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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and VOX −5.7%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or VOX?

VOX is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 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 VOX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and VOX an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLD returned +2.5% against −5.7%.

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Net assets: $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares, and $6.0bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Communication Services ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

−5.7%

VOX total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.09%

VOX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOX costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points; GLD is far larger, $141.7bn against $6.0bn.

GLD vs VOX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	VOX
Return
Measure	GLD	VOX
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	−5.7%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	VOX
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026	10.8%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	VOX
What it tracks	Gold	MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	VOX
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$141.7bn	$6.0bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	VOX
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		71.1%

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares VOX Vanguard Communication Services ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of Communication Services

Total return, 1 year +2.5% −5.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) −5.9% (FCOM)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU +0.2 pts vs FCOM

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.09%

Holdings not counted 113

Net assets, GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOX as of Sep 30, 2026 $135.8bn $6.0bn

GLD and VOX 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.

VOX

VOX tracks an index of Communication Services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.7% with distributions reinvested, against −5.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 113 positions, with the top ten at 71.1%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or VOX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and VOX −5.7%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or VOX?: VOX is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 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 ↗

VOX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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