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AUAU vs SLVP: which is really different?

AUAU and SLVP hold 30% of their weight in the same names.

Global X Gold Miners ETF and iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF.

12.5%AUAU in the S&P 500
4.6%SLVP in the S&P 500
+17.2%AUAU total return, 1 year
+62.7%SLVP 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 77.7SLVP 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
SLVP95% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
5%95%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 72% of the fund · 50 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in5%95%5% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 72% of the fund

30% 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 SLVP hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AUAU and SLVP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAUAUSLVP
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP6.57%4.57%
NEWMONT CORP12.45%4.56%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD9.73%4.43%
COEUR MINING INC1.97%1.80%
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP1.98%1.59%
HECLA MINING CO1.23%14.50%
FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP0.94%10.86%
FRESNILLO PLC0.73%8.20%
SSR MINING INC0.71%1.08%
DISCOVERY MINING LTD0.45%4.59%
AYA GOLD & SILVER INC0.39%4.88%
FORTUNA MINING CORP0.34%0.84%
Only in each
Only in AUAUOnly in SLVP
BARRICK MINING CORP 6.79%INDUST PENOLES 11.00%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 4.99%KINROSS GOLD 2.57%
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP 4.89%GOGOLD RESOURCES 1.88%
GOLD FIELDS LTD-SPONS ADR 3.71%AVINO SILVER AND GOLD MINES LTD 1.40%
KINROSS GOLD CORP 3.25%HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITE 1.25%
ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD-H 2.51%ELDORADO GOLD 1.21%
NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD 2.12%DPM METALS 1.13%
ROYAL GOLD INC 2.06%CHINA GOLD INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES 1.12%

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 SLVP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AUAUSLVPAUAUSLVPAUAUSLVP
3 months+15.6%+16.9%+13.3 pts+14.6 pts+18.1 pts+19.4 pts
6 months+19.4%+22.9%+1.3 pts+4.9 pts−4.9 pts−1.4 pts
1 yearnot published+62.7%not published+46.1 ptsnot published+40.9 pts
3 yearsnot published+329.2%not published+250.8 ptsnot published+231.1 pts
Since launch+17.2%+86.9%+5.3 pts−554.5 pts+1.9 pts−1149.6 pts
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AUAU and SLVP 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
SLVP
iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF
Holds 50 stocks in silver miners, 5% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XiShares
ThemeGold minersSilver miners
In the S&P 50012.5%4.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings11950
Top ten, share of the fund57.0%71.6%
Expense ratio0.35%0.39%
Fee for the differing part0.35%0.39%
Total return, 1 year+17.2% (since launch on Dec 10, 2025)+62.7%
vs the S&P 500+5.3 pts+46.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+1.9 pts+40.9 pts
Below its high−16.9%−18.4%
Net assets$7m$986m

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.

SLVP in plain words

By weight, 5% of SLVP'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 72% of the fund across 50 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +62.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 46.1 pts. It sits 18.4% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AUAU and SLVP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AUAU or SLVP?
AUAU has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SLVP has 5%, so AUAU differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AUAU or SLVP?
AUAU charges 0.35% a year and SLVP charges 0.39%, 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 SLVP, 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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