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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and SHV +3.6%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or SHV?

SHV is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 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 SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and SHV a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SHV returned +3.6% against +2.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares and $21.7bn for iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+3.6%

SHV total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.15%

SHV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SHV costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; GLD is 6.3 times larger.

GLD vs SHV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	SHV
Return
Measure	GLD	SHV
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+3.6%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	SHV
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	SHV
What it tracks	Gold	ICE Short US Treasury Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	SHV
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$21.7bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	SHV
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +3.6%

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% 0.15%

Holdings not counted 66

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $135.8bn $21.7bn

GLD and SHV 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.

SHV

SHV tracks an index of 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or SHV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and SHV +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or SHV?: SHV is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

SHV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SHV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SHV ↗

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