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FGDL vs SGOL: Differences, Returns & Fees

FGDL and SGOL are both commodity funds, and over the year they finished level, −1.5% against −1.1%. Net assets: $424m on Oct 14, 2026 for Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF, and $7.2bn on Oct 13, 2026 for abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF.

FGDL costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.

FGDL vs SGOL: Differences, Returns & Fees
FGDLSGOL
Expense ratio0.15%0.17%
Net assets, FGDL as of Oct 14, 2026 and SGOL as of Oct 13, 2026$424m$7.2bn
Total return, 1 year−1.5%−1.1%
What it tracksGoldGold
Holdings in commonnot published
Below its high24.3%, high on Jan 29, 202624.1%, high on Jan 29, 2026
−1.5%
FGDL total return, 1 year
−1.1%
SGOL total return, 1 year
0.15%
FGDL expense ratio
0.17%
SGOL expense ratio
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FGDL and SGOL are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Size. FGDL has $424m in net assets and SGOL $7.2bn (net assets, FGDL as of Oct 14, 2026 and SGOL as of Oct 13, 2026); SGOL is 17.0 times larger.
  2. What each follows (similar). Both follow Gold.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 14, 2026 FGDL returned −1.5% and SGOL −1.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.4 points.

Data as of Oct 14, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

FGDL
Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF
SGOL
abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer Franklin abrdn
What it is Holds gold Holds gold
Total return, 1 year −1.5% −1.1%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.3% (GLD) −1.3% (GLD)
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs GLD +0.1 pts vs GLD
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.17%
Net assets, FGDL as of Oct 14, 2026 and SGOL as of Oct 13, 2026 $424m $7.2bn

FGDL and SGOL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FGDL

FGDL holds gold. Over the year to Oct 14, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.3% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 14, 2026.

Its expense ratio is 0.15% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

About SGOL

SGOL holds gold. Over the year to Oct 14, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.3% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.1% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 14, 2026.

Its expense ratio is 0.17% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FGDL or SGOL?
In the year to Oct 14, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FGDL returned −1.5% and SGOL −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, FGDL or SGOL?
FGDL 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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Where these figures came from
FGDL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗Franklin website ↗SGOL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗abrdn website ↗

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