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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and VPU returned +2.1%, 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 VPU: how they differ

GLDM is a commodity fund and VPU an equity index fund, and over the year GLDM returned more, +19.4% against +2.1%.

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and Vanguard Utilities Index Fund.

GLDM and VPU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	VPU Vanguard Utilities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Gold MiniShares	Utilities
Total return, 1 year	+19.4%	+2.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.9 pts	−15.4 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.09%
Holdings	not filed	66

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.

VPU in plain words

VPU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 66 positions, with the top ten at 52.7%. It sat 9.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or VPU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and VPU returned +2.1%, so GLDM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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