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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and INDA −14.2%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or INDA?

GLD is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 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 INDA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and INDA an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLD returned +2.5% against −14.2%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares and $5.8bn for iShares MSCI India ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

−14.2%

INDA total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.61%

INDA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLD costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.7 points; GLD is far larger, $135.8bn against $5.8bn.

GLD vs INDA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	INDA
Return
Measure	GLD	INDA
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	−14.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	INDA
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026	20.4%, high on Sep 26, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	INDA
What it tracks	Gold	MSCI India Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	INDA
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.61%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$5.8bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	INDA
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		34.8%

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares INDA iShares MSCI India ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks the MSCI India

Total return, 1 year +2.5% −14.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) +16.3% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU −30.5 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.61%

Holdings not counted 166

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $135.8bn $5.8bn

GLD and INDA 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.

INDA

INDA tracks the MSCI India. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −14.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% 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 166 positions, with the top ten at 34.8%. It sat 20.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or INDA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and INDA −14.2%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or INDA?: GLD is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

INDA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

INDA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for INDA ↗

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