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AUAU vs SLX: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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AUAU and SLX hold 0% 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 $150m on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Steel ETF.

At a glance
12.3%
AUAU in the S&P 500
13.5%
SLX in the S&P 500
+4.0%
AUAU total return, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
+32.9%
SLX 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.

SLX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 87% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
87% of its weight is outside the S&P 50014% of SLX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 87% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.14%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 57% of the fund · 39 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 2, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in87% of its weight is outside the S&P 50014% of SLX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 87% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.14%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

14% of SLX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 87% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

Pair scorecard

AUAU costs 0.20 points a year less; SLX is far larger, $159m against $6.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUAU vs SLX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureAUAUSLX
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+32.9%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high26.3%, high on Feb 27, 202612.2%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksGold minersMiners and metals
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearahead by 17.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.55%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$6.1m$159m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

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By the books each fund has filed, AUAU and SLX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AUAU SLX
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Only in AUAU
NEWMONT CORPORATION 12.35%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED 8.98%
BARRICK MINING CORPORATION 7.56%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 6.11%
Franco-Nevada Corporation 5.04%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 4.94%
Gold Fields Limited 3.76%
KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 3.56%
Only in SLX
Nucor Corp 7.73%
Bhp Group Ltd 6.84%
Rio Tinto Plc 6.36%
Steel Dynamics Inc 5.77%
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co 5.67%
Vale Sa 5.58%
Arcelormittal Sa 5.27%
Nippon Steel Corp 4.75%
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Window by window: AUAU vs SLX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowAUAUSLXAUAUSLX
3 months+1.2%−9.3%not measured−8.0 pts vs ACWI
6 months−8.0%−8.1%not measured−10.7 pts vs ACWI
1 year–+32.9%–+17.9 pts vs ACWI
3 years–+64.3%–−13.3 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: AUAU Dec 2025 · SLX Oct 2006+4.0%+326.1%not measurednot measured

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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 SLX VanEck Steel ETF · Holds 39 stocks in miners and metals, 14% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Gold miners Miners and metals
In the S&P 500 12.3% 13.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 99.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 105 39
Top ten, share of the fund 58.1% 56.6%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.55%
Fee for the differing part 0.35% 0.55%
Total return, 1 year +4.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) +32.9%
vs its benchmark not measured +17.9 pts vs ACWI
Below its high −26.3% −12.2%
Net assets, AUAU as of Oct 12, 2026 and SLX as of Nov 3, 2026 $6.1m $150m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% 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.

SLX

By weight, 14% of SLX'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 39 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +32.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 17.9 pts. It sits 12.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AUAU and SLX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 SLX?
AUAU has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SLX has 14%, so SLX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AUAU or SLX?
AUAU charges 0.35% a year and SLX charges 0.55%, so AUAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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