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GLD vs IAU — ETF comparison

Two funds head-to-head: live engine reads, trailing performance, and holdings overlap from SEC filings. An engine-read comparison — not a recommendation.

GLD
SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares
34/100
NEUTRAL
$380.14 · -0.68% · Commodity
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engine lead
IAU
iShares Gold Trust
48/100
NEUTRAL
$77.95 · -0.66% · Commodity
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Factor by factor — GLD (left) vs IAU (right)
38
Technical
35
42
Momentum
42
60
Fundamental
59
59
Options
62
46
Microstructure
73
Trailing performance — GLD (left) vs IAU (right)
-11.5%
6-month return
-11.4%
+7.2%
1-year return
+7.3%
+131.0%
5-year return
+132.8%
Holdings overlap

Real filed-weight overlap for this pair lands as QuantLogix's SEC N-PORT sweep reaches both funds — 4,290 of ~5,000 funds indexed so far. No proxy numbers here: we show overlap only from each fund's own filings.

QuantLogix's 5-factor engine currently reads SPDR Gold Trust, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) at 34/100 (neutral) and iShares Gold Trust (IAU) at 48/100 (neutral). IAU carries the stronger composite read by 14 points, led by microstructure at 73/100. GLD's strongest leg is fundamental at 60/100. On trailing price performance, IAU leads over the last year (+7.3% vs +7.2% for GLD). Signals recompute throughout the trading day — the balance can shift with the tape.

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