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AUAU vs GDMN: which is really different?

AUAU and GDMN hold 75% of their weight in the same names.

Global X Gold Miners ETF and WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund.

12.5%AUAU in the S&P 500
12.4%GDMN in the S&P 500
+17.2%AUAU total return, 1 year
+40.2%GDMN total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AUAU scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AUAU 77.7GDMN 77.70.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

AUAU88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
13%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 57% of the fund · 119 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in13%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 57% of the fund
GDMN88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund · 54 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund

75% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AUAU and GDMN hold 75% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AUAU and GDMN both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAUAUGDMN
NEWMONT CORP12.45%12.40%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD9.73%7.93%
BARRICK MINING CORP6.79%8.21%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC4.99%6.25%
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP6.57%4.31%
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP4.89%3.93%
GOLD FIELDS LTD-SPONS ADR3.71%4.79%
KINROSS GOLD CORP3.25%5.78%
NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD2.12%2.94%
ROYAL GOLD INC2.06%2.75%
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP1.98%3.93%
COEUR MINING INC1.97%2.19%
Only in each
Only in AUAUOnly in GDMN
ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD-H 2.51%ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD 1.44%
HECLA MINING CO 1.23%K92 MINING INC 0.79%
FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP 0.94%ZHAOJIN MINING INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 0.70%
G MINING VENTURE CORP 0.84%G MINING VENTURES CORP (NEW) 0.64%
ZIJIN GOLD INTERNATIONAL CO 0.80%ARTEMIS GOLD INC 0.49%
TRIPLE FLAG PRECIOUS MET 0.66%SHANDONG GOLD MINING COMPANY LTD 0.24%
MERDEKA GOLD RESOURCES T-HDR 0.63%ST BARBARA LTD 0.05%
K92 MINING 0.49%SOLIDCORE RES PLC 0.02%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AUAU and GDMN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AUAUGDMNAUAUGDMNAUAUGDMN
3 months+15.6%+13.8%+13.3 pts+11.5 pts+18.1 pts+16.3 pts
6 months+19.4%+8.7%+1.3 pts−9.4 pts−4.9 pts−15.6 pts
1 yearnot published+40.2%not published+23.7 ptsnot published+18.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+381.8%not published+303.4 ptsnot published+283.6 pts
Since launch+17.2%+342.7%+5.3 pts+268.0 pts+1.9 pts+250.7 pts
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AUAU and GDMN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AUAU
Global X Gold Miners ETF
Holds 119 stocks in gold miners, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
GDMN
WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund
Holds 54 stocks in gold miners, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XWisdomTree
ThemeGold minersGold miners
In the S&P 50012.5%12.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings11954
Top ten, share of the fund57.0%60.6%
Expense ratio0.35%0.45%
Fee for the differing part0.35%0.45%
Total return, 1 year+17.2% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)+40.2%
vs the S&P 500+5.3 pts+23.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+1.9 pts+18.5 pts
Below its high−16.9%−33.8%
Net assets$7m$223m

AUAU in plain words

By weight, 12% of AUAU'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 57% of the fund across 119 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Dec 10, 2025 the fund returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested against +12.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. It sits 16.9% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

GDMN in plain words

By weight, 12% of GDMN'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 54 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +40.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 23.7 pts. It sits 33.8% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AUAU and GDMN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 75% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AUAU or GDMN?
AUAU has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GDMN has 12%, so AUAU differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AUAU or GDMN?
AUAU charges 0.35% a year and GDMN charges 0.45%, so AUAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AUAU against GDMN, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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