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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and GLD +2.5%.

Which is cheaper, DVY or GLD?

DVY is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 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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DVY vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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DVY is an equity index fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% against +2.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $23.4bn for iShares Select Dividend ETF and $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares.

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At a glance

+17.1%

DVY total return, 1 year

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

0.38%

DVY expense ratio

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DVY costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.6 points; GLD is 5.8 times larger.

DVY vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DVY	GLD
Return
Measure	DVY	GLD
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	+2.5%
Drawdown
Measure	DVY	GLD
Below its high		24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DVY	GLD
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	DVY	GLD
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$23.4bn	$135.8bn
Holdings
Measure	DVY	GLD
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	80%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	19.7%

Method

Side by side

DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF GLD SPDR Gold Shares

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of US dividend Holds gold

Total return, 1 year +17.1% +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 0.38% 0.40%

Holdings 101 not counted

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.4bn $135.8bn

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

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About each fund

DVY

DVY tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.7%.

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, DVY or GLD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and GLD +2.5%.
Which is cheaper, DVY or GLD?: DVY is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

DVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DVY ↗

State Street website ↗

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