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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +11.1% and GLDM +2.8%.

Which is cheaper, DGRW or GLDM?

GLDM is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DGRW vs GLDM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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DGRW is an equity index fund and GLDM a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRW returned +11.1% against +2.8%.

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Net assets: $16.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund, and $30.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust.

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At a glance

+11.1%

DGRW total return, 1 year

+2.8%

GLDM total return, 1 year

0.28%

DGRW expense ratio

0.10%

GLDM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLDM costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.3 points.

DGRW vs GLDM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRW	GLDM
Return
Measure	DGRW	GLDM
Total return, 1 year	+11.1%	+2.8%
Drawdown
Measure	DGRW	GLDM
Below its high		24.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DGRW	GLDM
What it tracks	WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	DGRW	GLDM
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.10%
Net assets, DGRW as of Jun 30, 2026 and GLDM as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.6bn	$30.6bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRW	GLDM
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	36.1%

Method

Side by side

DGRW WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer WisdomTree State Street

What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Holds gold

Total return, 1 year +11.1% +2.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (VOO) +2.5% (GLD)

Gap to its benchmark −2.6 pts vs VOO +0.3 pts vs GLD

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.10%

Holdings 197 not counted

Net assets, DGRW as of Jun 30, 2026 and GLDM as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.6bn $30.6bn

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

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About each fund

DGRW

DGRW tracks an index of U.S. Quality Dividend Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +11.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 197 positions, with the top ten at 36.1%.

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, DGRW or GLDM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +11.1% and GLDM +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, DGRW or GLDM?: GLDM is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

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