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

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DVY vs GLDM: how they differ

DVY is an equity index fund and GLDM a commodity fund, and over the year GLDM returned more, +19.4% against +18.0%.

iShares Select Dividend ETF and SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust.

DVY and GLDM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
GLDM
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isUS dividendGold MiniShares
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+19.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.5 pts+1.9 pts
Expense ratio0.38%not published
Holdings100not filed

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 18.3%.

GLDM in plain words

GLDM is a commodity fund tracking the Gold MiniShares. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 19.4% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or GLDM?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and GLDM returned +19.4%, so GLDM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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DVY against GLDM, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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