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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and HDV +29.4%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or HDV?

HDV 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

GLD vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and HDV an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% against +2.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares and $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.9 points; GLD is 8.5 times larger.

GLD vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	HDV
Return
Measure	GLD	HDV
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+29.4%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	HDV
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	HDV
What it tracks	Gold	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	HDV
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$15.9bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	HDV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		90%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		55.6%

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +29.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU not measured

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.08%

Holdings not counted 77

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $135.8bn $15.9bn

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

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About each fund

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.

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or HDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and HDV +29.4%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or HDV?: HDV 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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GLD on its own →HDV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HDV dividend history →HDV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

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