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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IYW +23.2%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or IYW?

IYW 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 IYW: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and IYW an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYW returned +23.2% against +2.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares and $25.0bn for iShares U.S. Technology ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+23.2%

IYW total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.37%

IYW expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IYW costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.7 points; GLD is 5.4 times larger.

GLD vs IYW: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	IYW
Return
Measure	GLD	IYW
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+23.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	IYW
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026	5.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	IYW
What it tracks	Gold	Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	IYW
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$25.0bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	IYW
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		65.1%

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +23.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) +13.1% (IWB)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU +10.1 pts vs IWB

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.37%

Holdings not counted 150

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $135.8bn $25.0bn

GLD and IYW 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.

IYW

IYW tracks an index of U.S. Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 65.1%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or IYW?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and IYW +23.2%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or IYW?: IYW 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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Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

IYW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IYW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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