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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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GLDM vs IXUS: how they differ

GLDM is a commodity fund and IXUS an equity index fund, and over the year IXUS returned more, +22.2% against +19.4%.

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

GLDM and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GLDM
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isGold MiniSharesCore MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year+19.4%+22.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.9 pts+4.7 pts
Expense rationot published0.07%
Holdingsnot filed4185

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.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4185 positions, with the top ten at 12.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or IXUS?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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