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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and SCHX returned +16.8%, so GLDM 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 SCHX: how they differ

GLDM is a commodity fund and SCHX an equity index fund, and over the year GLDM returned more, +19.4% against +16.8%.

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

GLDM and SCHX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	Gold MiniShares	U.S. Large-Cap
Total return, 1 year	+19.4%	+16.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.9 pts	−0.7 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.03%
Holdings	not filed	748

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.

SCHX in plain words

SCHX is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or SCHX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and SCHX returned +16.8%, so GLDM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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