Are REMX and SPY in the same category?

REMX is a thematic ETF and SPY is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned −19.2% and SPY +13.6%.

Which is cheaper, REMX or SPY?

SPY is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do REMX and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 9% of REMX and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

REMX vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, REMX returned −19.2% to SPY's +13.6%, and SPY charges 0.09% to REMX's 0.53%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.5bn for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF and $814.8bn for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

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At a glance

−19.2%

REMX total return, 1 year

+13.6%

SPY total return, 1 year

0.53%

REMX expense ratio

0.09%

SPY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPY costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 32.8 points; SPY is far larger, $814.8bn against $1.5bn.

REMX vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	REMX	SPY
Return
Measure	REMX	SPY
Total return, 1 year	−19.2%	+13.6%
Drawdown
Measure	REMX	SPY
Below its all-time high	75.1%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	REMX	SPY
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	S&P 500 Index
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 32.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	REMX	SPY
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.5bn	$814.8bn
Holdings
Measure	REMX	SPY
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	61%	38.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, REMX and SPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first REMX SPY

Albemarle Corp 8.87% 0.02%

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Only in REMX

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 9.02%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.12%

Mp Materials Corp 6.90%

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.35%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.55%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.04%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.46%

Lianyou Metals Co Ltd 3.97%

Only in SPY

NVIDIA CORP 7.92%

APPLE INC 7.61%

MICROSOFT CORP 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET INC CL A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.06%

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Side by side

REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer VanEck State Street

What it is Rare earth and critical materials Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year −19.2% +13.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.4% (ACWI) +13.7% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark −32.6 pts vs ACWI −0.1 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.53% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 8.6% 99.8%

Holdings 32 504

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.5bn $814.8bn

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

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About each fund

REMX

By weight, 9% 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 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −19.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.6 pts. It sits 75.1% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

SPY

SPY tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 504 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Are REMX and SPY in the same category?: REMX is a thematic ETF and SPY is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, REMX or SPY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned −19.2% and SPY +13.6%.
Which is cheaper, REMX or SPY?: SPY is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do REMX and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 9% of REMX and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

SPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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