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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and VEA +17.1%.

Which is cheaper, GLDM or VEA?

VEA 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GLDM vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and VEA an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VEA returned +17.1% against +2.8%.

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Net assets: $30.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust, and $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+2.8%

GLDM total return, 1 year

+17.1%

VEA total return, 1 year

0.10%

GLDM expense ratio

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VEA costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.3 points; VEA is 7.5 times larger.

GLDM vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLDM	VEA
Return
Measure	GLDM	VEA
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+17.1%
Drawdown
Measure	GLDM	VEA
Below its high	24.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLDM	VEA
What it tracks	Gold	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLDM	VEA
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$30.7bn	$231.6bn
Holdings
Measure	GLDM	VEA
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		13.6%

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year +2.8% +17.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.5% (GLD) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs GLD not measured

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%

Holdings not counted 3906

Net assets, GLDM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 $30.6bn $231.6bn

GLDM and VEA 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.

VEA

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,906 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or VEA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and VEA +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or VEA?: VEA 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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Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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