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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IDEV +13.4%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or IDEV?

IDEV is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 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 IDEV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and IDEV an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IDEV returned +13.4% against +2.5%.

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Net assets: $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares, and $34.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+13.4%

IDEV total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.04%

IDEV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IDEV costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.9 points; GLD is 4.0 times larger.

GLD vs IDEV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	IDEV
Return
Measure	GLD	IDEV
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+13.4%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	IDEV
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	IDEV
What it tracks	Gold	MSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	IDEV
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$134.6bn	$33.7bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	IDEV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		10.9%

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +13.4%

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

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU −0.9 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.04%

Holdings not counted 2317

Net assets, GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 and IDEV as of Oct 28, 2026 $135.8bn $34.0bn

GLD and IDEV 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.

IDEV

IDEV tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 2,317 positions, with the top ten at 10.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or IDEV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IDEV +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or IDEV?: IDEV is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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GLD on its own →IDEV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IDEV dividend history →IDEV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

IDEV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IDEV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IDEV ↗

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