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BGLD GLDM \n Expense ratio 0.91% 0.10% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $54m $30.6bn \n Total return, 1 year \u22122.6% +2.8% \n What it tr","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BGLD against GLDM, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bgld-vs-gldm","a":{"ticker":"BGLD","name":"FT Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since Sep 1, 2026, BGLD lost 4.8%, against GLD's \u22128.5% price return. 6.5% of its 10.0% buffer is left.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/bgld","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"15.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"0.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"6.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"33","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$54m","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.91%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, Oct 28, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"GLDM","name":"SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust","issuer":"State Street","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"GLDM holds gold and returned +2.8% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gldm","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+2.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.10%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u221224.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$30.6bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"The price of gold, measured by GLD, which also holds gold","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bgld-vs-gldm"}