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CGDV vs IAU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CGDV is an actively managed equity fund and IAU a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CGDV returned +15.8% against +2.7%.

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Net assets: $39.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Capital Group Dividend Value ETF, and $60.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Gold Trust.

CGDV on its own →IAU on its own →
At a glance
+15.8%
CGDV total return, 1 year
+2.7%
IAU total return, 1 year
0.33%
CGDV expense ratio
0.25%
IAU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IAU costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.1 points; IAU is 1.5 times larger.

CGDV vs IAU: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureCGDVIAU
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.8%+2.7%
Drawdown
Below its high3.6%, high on Aug 13, 202624.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedGold
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.33%0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$39.1bn$60.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight92%
Holdings datedAug 31, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund42.0%

Method

Side by side

CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF IAU iShares Gold Trust
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer Capital Group iShares
What it is Actively managed Holds gold
Total return, 1 year +15.8% +2.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +27.5% (IWD) +2.5% (GLD)
Gap to its benchmark −11.7 pts vs IWD +0.2 pts vs GLD
Expense ratio 0.33% 0.25%
Holdings 53 not counted
Net assets, CGDV as of Oct 27, 2026 and IAU as of Oct 28, 2026 $39.1bn $60.1bn

CGDV and IAU 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.

IAU

Its expense ratio is 0.25% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

IAU holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +2.5% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or IAU?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +15.8% and IAU +2.7%.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or IAU?
IAU is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 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 →IAU 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 ↗
iShares page for IAU ↗

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