Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or GLD?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and GLD returned +19.1%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or GLD?

AVEM charges 0.33% a year and GLD charges 0.40%, so AVEM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVEM vs GLD: how they differ

AVEM is an equity index fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year AVEM returned more, +31.8% against +19.1%.

Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF and SPDR Gold Shares.

AVEM and GLD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	GLD SPDR Gold Shares
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	State Street
What it is	Emerging Markets Equity	Gold
Total return, 1 year	+31.8%	+19.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.3 pts	+1.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.40%
Holdings	3897	not filed

AVEM in plain words

AVEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging Markets Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3897 positions, with the top ten at 29.9%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

GLD in plain words

GLD is a commodity fund tracking the Gold. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. It sat 19.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or GLD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +31.8% and GLD returned +19.1%, so AVEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or GLD?: AVEM charges 0.33% a year and GLD charges 0.40%, so AVEM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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