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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or JNK?

Neither: GLD and JNK both charge 0.40% a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GLD vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

GLD is a commodity fund and JNK a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLD returned +2.5% against +1.7%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares and $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.40% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; GLD is far larger, $135.8bn against $5.9bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GLD vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	JNK
Return
Measure	GLD	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	JNK
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	JNK
What it tracks	Gold	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	JNK
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	JNK
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Holds gold Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.40%

Holdings not counted 1142

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $135.8bn $5.9bn

GLD and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Alert

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.

JNK

JNK tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or JNK?: Neither: GLD and JNK both charge 0.40% a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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