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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY 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 RDVY: how they differ

GLDM is a commodity fund and RDVY an equity index fund, and over the year RDVY returned more, +22.0% against +19.4%.

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

GLDM and RDVY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	First Trust
What it is	Gold MiniShares	First Rising Dividend Achievers
Total return, 1 year	+19.4%	+22.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.9 pts	+4.5 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.47%
Holdings	not filed	71

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.

RDVY in plain words

RDVY is an index equity fund tracking the First Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 71 positions, with the top ten at 28.6%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or RDVY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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