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GLDM vs VUG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and VUG an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VUG returned +6.6% against +2.8%.

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Net assets: $30.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust, and $232.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF.

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At a glance
+2.8%
GLDM total return, 1 year
+6.6%
VUG total return, 1 year
0.10%
GLDM expense ratio
0.03%
VUG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VUG costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points; VUG is 7.6 times larger.

GLDM vs VUG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureGLDMVUG
Return
Total return, 1 year+2.8%+6.6%
Drawdown
Below its high24.5%, high on Jan 29, 20264.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksGoldMorningstar US Large Cap Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.10%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$30.7bn$232.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund63.1%

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust VUG Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of US growth
Total return, 1 year +2.8% +6.6%
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 137
Net assets, GLDM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VUG as of Sep 30, 2026 $30.6bn $232.9bn

GLDM and VUG 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.

VUG

VUG tracks an index of US growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 137 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%. 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 VUG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and VUG +6.6%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or VUG?
VUG 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 ↗
VUG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VUG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VUG ↗

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