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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 SCHG: how they differ

GLDM is a commodity fund and SCHG an equity index fund, and over the year GLDM returned more, +19.4% against +12.7%.

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF.

GLDM and SCHG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GLDM
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
SCHG
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesSchwab
What it isGold MiniSharesU.S. Large-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year+19.4%+12.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.9 pts−4.8 pts
Expense rationot published0.04%
Holdingsnot filed193

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.

SCHG in plain words

SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or SCHG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so GLDM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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GLDM against SCHG, 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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