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GLDM vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and VGIT a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLDM returned +2.8% against −1.5%.

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Net assets: $30.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust, and $39.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF.

GLDM on its own →VGIT on its own →
At a glance
+2.8%
GLDM total return, 1 year
−1.5%
VGIT total return, 1 year
0.10%
GLDM expense ratio
0.03%
VGIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGIT costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.3 points; VGIT is 1.3 times larger.

GLDM vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureGLDMVGIT
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.8%−1.5%
Drawdown
Below its high24.5%, high on Jan 29, 20263.5%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksGoldBloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.10%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$30.7bn$39.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year +2.8% −1.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +2.5% (GLD) −1.5% (SCHR)
Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs GLD 0.0 pts vs SCHR
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%
Holdings not counted 103
Net assets, GLDM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $30.6bn $39.7bn

GLDM and VGIT 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.

VGIT

VGIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or VGIT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and VGIT −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or VGIT?
VGIT 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 ↗
VGIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGIT ↗

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