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GLD IMF \n Expense ratio 0.40% 0.65% \n Net assets, as of Nov 4, 2026 $135.0bn $307m \n Total return, 1 year +2.5% +18.2% \n What it tracks Gold n","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, GLD against IMF, data as of Nov 5, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/gld-vs-imf","a":{"ticker":"GLD","name":"SPDR Gold Shares","issuer":"State Street","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-11-05","verdict":"GLD holds gold and returned +2.5% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gld","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+2.5%","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.40%","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u221224.3%","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$135.0bn","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Nov 4, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"The price of gold, measured by IAU, which also holds gold","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"b":{"ticker":"IMF","name":"Invesco Managed Futures Strategy ETF","issuer":"Invesco","desk":"alternatives","as_of":"2026-11-05","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 5, 2026, IMF returned 18.2%. When the S&P 500 fell, it fell 26% as much.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/imf","key_facts":[{"label":"Correlation with the S&P 500","value":"+0.42","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Beta to the S&P 500","value":"+0.30","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Down-week capture","value":"26.1%","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against T-bills, 52 weeks","value":"+14.3 pts","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.1%","as_of":"2026-11-05","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment, ex-date Dec 22, 2025","value":"$0.4641","as_of":"2025-12-22","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$307m","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 4, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.65%","as_of":"2026-02-26","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 26, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/gld-vs-imf"}