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AUAU vs XME: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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AUAU and XME hold 11% 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 $3.6bn on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF.

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At a glance
12.3%
AUAU in the S&P 500
21.8%
XME in the S&P 500
+4.0%
AUAU total return, since launch, Dec 10, 2025
+6.7%
XME 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.

XME · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 78% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
78% of its weight is outside the S&P 50022% of XME's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 78% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.22%78%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 55% of the fund · 38 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in78% of its weight is outside the S&P 50022% of XME's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 78% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.22%78%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

22% of XME's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 78% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; XME is far larger, $4.1bn against $6.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AUAU vs XME: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureAUAUXME
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+6.7%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high26.3%, high on Feb 27, 202627.8%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksGold minersMiners and metals
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 8.1 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 8.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$6.1m$4.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common11%

Method

What they share

11%

By the books each fund has filed, AUAU and XME hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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11% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AUAU XME
NEWMONT CORPORATION 12.35% 4.87%
ROYAL GOLD, INC. 2.17% 5.13%
COEUR MINING, INC. 1.99% 3.73%
HECLA MINING COMPANY 1.22% 3.70%
HYCROFT MINING HOLDING CORPORATION 0.12% 0.93%
MCEWEN INC. 0.12% 0.74%
Dakota Gold Corp 0.07% 0.49%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AUAU
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%
Zijin Mining Group Company Limited 3.27%
Only in XME
CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC 6.82%
RELIANCE INC 6.56%
NUCOR CORP 6.19%
STEEL DYNAMICS INC 6.00%
COMMERCIAL METALS CO 5.62%
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 4.73%
MATERION CORP 4.59%
ALCOA CORP 4.54%
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Window by window

Window by window: AUAU vs XME: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowAUAUXMEAUAUXME
3 months+1.2%−14.4%not measured−14.3 pts vs IVV
6 months−8.0%−22.7%not measured−27.7 pts vs IVV
1 year–+6.7%–−8.1 pts vs IVV
3 years–+89.9%–+6.5 pts vs IVV
Since launchNot the same days: AUAU Dec 2025 · XME Jun 2006+4.0%+174.0%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 XME State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF · Holds 38 stocks in miners and metals, 22% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X State Street
Theme Gold miners Miners and metals
In the S&P 500 12.3% 21.8%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 99.6%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 105 38
Top ten, share of the fund 58.1% 55.0%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%
Fee for the differing part 0.35% 0.35%
Total return, 1 year +4.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) +6.7%
vs its benchmark not measured −8.1 pts vs IVV
Below its high −26.3% −27.8%
Net assets, AUAU as of Oct 12, 2026 and XME as of Nov 3, 2026 $6.1m $3.6bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

11% 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.

XME

By weight, 22% of XME'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 55% of the fund across 38 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +6.7% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 8.1 pts. It sits 27.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AUAU and XME hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 11% 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 XME?
AUAU has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XME has 22%, so AUAU differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AUAU or XME?
AUAU and XME both charge 0.35% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →AUAU on its own →XME on its own →AUAU dividend history →AUAU holdings →XME dividend history →XME holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AUAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AUAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Global X page for AUAU ↗
XME filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XME prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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