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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, GLDM or IGSB?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 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 IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and IGSB a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLDM returned +2.8% against +1.3%.

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Net assets: $30.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust, and $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.8%

GLDM total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.10%

GLDM expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; GLDM is 1.3 times larger.

GLDM vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLDM	IGSB
Return
Measure	GLDM	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+1.3%
Drawdown
Measure	GLDM	IGSB
Below its high	24.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLDM	IGSB
What it tracks	Gold	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLDM	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$30.4bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	GLDM	IGSB
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.8% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.5% (GLD) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs GLD not measured

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.04%

Holdings not counted 4781

Net assets, GLDM as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $30.6bn $23.7bn

GLDM and IGSB 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.

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or IGSB?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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