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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IWB +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or IWB?

IWB is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 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 IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and IWB an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB returned +13.1% against +2.5%.

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Net assets: $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares, and $49.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.6 points; GLD is 2.8 times larger.

GLD vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	IWB
Return
Measure	GLD	IWB
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	IWB
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	IWB
What it tracks	Gold	Russell 1000 Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	IWB
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$134.6bn	$48.7bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	IWB
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		35.3%

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks the Russell 1000

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) +13.2% (VONE)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU −0.1 pts vs VONE

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.15%

Holdings not counted 1025

Net assets, GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 and IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 $135.8bn $49.1bn

GLD and IWB 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.

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or IWB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IWB +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or IWB?: IWB is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

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