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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and HYMB −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, GLDM or HYMB?

GLDM is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GLDM vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and HYMB a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLDM returned +2.8% against −1.0%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $30.6bn for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.8%

GLDM total return, 1 year

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

0.10%

GLDM expense ratio

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLDM costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points; GLDM is 8.1 times larger.

GLDM vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLDM	HYMB
Return
Measure	GLDM	HYMB
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	GLDM	HYMB
Below its high	24.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLDM	HYMB
What it tracks	Gold	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLDM	HYMB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$30.6bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	GLDM	HYMB
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.8% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.5% (GLD) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs GLD +0.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.35%

Holdings not counted 2105

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $30.6bn $3.8bn

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

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About each fund

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.

HYMB

HYMB tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or HYMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or HYMB?: GLDM is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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