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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and ONEQ +12.7%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or ONEQ?

ONEQ is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 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 ONEQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and ONEQ an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ONEQ returned +12.7% against +2.5%.

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Net assets: $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares, and $10.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+12.7%

ONEQ total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.21%

ONEQ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ONEQ costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.2 points; GLD is 13.0 times larger.

GLD vs ONEQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	ONEQ
Return
Measure	GLD	ONEQ
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+12.7%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	ONEQ
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026	3.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	ONEQ
What it tracks	Gold	Nasdaq Composite Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	ONEQ
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.21%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$141.7bn	$10.9bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	ONEQ
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		85%
Holdings dated		Aug 31, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		56.0%

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares ONEQ Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street Fidelity

What it is Holds gold Tracks the Nasdaq Composite

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +12.7%

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% 0.21%

Holdings not counted 1026

Net assets, GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 and ONEQ as of Sep 30, 2026 $135.8bn $10.9bn

GLD and ONEQ 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.

ONEQ

ONEQ tracks the Nasdaq Composite. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.21% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,026 positions, with the top ten at 56.0%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or ONEQ?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and ONEQ +12.7%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or ONEQ?: ONEQ is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 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 ↗

ONEQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ONEQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fidelity website ↗

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