Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
AUMI vs GDX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, AUMI returned +22.6% to GDX's +24.8%; 36% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $20m on Nov 4, 2026 for Themes Gold Miners ETF, and $23.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Gold Miners ETF.
0% of AUMI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.
12% of GDX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 88% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.
Pair scorecard
AUMI costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; GDX is far larger, $23.9bn against $19m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | AUMI | GDX |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +22.6% | +24.8% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 27.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026 | 27.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026 |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Gold miners | Gold miners |
| Its benchmark, total return, 1 year | +15.0% | +15.0% |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | ahead by 7.6 pts | ahead by 9.8 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.51% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $19m | $23.9bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 36% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, AUMI and GDX hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
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36% in common
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Window by window
| Total return | vs its benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | AUMI | GDX | AUMI | GDX |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +1.1% | +3.7 pts vs ACWI | +2.4 pts vs ACWI |
| 6 months | −8.3% | −8.5% | −10.9 pts vs ACWI | −11.1 pts vs ACWI |
| 1 year | +22.6% | +24.8% | +7.6 pts vs ACWI | +9.8 pts vs ACWI |
| 3 years | – | +197.2% | – | +119.6 pts vs ACWI |
| Since launchNot the same days: AUMI Dec 2023 · GDX May 2006 | +247.6% | +175.1% | +182.3 pts vs ACWI | not measured |
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
36% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
AUMI
By weight, 0% of AUMI'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 30 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +22.6% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 7.6 pts. It sits 27.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.
GDX
By weight, 12% of GDX'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 60% of the fund across 59 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +24.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 9.8 pts. It sits 27.0% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do AUMI and GDX hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 36% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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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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