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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and GLD +2.5%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or GLD?

GLD is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EZU vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EZU is an equity index fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% against +2.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $9.2bn for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF and $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLD costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points; GLD is 14.8 times larger.

EZU vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	GLD
Return
Measure	EZU	GLD
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+2.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	GLD
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	GLD
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	GLD
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$135.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	GLD
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%

Method

Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF GLD SPDR Gold Shares

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Holds gold

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +2.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +2.7% (IAU)

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX −0.2 pts vs IAU

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.40%

Holdings 216 not counted

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $135.8bn

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

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About each fund

EZU

EZU tracks the MSCI Eurozone. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 216 positions, with the top ten at 30.5%. It sat 8.7% below its high of Aug 14, 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, EZU or GLD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and GLD +2.5%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or GLD?: GLD is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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State Street website ↗

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