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AUMI vs GOAU: which is really different?

AUMI and GOAU hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and AUMI returned more over the year.

Themes Gold Miners ETF and US Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETF.

0.0%AUMI in the S&P 500
2.9%GOAU in the S&P 500
+38.2%AUMI total return, 1 year
+31.8%GOAU total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AUMI scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AUMI 91.8GOAU 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

AUMI100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund · 31 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund
GOAU97% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
3%97%3% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund · 29 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in3%97%3% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund

26% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AUMI and GOAU hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AUMI and GOAU both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAUMIGOAU
Endeavour Mining PLC5.33%3.89%
IAMGOLD Corp4.86%2.98%
Genesis Minerals Ltd2.65%3.27%
Capricorn Metals Ltd2.58%3.38%
Westgold Resources Ltd2.29%3.12%
DPM Metals Inc5.26%2.08%
Perseus Mining Ltd3.35%2.08%
Ramelius Resources Ltd2.85%2.02%
K92 Mining Inc2.80%1.99%
Pan African Resources PLC1.60%2.75%
Emerald Resources NL1.49%2.23%
LunR Royalties Corp0.21%0.09%
Only in each
Only in AUMIOnly in GOAU
Anglogold Ashanti Plc 4.91%Franco-Nevada Corp 10.16%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.76%OR Royalties Inc 9.78%
Kinross Gold Corp 4.59%Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 9.72%
Alamos Gold Inc 4.45%Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.12%
Northern Star Resources Ltd 4.34%Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 4.05%
OceanaGold Corp 4.32%Fortuna Mining Corp 3.90%
Gold Fields Ltd 4.10%Endeavour Silver Corp 3.85%
Equinox Gold Corp 4.09%Evolution Mining Ltd 3.20%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AUMI and GOAU over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AUMIGOAUAUMIGOAUAUMIGOAU
3 months+17.9%+16.8%+15.7 pts+14.5 pts+20.4 pts+19.3 pts
6 months+18.6%+21.8%+0.6 pts+3.8 pts−5.6 pts−2.4 pts
1 year+38.2%+31.8%+21.6 pts+15.3 pts+16.4 pts+10.1 pts
3 yearsnot published+208.7%not published+130.3 ptsnot published+110.5 pts
Since launch+286.4%+324.3%+218.6 pts+63.3 pts+204.9 pts−123.0 pts
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AUMI and GOAU on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AUMI
Themes Gold Miners ETF
Holds 31 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
GOAU
US Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETF
Holds 29 stocks in miners and metals, 3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerThemesU.S. Global
ThemeGold minersMiners and metals
In the S&P 5000.0%2.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings3129
Top ten, share of the fund46.9%56.1%
Expense ratio0.35%0.60%
Fee for the differing part0.35%0.60%
Total return, 1 year+38.2%+31.8%
vs the S&P 500+21.6 pts+15.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+16.4 pts+10.1 pts
Below its high−19.2%−16.1%
Net assets$26m$165m

AUMI in plain words

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 31 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +38.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.6 pts. It sits 19.2% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

GOAU in plain words

By weight, 3% of GOAU'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 29 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +31.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 15.3 pts. It sits 16.1% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AUMI and GOAU hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 26% 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, AUMI or GOAU?
AUMI has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GOAU has 3%, so AUMI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AUMI or GOAU?
AUMI charges 0.35% a year and GOAU charges 0.60%, so AUMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AUMI against GOAU, 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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