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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and XLK +27.1%.

Which is cheaper, GLDM or XLK?

XLK is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 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 XLK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLDM is a commodity fund and XLK an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XLK returned +27.1% against +2.8%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $30.6bn for SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust and $125.0bn for State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+2.8%

GLDM total return, 1 year

+27.1%

XLK total return, 1 year

0.10%

GLDM expense ratio

0.08%

XLK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLK costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.3 points; XLK is 4.1 times larger.

GLDM vs XLK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLDM	XLK
Return
Measure	GLDM	XLK
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+27.1%
Drawdown
Measure	GLDM	XLK
Below its high	24.5%, high on Jan 29, 2026	5.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLDM	XLK
What it tracks	Gold	Technology Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	GLDM	XLK
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$30.6bn	$125.0bn
Holdings
Measure	GLDM	XLK
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		64.6%

Method

Side by side

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust XLK State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street State Street

What it is Holds gold Tracks an index of Technology

Total return, 1 year +2.8% +27.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.5% (GLD) +13.6% (SPY)

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs GLD +13.5 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.08%

Holdings not counted 76

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $30.6bn $125.0bn

GLDM and XLK on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Alert

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.

XLK

XLK tracks an index of Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 76 positions, with the top ten at 64.6%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GLDM or XLK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLDM returned +2.8% and XLK +27.1%.
Which is cheaper, GLDM or XLK?: XLK is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 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 ↗

XLK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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