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AUAU vs SGDJ: which is really different?

AUAU and SGDJ hold 4% of their weight in the same names.

Global X Gold Miners ETF and Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF.

12.5%AUAU in the S&P 500
0.0%SGDJ in the S&P 500
+17.2%AUAU total return, 1 year
+64.3%SGDJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SGDJ scores higher

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

AUAU 77.7SGDJ 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
SGDJ100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund · 31 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund

4% 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 SGDJ hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AUAU and SGDJ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAUAUSGDJ
WESDOME GOLD MINES LTD0.36%5.33%
FORTUNA MINING CORP0.34%4.38%
ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP0.29%4.45%
SEABRIDGE GOLD INC0.29%4.84%
ALLIED GOLD CORP0.27%4.12%
EMERALD RESOURCES NL0.26%4.25%
PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP0.26%3.13%
WEST AFRICAN RESOURCES LTD0.24%4.46%
MINEROS SA0.18%1.59%
RESOLUTE MINING LTD0.17%1.35%
BELLEVUE GOLD LTD0.16%1.42%
ALKANE RESOURCES LTD0.15%3.73%
Only in each
Only in AUAUOnly in SGDJ
NEWMONT CORP 12.45%Minerals 260 Ltd. 5.42%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD 9.73%Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS 4.82%
BARRICK MINING CORP 6.79%TR Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS 4.32%
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP 6.57%Predictive Discovery Ltd. 3.65%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 4.99%Omai Gold Mines Corp. 3.01%
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP 4.89%Philex Mining Corp. 1.65%
GOLD FIELDS LTD-SPONS ADR 3.71%Rio2 Ltd. 1.49%
KINROSS GOLD CORP 3.25%Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd. 1.49%

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 SGDJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AUAUSGDJAUAUSGDJAUAUSGDJ
3 months+15.6%+16.5%+13.3 pts+14.3 pts+18.1 pts+19.0 pts
6 months+19.4%+24.0%+1.3 pts+5.9 pts−4.9 pts−0.3 pts
1 yearnot published+64.3%not published+47.7 ptsnot published+42.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+317.7%not published+239.3 ptsnot published+219.5 pts
Since launch+17.2%+444.2%+5.3 pts+98.0 pts+1.9 pts−199.0 pts
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AUAU and SGDJ 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
SGDJ
Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF
Holds 31 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XSprott
ThemeGold minersGold miners
In the S&P 50012.5%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings11931
Top ten, share of the fund57.0%47.1%
Expense ratio0.35%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.35%0.50%
Total return, 1 year+17.2% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)+64.3%
vs the S&P 500+5.3 pts+47.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+1.9 pts+42.5 pts
Below its high−16.9%−16.1%
Net assets$7m$366m

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.

SGDJ in plain words

By weight, 0% of SGDJ'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 47% of the fund across 31 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +64.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 47.7 pts. It sits 16.1% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AUAU and SGDJ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 4% 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 SGDJ?
AUAU has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDJ has 0%, so SGDJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AUAU or SGDJ?
AUAU charges 0.35% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, 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 SGDJ, 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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