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GLDM vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and VCSH a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLDM returned +2.8% against +1.3%.

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Net assets: $30.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust, and $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

GLDM on its own →VCSH on its own →
At a glance
+2.8%
GLDM total return, 1 year
+1.3%
VCSH total return, 1 year
0.10%
GLDM expense ratio
0.03%
VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; VCSH is 1.4 times larger.

GLDM vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureGLDMVCSH
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.8%+1.3%
Drawdown
Below its high24.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksGoldBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.10%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$30.7bn$43.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year +2.8% +1.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +2.5% (GLD) +1.3% (SCHJ)
Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs GLD 0.0 pts vs SCHJ
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%
Holdings not counted 3064
Net assets, GLDM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $30.6bn $43.9bn

GLDM and VCSH 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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or VCSH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or VCSH?
VCSH 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 →VCSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VCSH dividend history →VCSH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
State Street website ↗
VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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