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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IYE +58.8%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or IYE?

IYE is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 IYE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and IYE an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYE returned +58.8% against +2.5%.

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Net assets: $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares, and $1.8bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Energy ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+58.8%

IYE total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.37%

IYE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IYE costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 56.3 points; GLD is far larger, $135.8bn against $1.8bn.

GLD vs IYE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	IYE
Return
Measure	GLD	IYE
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+58.8%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	IYE
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	IYE
What it tracks	Gold	Russell 1000 Energy RIC 22
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	IYE
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$1.8bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	IYE
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		67%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		71.5%

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of U.S. Energy

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +58.8%

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% 0.37%

Holdings not counted 41

Net assets, GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 and IYE as of Oct 28, 2026 $135.8bn $1.8bn

GLD and IYE 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.

IYE

IYE tracks an index of U.S. Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 67% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 41 positions, with the top ten at 71.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or IYE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IYE +58.8%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or IYE?: IYE is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 →IYE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IYE dividend history →IYE holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

IYE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IYE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IYE ↗

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