Which returned more over the last year, EEM or GLDM?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and GLDM returned +19.4%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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EEM vs GLDM: how they differ

EEM is an equity index fund and GLDM a commodity fund, and over the year EEM returned more, +32.3% against +19.4%.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust.

EEM and GLDM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Emerging markets	Gold MiniShares
Total return, 1 year	+32.3%	+19.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.8 pts	+1.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.72%	not published
Holdings	1245	not filed

EEM in plain words

EEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% 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 1245 positions, with the top ten at 38.9%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, EEM or GLDM?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and GLDM returned +19.4%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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