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

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

Which is cheaper, GLD or USHY?

USHY is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 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 USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and USHY 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 $26.3bn for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+1.7%

USHY total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.08%

USHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

USHY costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; GLD is 5.2 times larger.

GLD vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	USHY
Return
Measure	GLD	USHY
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	USHY
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	USHY
What it tracks	Gold	ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	USHY
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$26.3bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	USHY
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) +1.8% (SPHY)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU −0.1 pts vs SPHY

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.08%

Holdings not counted 1900

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $135.8bn $26.3bn

GLD and USHY 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.

USHY

USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, measured by the closely related ICE BofA US High Yield Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or USHY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and USHY +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or USHY?: USHY is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

USHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

USHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for USHY ↗

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