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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and IWD +27.5%.

Which is cheaper, GLDM or IWD?

GLDM is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 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 IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and IWD an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWD returned +27.5% against +2.8%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $30.6bn for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and $83.0bn for iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.

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At a glance

+2.8%

GLDM total return, 1 year

+27.5%

IWD total return, 1 year

0.10%

GLDM expense ratio

0.18%

IWD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLDM costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.7 points; IWD is 2.7 times larger.

GLDM vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLDM	IWD
Return
Measure	GLDM	IWD
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+27.5%
Drawdown
Measure	GLDM	IWD
Below its high	24.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLDM	IWD
What it tracks	Gold	Russell 1000 Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLDM	IWD
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$30.6bn	$83.0bn
Holdings
Measure	GLDM	IWD
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		90%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		29.6%

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Holds gold Tracks the Russell 1000 value

Total return, 1 year +2.8% +27.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.5% (GLD) +27.7% (VONV)

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs GLD −0.2 pts vs VONV

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.18%

Holdings not counted 871

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $30.6bn $83.0bn

GLDM and IWD 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.

IWD

IWD tracks the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.5% with distributions reinvested, against +27.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 871 positions, with the top ten at 29.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or IWD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and IWD +27.5%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or IWD?: GLDM is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 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 ↗

IWD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWD ↗

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