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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and VTIP +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, GLDM or VTIP?

VTIP 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 VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and VTIP a bond index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLDM returned +2.8% against +2.2%.

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Net assets: $30.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust, and $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

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At a glance

+2.8%

GLDM total return, 1 year

+2.2%

VTIP total return, 1 year

0.10%

GLDM expense ratio

0.03%

VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; GLDM is 1.5 times larger.

GLDM vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLDM	VTIP
Return
Measure	GLDM	VTIP
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GLDM	VTIP
Below its high	24.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLDM	VTIP
What it tracks	Gold	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLDM	VTIP
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$30.7bn	$20.9bn
Holdings
Measure	GLDM	VTIP
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities

Total return, 1 year +2.8% +2.2%

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 26

Net assets, GLDM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $30.6bn $20.9bn

GLDM and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or VTIP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or VTIP?: VTIP 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 →VTIP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VTIP dividend history →VTIP holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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