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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and GLDM +2.8%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or GLDM?

GLDM is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVDV vs GLDM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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AVDV is an actively managed equity fund and GLDM a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% against +2.8%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $20.0bn for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and $30.6bn for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust.

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At a glance

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

+2.8%

GLDM total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.10%

GLDM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLDM costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.0 points; GLDM is 1.5 times larger.

AVDV vs GLDM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVDV	GLDM
Return
Measure	AVDV	GLDM
Total return, 1 year	+22.8%	+2.8%
Drawdown
Measure	AVDV	GLDM
Below its high	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026	24.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVDV	GLDM
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	AVDV	GLDM
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.0bn	$30.6bn
Holdings
Measure	AVDV	GLDM
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.2%

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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Avantis State Street

What it is Actively managed Holds gold

Total return, 1 year +22.8% +2.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +2.5% (GLD)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.3 pts vs GLD

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.10%

Holdings 1732 not counted

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $30.6bn

AVDV and GLDM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVDV

AVDV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,732 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

GLDM

Its expense ratio is 0.10% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

GLDM holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +2.5% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.5% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or GLDM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and GLDM +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or GLDM?: GLDM is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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State Street website ↗

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