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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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GLDM vs MTUM: how they differ

GLDM is a commodity fund and MTUM an equity index fund, and over the year MTUM returned more, +21.8% against +19.4%.

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.

GLDM and MTUM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GLDM
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
MTUM
iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetiShares
What it isGold MiniSharesMSCI USA Momentum Factor
Total return, 1 year+19.4%+21.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.9 pts+4.3 pts
Expense ratio0.18%0.15%
Holdingsnot filed128

GLDM in plain words

GLDM is a commodity fund tracking the Gold MiniShares. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. It sat 19.4% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

MTUM in plain words

MTUM is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 128 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%. It sat 11.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or MTUM?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and MTUM returned +21.8%, so MTUM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or MTUM?
GLDM charges 0.18% a year and MTUM charges 0.15%, so MTUM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GLDM against MTUM, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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