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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, GLDM or XHB?

GLDM is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 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 XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and XHB an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLDM returned +2.8% against −8.6%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $30.6bn for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and $1.5bn for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+2.8%

GLDM total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.10%

GLDM expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLDM costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.4 points; GLDM is far larger, $30.6bn against $1.5bn.

GLDM vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLDM	XHB
Return
Measure	GLDM	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	GLDM	XHB
Below its high	24.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026	20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	GLDM	XHB
What it tracks	Gold	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLDM	XHB
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$30.6bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	GLDM	XHB
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		46%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		35.4%

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Holds gold Tracks the S&P Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year +2.8% −8.6%

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% 0.35%

Holdings not counted 34

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $30.6bn $1.5bn

GLDM and XHB 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.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or XHB?: GLDM is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 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 ↗

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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