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GLDM vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and VOOG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VOOG returned +12.1% against +2.8%.

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Net assets: $30.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust, and $27.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF.

GLDM on its own →VOOG on its own →
At a glance
+2.8%
GLDM total return, 1 year
+12.1%
VOOG total return, 1 year
0.10%
GLDM expense ratio
0.05%
VOOG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOOG costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.3 points; GLDM is 1.1 times larger.

GLDM vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureGLDMVOOG
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.8%+12.1%
Drawdown
Below its high24.5%, high on Jan 29, 20264.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksGoldS&P 500 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.10%0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$30.7bn$27.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.2%

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Holds gold Tracks the S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year +2.8% +12.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +2.5% (GLD) +12.1% (IVW)
Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs GLD 0.0 pts vs IVW
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.05%
Holdings not counted 154
Net assets, GLDM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOOG as of Sep 30, 2026 $30.6bn $27.8bn

GLDM and VOOG 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.

VOOG

VOOG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 154 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or VOOG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and VOOG +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or VOOG?
VOOG is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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GLDM on its own →VOOG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VOOG dividend history →VOOG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
State Street website ↗
VOOG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VOOG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VOOG ↗

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