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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IWD +27.5%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or IWD?

IWD is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 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 IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and IWD an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWD returned +27.5% against +2.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares and $83.0bn for iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+27.5%

IWD total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.18%

IWD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWD costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.0 points; GLD is 1.6 times larger.

GLD vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	IWD
Return
Measure	GLD	IWD
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+27.5%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	IWD
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	IWD
What it tracks	Gold	Russell 1000 Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	IWD
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$83.0bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	IWD
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		90%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		29.6%

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks the Russell 1000 value

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +27.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) +27.7% (VONV)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU −0.2 pts vs VONV

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.18%

Holdings not counted 871

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $135.8bn $83.0bn

GLD and IWD 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.

IWD

IWD tracks the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.5% with distributions reinvested, against +27.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 871 positions, with the top ten at 29.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or IWD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IWD +27.5%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or IWD?: IWD is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

IWD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWD ↗

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