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AUAU vs REMX: which is really different?

AUAU and REMX hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Global X Gold Miners ETF and VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

12.5%AUAU in the S&P 500
7.6%REMX in the S&P 500
+17.2%AUAU total return, 1 year
+14.7%REMX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: REMX scores higher

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

AUAU 77.7REMX 91.80.1, 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
REMX92% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
8%92%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% of the fund · 32 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in8%92%8% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% of the fund

0% 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 REMX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in AUAUOnly in REMX
NEWMONT CORP 12.45%Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 7.93%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD 9.73%Albemarle Corp 7.78%
BARRICK MINING CORP 6.79%Pilbara Minerals Ltd 6.28%
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP 6.57%Mp Materials Corp 6.25%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 4.99%Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 5.96%
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP 4.89%China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 5.76%
GOLD FIELDS LTD-SPONS ADR 3.71%Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.95%
KINROSS GOLD CORP 3.25%Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 4.74%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AUAU and REMX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AUAUREMXAUAUREMXAUAUREMX
3 months+15.6%−27.7%+13.3 pts−30.0 pts+18.1 pts−25.2 pts
6 months+19.4%−12.7%+1.3 pts−30.7 pts−4.9 pts−36.9 pts
1 yearnot published+14.7%not published−1.9 ptsnot published−7.1 pts
3 yearsnot published+3.6%not published−74.8 ptsnot published−94.6 pts
Since launch+17.2%−53.7%+5.3 pts−806.3 pts+1.9 pts−1534.3 pts
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AUAU and REMX 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
REMX
VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF
Holds 32 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XVanEck
ThemeGold minersRare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 50012.5%7.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings11932
Top ten, share of the fund57.0%61.8%
Expense ratio0.35%0.53%
Fee for the differing part0.35%0.53%
Total return, 1 year+17.2% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)+14.7%
vs the S&P 500+5.3 pts−1.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+1.9 pts−7.1 pts
Below its high−16.9%−68.3%
Net assets$7m$2.0bn

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.

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 62% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +14.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. It sits 68.3% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Do AUAU and REMX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AUAU or REMX?
AUAU has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REMX has 8%, so REMX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AUAU or REMX?
AUAU charges 0.35% a year and REMX charges 0.53%, 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 REMX, 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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