Which returned more over the last year, IAU or IGIB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IAU returned +2.7% and IGIB −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, IAU or IGIB?

IGIB 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IAU vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IAU is a commodity fund and IGIB a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IAU returned +2.7% against −1.8%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $60.1bn for iShares Gold Trust and $19.5bn for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.7%

IAU total return, 1 year

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

0.25%

IAU expense ratio

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGIB costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; IAU is 3.1 times larger.

IAU vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IAU	IGIB
Return
Measure	IAU	IGIB
Total return, 1 year	+2.7%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IAU	IGIB
Below its high	24.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IAU	IGIB
What it tracks	Gold	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	IAU	IGIB
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.04%
Net assets	$60.1bn	$19.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IAU	IGIB
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

IAU iShares Gold Trust IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.7% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.5% (GLD) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.2 pts vs GLD not measured

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.04%

Holdings not counted 3064

Net assets $60.1bn $19.5bn

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

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About each fund

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.

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IAU or IGIB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IAU returned +2.7% and IGIB −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, IAU or IGIB?: IGIB 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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Sources and dates

iShares page for IAU ↗

IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

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