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AUAU vs METL: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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AUAU and METL hold 6% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $6.1m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Gold Miners ETF, and $66m on Nov 4, 2026 for Sprott Active Metals & Miners ETF.

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At a glance
12.3%
AUAU in the S&P 500
14.2%
METL in the S&P 500
+4.0%
AUAU total return, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
+6.9%
METL total return, 1 year
AUAU · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
88% of its weight is outside the S&P 50012% of AUAU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 88% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund · 105 holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in88% of its weight is outside the S&P 50012% of AUAU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 88% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

12% of AUAU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 88% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

METL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 86% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
86% of its weight is outside the S&P 50014% of METL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 86% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.14%86%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 40% of the fund · 45 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in86% of its weight is outside the S&P 50014% of METL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 86% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.14%86%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

14% of METL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 86% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

AUAU costs 0.64 points a year less; METL is 12.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUAU vs METL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureAUAUMETL
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+6.9%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high26.3%, high on Feb 27, 202633.0%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksGold minersMiners and metals
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 7.9 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 7.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.99%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$6.1m$78m
Holdings
Holdings in common6%

Method

What they share

6%

By the books each fund has filed, AUAU and METL hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AUAU METL
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 6.11% 2.19%
Pan American Silver Corp. 2.35% 2.09%
COEUR MINING, INC. 1.99% 1.01%
Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. 0.67% 3.13%
ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP. 0.29% 3.74%
Vizsla Silver Corp. 0.14% 3.28%
GoGold Resources Inc 0.11% 2.05%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AUAU
NEWMONT CORPORATION 12.35%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED 8.98%
BARRICK MINING CORPORATION 7.56%
Franco-Nevada Corporation 5.04%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 4.94%
Gold Fields Limited 3.76%
KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 3.56%
Zijin Mining Group Company Limited 3.27%
Only in METL
Nucor Corp. 5.14%
Major Drilling Group International Inc. 4.50%
Steel Dynamics Inc. 4.29%
Reliance Inc. 4.17%
Hudbay Minerals Inc. 4.01%
NexGen Energy Ltd. 3.75%
Cameco Corp. 3.37%
Lundin Mining Corp. 3.37%
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Window by window

Window by window: AUAU vs METL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowAUAUMETLAUAUMETL
3 months+1.2%−16.2%not measured−16.1 pts vs VOO
6 months−8.0%−26.0%not measured−31.0 pts vs VOO
1 year–+6.9%–−7.9 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: AUAU Dec 2025 · METL Sep 2025+4.0%+12.3%not measured−6.9 pts vs VOO

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Side by side

AUAU Global X Gold Miners ETF · Holds 105 stocks in gold miners, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies METL Sprott Active Metals & Miners ETF · Holds 45 stocks in miners and metals, 14% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X Sprott
Theme Gold miners Miners and metals
In the S&P 500 12.3% 14.2%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 99.7%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 105 45
Top ten, share of the fund 58.1% 39.6%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.99%
Fee for the differing part 0.35% 0.99%
Total return, 1 year +4.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) +6.9%
vs its benchmark not measured −7.9 pts vs VOO
Below its high −26.3% −33.0%
Net assets, AUAU as of Oct 12, 2026 and METL as of Nov 4, 2026 $6.1m $66m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

6% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
AUAU

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 58% of the fund across 105 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Since it first traded on Dec 10, 2025 the fund returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 26.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

METL

By weight, 14% of METL'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 40% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +6.9% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Total Return Index, so a holder was behind by 7.9 pts. It sits 33.0% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AUAU and METL hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AUAU or METL?
AUAU has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and METL has 14%, so AUAU differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AUAU or METL?
AUAU charges 0.35% a year and METL charges 0.99%, so AUAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →AUAU on its own →METL on its own →AUAU dividend history →AUAU holdings →METL dividend history →METL holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AUAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AUAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Global X page for AUAU ↗
METL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
METL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Sprott page for METL ↗

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How this is computed

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

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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