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IAU vs IDEV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IAU is a commodity fund and IDEV an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IDEV returned +13.4% against +2.7%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $60.1bn for iShares Gold Trust and $34.0bn for iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF.

IAU on its own →IDEV on its own →
At a glance
+2.7%
IAU total return, 1 year
+13.4%
IDEV total return, 1 year
0.25%
IAU expense ratio
0.04%
IDEV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IDEV costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points; IAU is 1.8 times larger.

IAU vs IDEV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIAUIDEV
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.7%+13.4%
Drawdown
Below its high24.6%, high on Jan 29, 20264.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksGoldMSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.04%
Net assets$60.1bn$34.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Holdings datedOct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund10.9%

Method

Side by side

IAU iShares Gold Trust IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Holds gold Tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets
Total return, 1 year +2.7% +13.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +2.5% (GLD) +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark +0.2 pts vs GLD −0.9 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.04%
Holdings not counted 2317
Net assets $60.1bn $34.0bn

IAU and IDEV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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IAU

Its expense ratio is 0.25% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

IAU holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +2.5% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IDEV

IDEV tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,317 positions, with the top ten at 10.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IAU or IDEV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IAU returned +2.7% and IDEV +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, IAU or IDEV?
IDEV is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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Where to next
IAU on its own →IDEV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IDEV dividend history →IDEV holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
iShares page for IAU ↗
IDEV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IDEV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IDEV ↗

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