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ETF comparison

GLD vs GLDM

Both Gold.

SPDR Gold Shares · SPDR Gold MiniShares

Holdings overlap

Holdings overlap isn't available for GLD or GLDM.

Some fund types (grantor trusts, unit trusts) don't publish holdings in the standard monthly form we use. The side-by-side stats, sub-score comparison, and cost-difference panel below are still directly comparable.

Side by side

GLD

SPDR Gold Shares

State Street · Gold

73 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.40%
Net assets
$141.70B
TTM yield
0.00%
Top-10 conc.
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GLDM

SPDR Gold MiniShares

State Street · Gold

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.10%
Net assets
$30.71B
TTM yield
0.00%
Top-10 conc.
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Sub-score comparison

60
Cost
90
66
Tax efficiency
66
100
Liquidity
100
N/A
Concentration
N/A
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Tracking quality
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GLD sub-score GLDM

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

GLDM is 30 bps cheaper than GLD. On a $100,000 position that's about $300/yr more in fees for GLD.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with GLD vs GLDM.

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

Open GLD or GLDM at a brokerage

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.