Which returned more over the last year, REMX or SGOV?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned +21.9% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so REMX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, REMX or SGOV?

REMX charges 0.53% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so SGOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are REMX and SGOV the same kind of fund?

No. REMX is a thematic ETF and SGOV is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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REMX vs SGOV: how they differ

Over the year REMX returned more, +21.9% against +3.8%, and SGOV charges 0.09% against 0.53%.

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF and iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, REMX and SGOV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in REMX	Only in SGOV
Pilbara Minerals Ltd 7.87%	TREASURY BILL 0.94%
Albemarle Corp 7.63%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.51%
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.67%
Mp Materials Corp 6.65%
China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 6.58%
Lianyou Metals Co Ltd 5.83%
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 5.64%
Almonty Industries Inc 5.63%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

REMX and SGOV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF	SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	VanEck	iShares
What it is	Miners and metals	0-3 month T-bills
Total return, 1 year	+21.9%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.4 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.09%
Holdings	30	23

REMX in plain words

By weight, 8% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 63% of the fund across 30 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +21.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. It sits 67.6% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

SGOV in plain words

SGOV is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, REMX or SGOV?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned +21.9% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so REMX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, REMX or SGOV?: REMX charges 0.53% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so SGOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are REMX and SGOV the same kind of fund?: No. REMX is a thematic ETF and SGOV is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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