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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and GLD +2.5%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or GLD?

DGRO is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DGRO vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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DGRO is an equity index fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% against +2.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $44.6bn for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.3 points; GLD is 3.0 times larger.

DGRO vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	GLD
Return
Measure	DGRO	GLD
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	+2.5%
Drawdown
Measure	DGRO	GLD
Below its high		24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	GLD
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	GLD
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$135.8bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	GLD
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%

Method

Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF GLD SPDR Gold Shares

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Holds gold

Total return, 1 year +18.8% +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 0.08% 0.40%

Holdings 393 not counted

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44.6bn $135.8bn

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

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About each fund

DGRO

DGRO tracks an index of Dividend Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 393 positions, with the top ten at 27.2%.

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, DGRO or GLD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and GLD +2.5%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or GLD?: DGRO is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

DGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

State Street website ↗

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