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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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GLDM vs PVAL: how they differ

GLDM is a commodity fund and PVAL an equity index fund, and over the year PVAL returned more, +28.4% against +19.4%.

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.

GLDM and PVAL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Putnam
What it is	Gold MiniShares	Putnam Focused Large Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	+19.4%	+28.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.9 pts	+10.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	not published
Holdings	not filed	45

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.

PVAL in plain words

PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or PVAL?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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