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ETF comparison

GLDM vs IAU

Both Gold.

SPDR Gold MiniShares · iShares Gold Trust

Holdings overlap

0.0 %

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of GLDM and IAU would leave roughly 0.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

GLDM only 0.0% Shared 0.0% IAU only 0.0%
In GLDM only
0 positions
Shared
0 positions
In IAU only
0 positions

Holdings data for GLDM covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Holdings data for IAU covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Side by side

GLDM

SPDR Gold MiniShares

State Street · Gold

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.10%
Net assets
$31.04B
TTM yield
0.00%
Top-10 conc.
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IAU

iShares Gold Trust

iShares · Gold

80 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$71.46B
TTM yield
0.00%
Top-10 conc.
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Sub-score comparison

90
Cost
75
66
Tax efficiency
66
100
Liquidity
100
N/A
Concentration
N/A
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Tracking quality
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GLDM sub-score IAU

Tracking-quality sub-score is not yet computed for any fund — see methodology for which inputs are live.

Cost difference

GLDM is 15 bps cheaper than IAU. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for IAU.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. It compounds over time — we publish a fuller cost-projection calculator on the methodology page.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in GLDM

0 total

Every GLDM position is also held by IAU.

Only in IAU

0 total

Every IAU position is also held by GLDM.

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.