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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IAU returned +2.7% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, IAU or IGSB?

IGSB 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 IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IAU is a commodity fund and IGSB a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IAU returned +2.7% against +1.3%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $60.1bn for iShares Gold Trust and $23.7bn for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.7%

IAU total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.25%

IAU expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; IAU is 2.5 times larger.

IAU vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IAU	IGSB
Return
Measure	IAU	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	+2.7%	+1.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IAU	IGSB
Below its high	24.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IAU	IGSB
What it tracks	Gold	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	IAU	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.04%
Net assets	$60.1bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IAU	IGSB
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

IAU iShares Gold Trust IGSB iShares 1-5 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 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.7% +1.3%

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 4781

Net assets $60.1bn $23.7bn

IAU and IGSB 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.

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IAU or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IAU returned +2.7% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, IAU or IGSB?: IGSB 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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IAU on its own →IGSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IGSB dividend history →IGSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

iShares page for IAU ↗

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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