Which returned more over the last year, GLD or MINT?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or MINT?

MINT is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GLD vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and MINT an actively managed short-term fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% against +2.5%.

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Net assets: $135.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold Shares, and $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MINT costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

GLD vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	MINT
Return
Measure	GLD	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	MINT
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	MINT
What it tracks	Gold	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	MINT
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.36%
Net assets, GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$135.8bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	MINT
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street PIMCO

What it is Holds gold Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU not measured

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.36%

Holdings not counted 977

Net assets, GLD as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $135.8bn $16.4bn

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

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About each fund

GLD

Its expense ratio is 0.40% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

GLD holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +2.7% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.7% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

MINT

MINT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLD or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or MINT?: MINT is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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GLD on its own →MINT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →MINT dividend history →MINT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

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