Data as of Sep 19, 2026.
CCOR vs GLD: how they differ
Over the year GLD returned more, +19.5% to CCOR's −1.2%, and GLD charges 0.40% to CCOR's 1.16%.
Core Alternative ETF and SPDR Gold Shares.
| CCOR Core Alternative ETF | GLD SPDR Gold Shares | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Alternatives ETF | Core fund |
| Issuer | Core Alternative | State Street |
| What it is | Hedged equity | Holds gold |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.2% | +19.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −17.8 pts | +3.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 1.16% | 0.40% |
| Net assets | $28m | $147.8bn |
CCOR in plain words
CCOR is a hedged equity fund. ETFIQ measures what every alternatives fund is sold on: whether it moves differently from the stock market. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, its weekly returns had a correlation of +0.06 with the S&P 500’s and a beta of +0.04, so for each 1% the index moved it moved about 0.04% the same way. The S&P 500 fell in 22 of those 52 weeks, by 1.24% on average. In the same weeks CCOR rose 0.06% on average, a down-week capture of −4.8%. Over the same 52 weeks CCOR returned −1.0% and a Treasury bill fund +3.6%, so it finished 4.6 percentage points behind cash.
GLD in plain words
GLD holds gold. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +19.5% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. It sat 19.1% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CCOR or GLD?
- In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CCOR returned −1.2% and GLD returned +19.5%, so GLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CCOR or GLD?
- CCOR charges 1.16% a year and GLD charges 0.40%, so GLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are CCOR and GLD the same kind of fund?
- No. CCOR is an alternatives ETF and GLD is a commodity ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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