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AUAU vs SGDM: which is really different?

AUAU and SGDM hold 59% of their weight in the same names.

Global X Gold Miners ETF and Sprott Gold Miners ETF.

12.5%AUAU in the S&P 500
7.4%SGDM in the S&P 500
+17.2%AUAU total return, 1 year
+43.7%SGDM 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 77.7SGDM 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
SGDM93% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
7%93%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund · 48 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in7%93%7% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund

59% 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 SGDM hold 59% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AUAU and SGDM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAUAUSGDM
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD9.73%9.67%
NEWMONT CORP12.45%7.42%
BARRICK MINING CORP6.79%7.36%
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP6.57%7.22%
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP4.89%6.04%
KINROSS GOLD CORP3.25%4.47%
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP1.98%3.69%
COEUR MINING INC1.97%3.57%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC4.99%1.74%
ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC1.32%3.30%
IAMGOLD CORP1.13%3.14%
HARMONY GOLD MNG-SPON ADR1.08%3.12%
Only in each
Only in AUAUOnly in SGDM
ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD-H 2.51%K92 Mining Inc. 2.58%
NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD 2.12%Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd. 0.15%
EVOLUTION MINING LTD 1.93%Rio2 Ltd. 0.08%
HECLA MINING CO 1.23%Valor Gold Corp. 0.01%
FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP 0.94%
G MINING VENTURE CORP 0.84%
ZIJIN GOLD INTERNATIONAL CO 0.80%
FRESNILLO PLC 0.73%

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 SGDM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AUAUSGDMAUAUSGDMAUAUSGDM
3 months+15.6%+17.8%+13.3 pts+15.5 pts+18.1 pts+20.3 pts
6 months+19.4%+20.2%+1.3 pts+2.2 pts−4.9 pts−4.0 pts
1 yearnot published+43.7%not published+27.1 ptsnot published+21.9 pts
3 yearsnot published+234.7%not published+156.3 ptsnot published+136.6 pts
Since launch+17.2%+261.2%+5.3 pts−112.7 pts+1.9 pts−467.4 pts
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AUAU and SGDM 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
SGDM
Sprott Gold Miners ETF
Holds 48 stocks in gold miners, 7% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XSprott
ThemeGold minersGold miners
In the S&P 50012.5%7.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings11948
Top ten, share of the fund57.0%55.9%
Expense ratio0.35%0.46%
Fee for the differing part0.35%0.46%
Total return, 1 year+17.2% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)+43.7%
vs the S&P 500+5.3 pts+27.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+1.9 pts+21.9 pts
Below its high−16.9%−15.9%
Net assets$7m$713m

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.

SGDM in plain words

By weight, 7% of SGDM'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 56% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +43.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 27.1 pts. It sits 15.9% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AUAU and SGDM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 59% 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 SGDM?
AUAU has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDM has 7%, so AUAU differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AUAU or SGDM?
AUAU charges 0.35% a year and SGDM charges 0.46%, 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 SGDM, 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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