%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; GLD is 3.1 times larger.

BSV vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	GLD
Return
Measure	BSV	GLD
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+2.5%
Drawdown
Measure	BSV	GLD
Below its high		24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	GLD
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	GLD
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$141.7bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	GLD
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF GLD SPDR Gold Shares

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Vanguard State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Holds gold

Total return, 1 year +1.0% +2.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +2.7% (IAU)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs IAU

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.40%

Holdings 3157 not counted

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.4bn $135.8bn

BSV and GLD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

GLD

Its expense ratio is 0.40% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

GLD holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +2.7% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.7% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or GLD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and GLD +2.5%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or GLD?: BSV is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BSV ↗

State Street website ↗

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