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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IGIB −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or IGIB?

IGIB 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 IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and IGIB a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLD returned +2.5% against −1.8%.

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Net assets: $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares, and $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGIB costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.3 points; GLD is 6.9 times larger.

GLD vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	IGIB
Return
Measure	GLD	IGIB
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	IGIB
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	IGIB
What it tracks	Gold	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	IGIB
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$134.6bn	$19.5bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	IGIB
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.5% −1.8%

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% 0.04%

Holdings not counted 3064

Net assets, GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 $135.8bn $19.5bn

GLD and IGIB 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.

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or IGIB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IGIB −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or IGIB?: IGIB 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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Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

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