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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or IGSB?

IGSB 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 IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and IGSB a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLD returned +2.5% against +1.3%.

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Net assets: $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares, and $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; GLD is 5.7 times larger.

GLD vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	IGSB
Return
Measure	GLD	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+1.3%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	IGSB
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	IGSB
What it tracks	Gold	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$134.6bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	IGSB
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares IGSB iShares 1-5 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 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +1.3%

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 4781

Net assets, GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $135.8bn $23.7bn

GLD and IGSB 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.

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or IGSB?: IGSB 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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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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