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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BGLD returned +4.7% and GLDM returned +19.4%, so GLDM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BGLD or GLDM?

BGLD charges 0.91% a year and GLDM charges 0.18%, so GLDM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are BGLD and GLDM the same kind of fund?

No. BGLD is a buffer ETF and GLDM is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BGLD vs GLDM: how they differ

Over the year GLDM returned more, +19.4% against +4.7%, and GLDM charges 0.18% against 0.91%.

FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF and SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust.

BGLD and GLDM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF	GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	First Trust	State Street
What it is	Defined outcome, 5% to 15% on GLD	Gold MiniShares
Total return, 1 year	+4.7%	+19.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+19.1%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.4 pts	+1.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.91%	0.18%

BGLD in plain words

From its price on Sep 13, 2026, the fund can gain about 10.9% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 4.0% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, GLD can fall 2.7% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 10.0% of the 10.0% buffer still sits below today's GLD level. 80 days remained on Sep 13, 2026. On Nov 30, 2026 the period ends and a new cap is set.

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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. It sat 19.4% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BGLD or GLDM?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BGLD returned +4.7% and GLDM returned +19.4%, so GLDM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BGLD or GLDM?: BGLD charges 0.91% a year and GLDM charges 0.18%, so GLDM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are BGLD and GLDM the same kind of fund?: No. BGLD is a buffer ETF and GLDM is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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