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GLDM vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and VCIT a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLDM returned +2.8% against −1.8%.

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Net assets: $30.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

GLDM on its own →VCIT on its own →
At a glance
+2.8%
GLDM total return, 1 year
−1.8%
VCIT total return, 1 year
0.10%
GLDM expense ratio
0.03%
VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCIT costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points; VCIT is 2.2 times larger.

GLDM vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureGLDMVCIT
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.8%−1.8%
Drawdown
Below its high24.5%, high on Jan 29, 20263.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksGoldBloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.10%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$30.7bn$66.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year +2.8% −1.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +2.5% (GLD) −1.8% (SCHI)
Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs GLD 0.0 pts vs SCHI
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%
Holdings not counted 2340
Net assets, GLDM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $30.6bn $66.6bn

GLDM and VCIT 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.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or VCIT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or VCIT?
VCIT is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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GLDM on its own →VCIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VCIT dividend history →VCIT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
State Street website ↗
VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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