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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDVV returned +13.5% and GLD +2.5%.

Which is cheaper, FDVV or GLD?

FDVV is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FDVV vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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FDVV is an equity index fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FDVV returned +13.5% against +2.5%.

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Net assets: $10.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity High Dividend ETF, and $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares.

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At a glance

+13.5%

FDVV total return, 1 year

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

0.15%

FDVV expense ratio

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FDVV costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.0 points; GLD is 13.9 times larger.

FDVV vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FDVV	GLD
Return
Measure	FDVV	GLD
Total return, 1 year	+13.5%	+2.5%
Drawdown
Measure	FDVV	GLD
Below its high		24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FDVV	GLD
What it tracks	Fidelity High Dividend Index	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	FDVV	GLD
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$10.2bn	$141.7bn
Holdings
Measure	FDVV	GLD
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	87%
Holdings dated	Jul 31, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	33.8%

Method

Side by side

FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF GLD SPDR Gold Shares

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Fidelity State Street

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Holds gold

Total return, 1 year +13.5% +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 0.15% 0.40%

Holdings 95 not counted

Net assets, FDVV as of Sep 30, 2026 and GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 $10.2bn $135.8bn

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

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About each fund

FDVV

FDVV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 95 positions, with the top ten at 33.8%.

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, FDVV or GLD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDVV returned +13.5% and GLD +2.5%.
Which is cheaper, FDVV or GLD?: FDVV is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

FDVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FDVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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State Street website ↗

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