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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IJH +13.2%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or IJH?

IJH is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 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 IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and IJH an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJH returned +13.2% against +2.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares and $122.8bn for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+13.2%

IJH total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.05%

IJH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJH costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points; GLD is 1.1 times larger.

GLD vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	IJH
Return
Measure	GLD	IJH
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+13.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	IJH
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026	6.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	IJH
What it tracks	Gold	S&P MidCap 400
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	IJH
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$122.8bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	IJH
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		7.2%

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks the S&P MidCap 400

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +13.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) +12.8% (MDY)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU +0.4 pts vs MDY

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.05%

Holdings not counted 409

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $135.8bn $122.8bn

GLD and IJH 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.

IJH

IJH tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.8% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 409 positions, with the top ten at 7.2%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or IJH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IJH +13.2%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or IJH?: IJH is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 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 →IJH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IJH dividend history →IJH holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

IJH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJH ↗

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