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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 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 IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and IUSB a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLD returned +2.5% against −1.2%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares and $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points; GLD is 2.7 times larger.

GLD vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	IUSB
Return
Measure	GLD	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	IUSB
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	IUSB
What it tracks	Gold	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	IUSB
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.5% −1.2%

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% 0.06%

Holdings not counted 18338

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $135.8bn $49.8bn

GLD and IUSB 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.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 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 →IUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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