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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +15.8% and GLD +2.5%.

Which is cheaper, CGDV or GLD?

CGDV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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CGDV vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CGDV is an actively managed equity fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CGDV returned +15.8% against +2.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $39.1bn for Capital Group Dividend Value ETF and $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares.

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At a glance

+15.8%

CGDV total return, 1 year

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

0.33%

CGDV expense ratio

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CGDV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.3 points; GLD is 3.5 times larger.

CGDV vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGDV	GLD
Return
Measure	CGDV	GLD
Total return, 1 year	+15.8%	+2.5%
Drawdown
Measure	CGDV	GLD
Below its high	3.6%, high on Aug 13, 2026	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CGDV	GLD
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	CGDV	GLD
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$39.1bn	$135.8bn
Holdings
Measure	CGDV	GLD
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	92%
Holdings dated	Aug 31, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.0%

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Side by side

CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF GLD SPDR Gold Shares

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Capital Group State Street

What it is Actively managed Holds gold

Total return, 1 year +15.8% +2.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +27.5% (IWD) +2.7% (IAU)

Gap to its benchmark −11.7 pts vs IWD −0.2 pts vs IAU

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.40%

Holdings 53 not counted

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $39.1bn $135.8bn

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

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About each fund

CGDV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested, against +27.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.

CGDV is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 42.0%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, CGDV or GLD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +15.8% and GLD +2.5%.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or GLD?: CGDV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Where to next

CGDV on its own →GLD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CGDV dividend history →CGDV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CGDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGDV ↗

State Street website ↗

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