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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +25.0% and GLD +2.5%.

Which is cheaper, FTEC or GLD?

FTEC 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

FTEC vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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FTEC is an equity index fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FTEC returned +25.0% against +2.5%.

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Net assets: $22.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, and $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares.

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At a glance

+25.0%

FTEC total return, 1 year

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

0.08%

FTEC expense ratio

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FTEC costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.5 points; GLD is 6.4 times larger.

FTEC vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTEC	GLD
Return
Measure	FTEC	GLD
Total return, 1 year	+25.0%	+2.5%
Drawdown
Measure	FTEC	GLD
Below its high	4.9%, high on Oct 6, 2026	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FTEC	GLD
What it tracks	MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	FTEC	GLD
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$22.1bn	$141.7bn
Holdings
Measure	FTEC	GLD
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	88%
Holdings dated	Jul 31, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	62.2%

Method

Side by side

FTEC Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF GLD SPDR Gold Shares

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Fidelity State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Information Technology Holds gold

Total return, 1 year +25.0% +2.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +24.7% (VGT) +2.7% (IAU)

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs VGT −0.2 pts vs IAU

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.40%

Holdings 281 not counted

Net assets, FTEC as of Sep 30, 2026 and GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 $22.1bn $135.8bn

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

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About each fund

FTEC

FTEC tracks the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.0% with distributions reinvested, against +24.7% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 281 positions, with the top ten at 62.2%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Oct 6, 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, FTEC or GLD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +25.0% and GLD +2.5%.
Which is cheaper, FTEC or GLD?: FTEC 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

FTEC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTEC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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