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GLDM vs YSAU

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

GLDMANYSE Arca

Y all Street Physical Gold ETF

YSAUCNasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

GLDM −0.14pt a year

GLDM0.10%YSAU0.24%

Avg volume · 30D

GLDM 1072.8×the volume

GLDM4.28MYSAU3.99K

GLDM vs YSAU Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−4.1%GLDM−3.7%YSAU

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. GLDM −4.1%. YSAU −3.7%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.5%10%15%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
GLDM 0.10%, better
YSAU 0.24%
Fund size
GLDM $29.6B
YSAU $7M
1Y total return
GLDM −3.0%
YSAU No data
Holdings
GLDM 1
YSAU 2
Avg volume (30D)
GLDM 4.28M sh, better
YSAU 3.99K sh
NAV per share
GLDM $77.40
YSAU $39.15
52W range

ETF.net Grade

GLDM: Cost 91, Risk 49, Mission 100, Tradability 73, Holdings not scored, Durability 67. YSAU: Cost 40, Risk 60, Mission not scored, Tradability 35, Holdings not scored, Durability 17.
Pillar letters and Scores for GLDM, YSAU, with each pillar’s weight
PillarGLDMYSAU
Cost30% weightA91HigherC40
Mission25% weightA100Not scored
Risk15% weightC49B60Higher
Tradability15% weightA73HigherD35
Holdings10% weightNot scoredNot scored
Durability5% weightB67HigherF17

Rank among Physical Gold funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. GLDM and YSAU are both graded against the same 10 Physical Gold funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Physical Gold⁠

Category · 10 funds
See all 10 ›

GLDM ranks 1st and YSAU 10th of 10 funds in the Physical Gold Category.

  1. Rank 1AGLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares TrustScore 82
  2. Rank 2AIAUMiShares Gold Trust MicroScore 77
  3. Rank 8BIAUiShares Gold TrustScore 57
  4. Rank 10CYSAUY all Street Physical Gold ETFScore 41

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

GLDMASPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

YSAUCY all Street Physical Gold ETF

In short

GLDM The house that built the original gold ETF later built a cheaper one. GLDM holds physical gold bullion, charges 0.10% a year (a quarter of its older sibling's fee), and has grown into a multi-billion-dollar fund.

YSAU No data

Stated mandate

GLDM GLDM seeks to reflect the performance of gold bullion, less the fund's expenses.

YSAU No data

Why people hold it

  • GLDM Ten basis points a year for bullion exposure, below the typical fee among physical gold funds and a quarter of the 0.40% on GLD, the sponsor's original gold trust.
  • Simple plumbing: a grantor trust that holds metal and seeks to reflect gold bullion less expenses. No futures roll, no swap counterparty, no miner-stock beta in the way.
  • One of the strongest implementations in its peer group, and among the more actively traded gold funds, which tends to keep the spread you pay getting in and out modest.
  • Launched in 2018 as the low-fee sibling to the 2004 original, it is now a large, established trust rather than a niche launch hoping to find an audience.

YSAU No data

Worth knowing

  • GLDM Gold pays nothing. No dividends, no interest, and the trust covers its expenses out of the metal, so gold per share drifts down over time.
  • One metal, one price. This is undiversified exposure to bullion, and gold can swing hard in both directions.
  • A couple of rivals list lower headline fees (IAUM at 0.09%, FGDL at 0.00%) for similar physical gold exposure.

YSAU No data

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GLDM vs YSAU Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

GLDM vs YSAU Cost

Overpaying YSAU vs GLDM

$2,853

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • GLDM 0.10%

    $2,106

  • YSAU 0.24%

    $4,959

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GLDM 0.10%
  • YSAU 0.24%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K051015202530YSAU $4,959GLDM $2,106

Year by year

YearGLDMYSAUOverpaying
10$183$437$254
20$717$1,699$982
30$2,106$4,959$2,853

Expense ratio

  • 0.10%GLDM, cheaper
  • 0.24%YSAU
  • Middle half of Physical Gold funds
  • Median 0.17%

GLDM 2nd cheapest of 10 funds

YSAU 7th cheapest of 10 funds

GLDM vs YSAU Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Payout (12M)
GLDM None
YSAU None

Distribution history

GLDMAll GLDM payments⁠

No distribution history available.

YSAUAll YSAU payments⁠

No distribution history available.

GLDM vs YSAU Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
GLDM 19.4%YSAU No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
GLDM 1.03YSAU No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
GLDM −28.0%YSAU No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
GLDM 0.41YSAU 0.00

GLDM and YSAU in the news

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