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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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GLDM vs VYMI: how they differ

GLDM is a commodity fund and VYMI an equity index fund, and over the year VYMI returned more, +28.2% against +19.4%.

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

GLDM and VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GLDM
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
VYMI
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetVanguard
What it isGold MiniSharesInternational High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year+19.4%+28.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.9 pts+10.7 pts
Expense ratio0.18%0.07%
Holdingsnot filed1582

GLDM in plain words

GLDM is a commodity fund tracking the Gold MiniShares. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. It sat 19.4% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or VYMI?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +19.4% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or VYMI?
GLDM charges 0.18% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GLDM against VYMI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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