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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and IYW returned +34.9%, so IYW 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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GLDM vs IYW: how they differ

GLDM is a commodity fund and IYW an equity index fund, and over the year IYW returned more, +34.9% against +19.4%.

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and iShares U.S. Technology ETF.

GLDM and IYW on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Gold MiniShares	U.S. Technology
Total return, 1 year	+19.4%	+34.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.9 pts	+17.4 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.37%
Holdings	not filed	139

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.

IYW in plain words

IYW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +34.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 139 positions, with the top ten at 63.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or IYW?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and IYW returned +34.9%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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