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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE 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 VLUE: how they differ

GLDM is a commodity fund and VLUE an equity index fund, and over the year VLUE returned more, +69.4% against +19.4%.

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

GLDM and VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Gold MiniShares	MSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year	+19.4%	+69.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.9 pts	+51.9 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.15%
Holdings	not filed	148

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.

VLUE in plain words

VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or VLUE?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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