ITA vs GLD

AITA

BGLD

Measures won4–2ITA wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$34,950SMH · GLD $22,353

Lowest cost0.35%SMH · $35 on $10k

Most income0.58%ITA · $58 on $10k

Smallest drop−20.0%ITA · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common[…]ITA and GLD

ITA

GLD

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF · $11.6BSPDR Gold Shares · $135B

+24.1%3 years · per year$19,113 · $20,300+26.6%

+15.6%5 years · per year$20,603 · $22,353+17.5%

0.37%Expense ratio$37 · $40 on $10k · lower wins0.40%

0.58%12-mo yield$58 · $0 on $10k0.00%

−20.0%Worst dropSmaller wins−28.3%

23.7%VolatilityLower wins29.0%

4–2ITA wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll three, one scale

Shared top holdingsITA · GLD

They share no top holdings, or holdings aren’t on file […]

Held in common[…]

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	SMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETFRead Desk	0.35%	0.24%	+3.6%	+28.8%	+29.5%	+48.9%	+28.4%	−33.1%	$57.7B
2	BGLD	SPDR Gold SharesRead Desk	0.40%	0.00%	−0.8%	−6.0%	+1.6%	+26.6%	+17.5%	−28.3%	$135.0B
3	AITA	iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETFRead Desk	0.37%	0.58%	+1.3%	−3.4%	−1.0%	+24.1%	+15.6%	−20.0%	$11.6B

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	SMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETFRead Desk	0.35%	0.24%	+3.6%	+28.8%	+29.5%	+48.9%	+28.4%	−33.1%	$57.7B
2	BGLD	SPDR Gold SharesRead Desk	0.40%	0.00%	−0.8%	−6.0%	+1.6%	+26.6%	+17.5%	−28.3%	$135.0B
3	AITA	iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETFRead Desk	0.37%	0.58%	+1.3%	−3.4%	−1.0%	+24.1%	+15.6%	−20.0%	$11.6B

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

ITA vs GLD

ITA

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense

$20,603

GLD

SPDR Gold Shares

$22,353

MeasureITAGLD

Fee0.37%0.40%

Cost on $10k a year$37$40

Yield0.58%0.00%

5 years, per year+15.6%+17.5%

3 years, per year+24.1%+26.6%

Worst drop · 1Y−20.0%−28.3%

Volatility · 1Y23.7%29.0%

4–2measures won
ITA first

Nov 6, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

SOXX vs SMH

YTD

iSharesSOXX

+36.2%

SMHVanEck

+28.8%

+36.2%Year to date+28.8%

0.33% · $33Fee · on $10k a year0.35% · $35

$37.6BAssets$57.7B

2–0SOXX wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

GLDM vs GLD

YTD

SPDRGLDM

−5.8%

GLDSPDR

−6.0%

−5.8%Year to date−6.0%

0.10% · $10Fee · on $10k a year0.40% · $40

$30.5BAssets$135B

2–0GLDM wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+31.4%

VIGVanguard

+12.1%

+31.4%Year to date+12.1%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$120BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Overlap: ITA, GLD, SMH

Today

0.0%most shared, ITA and SMH

ITAGLDSMH

ITA—[…]0.0%

GLD[…]—[…]

SMH0.0%[…]—

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$21most kept, ITA

ITA$58 − $37 = $21

SMH$24 − $35 = −$11

GLD$0 − $40 = −$40

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee