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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and RDVY +17.6%.

Which is cheaper, GLDM or RDVY?

GLDM is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 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 RDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and RDVY an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RDVY returned +17.6% against +2.8%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $30.6bn for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and $25.4bn for First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

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At a glance

+2.8%

GLDM total return, 1 year

+17.6%

RDVY total return, 1 year

0.10%

GLDM expense ratio

0.47%

RDVY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLDM costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.8 points; GLDM is 1.2 times larger.

GLDM vs RDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLDM	RDVY
Return
Measure	GLDM	RDVY
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+17.6%
Drawdown
Measure	GLDM	RDVY
Below its high	24.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026	5.3%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLDM	RDVY
What it tracks	Gold	Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLDM	RDVY
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.47%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$30.6bn	$25.4bn
Holdings
Measure	GLDM	RDVY
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		22.1%

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street First Trust

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers

Total return, 1 year +2.8% +17.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.5% (GLD) +13.7% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs GLD +3.9 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.47%

Holdings not counted 72

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $30.6bn $25.4bn

GLDM and RDVY 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.

RDVY

RDVY tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 22.1%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or RDVY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and RDVY +17.6%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or RDVY?: GLDM is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 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 ↗

RDVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for RDVY ↗

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