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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and VOOG +12.1%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or VOOG?

VOOG is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 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 VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and VOOG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VOOG returned +12.1% against +2.5%.

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Net assets: $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares, and $27.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+12.1%

VOOG total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.05%

VOOG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOOG costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.6 points; GLD is 5.1 times larger.

GLD vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	VOOG
Return
Measure	GLD	VOOG
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+12.1%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	VOOG
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026	4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	VOOG
What it tracks	Gold	S&P 500 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	VOOG
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$141.7bn	$27.8bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	VOOG
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		60.2%

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Holds gold Tracks the S&P 500 Growth

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +12.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) +12.1% (IVW)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU 0.0 pts vs IVW

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.05%

Holdings not counted 154

Net assets, GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOOG as of Sep 30, 2026 $135.8bn $27.8bn

GLD and VOOG 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.

VOOG

VOOG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 154 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or VOOG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and VOOG +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or VOOG?: VOOG is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 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 ↗

VOOG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOOG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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