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EMXC vs GLDM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EMXC is an equity index fund and GLDM a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMXC returned +33.8% against +2.8%.

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Net assets: $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF, and $30.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust.

EMXC on its own →GLDM on its own →
At a glance
+33.8%
EMXC total return, 1 year
+2.8%
GLDM total return, 1 year
0.25%
EMXC expense ratio
0.10%
GLDM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLDM costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 31.0 points; GLDM is 1.2 times larger.

EMXC vs GLDM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEMXCGLDM
Return
Total return, 1 year+33.8%+2.8%
Drawdown
Below its high11.3%, high on Jun 22, 202624.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets ex China IndexGold
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.25%0.10%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$26.4bn$30.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund42.2%

Method

Side by side

EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Holds gold
Total return, 1 year +33.8% +2.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +37.0% (KEMX) +2.5% (GLD)
Gap to its benchmark −3.2 pts vs KEMX +0.3 pts vs GLD
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.10%
Holdings 696 not counted
Net assets, EMXC as of Oct 28, 2026 and GLDM as of Oct 27, 2026 $26.9bn $30.6bn

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

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About each fund
EMXC

EMXC tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +33.8% with distributions reinvested, against +37.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 696 positions, with the top ten at 42.2%. It sat 11.3% below its high of Jun 22, 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, EMXC or GLDM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +33.8% and GLDM +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or GLDM?
GLDM is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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EMXC on its own →GLDM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EMXC dividend history →EMXC holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EMXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EMXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EMXC ↗
State Street website ↗

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