Do EART and GDX 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, EART or GDX?

EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GDX has 12%, so EART differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, EART or GDX?

EART charges 0.59% a year and GDX charges 0.51%, so GDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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EART vs GDX: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EART returned +10.5% to GDX's +24.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $47m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF, and $23.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance

8.1%

EART in the S&P 500

11.6%

GDX in the S&P 500

+10.5%

EART total return, 1 year

+24.8%

GDX total return, 1 year

EART · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 92% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

8% of EART's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

GDX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

GDX costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.3 points; GDX is far larger, $26.6bn against $47m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EART vs GDX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	EART	GDX
Return
Measure	EART	GDX
Total return, 1 year	+10.5%	+24.8%
Drawdown
Measure	EART	GDX
Below its all-time high	31.8%, high on Feb 27, 2026	27.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	EART	GDX
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Gold miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		ahead by 9.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	EART	GDX
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.51%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$47m	$26.6bn
Holdings
Measure	EART	GDX
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 4, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026 · 247 weekly returns

EART GDX

Return

Total return edge GDX +7.2% +167.1%

Annualized edge GDX +1.5% +23.0%

Price return edge GDX +0.8% +153.6%

Risk

Volatility edge EART 33.4% 39.0%

Max drawdown edge GDX −51.9% −45.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge GDX 0.09 0.62

Sortino edge GDX 0.12 0.98

Calmar edge GDX 0.03 0.51

Reading

From Feb 2022 to Oct 2026, GDX returned more: +167.1% to +7.2%. EART swung less: 33.4% to 39.0%. GDX fell less at its worst: −45.1% to −51.9%.

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Risk and return: EART vs GDX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	EART	GDX	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+7.2%	+167.1%	GDX	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.5%	+23.0%	GDX	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.8%	+153.6%	GDX	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	33.4%	39.0%	EART	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	23.8%	24.6%	EART (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−51.9%	−45.1%	GDX	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.09	0.62	GDX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.12	0.98	GDX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.03	0.51	GDX	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 247 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EART and GDX 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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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EART GDX

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EART

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 5.39%

Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.03%

FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. 5.00%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION 4.90%

RIO TINTO PLC 4.81%

ANTOFAGASTA PLC 4.71%

VALTERRA PLATINUM LIMITED 3.80%

China Northern Rare Earth (Group) High-Tech Co., Ltd. 3.66%

Only in GDX

Newmont Corp 11.67%

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 11.35%

Barrick Mining Corp 8.16%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 5.50%

Franco-Nevada Corp 5.46%

Anglogold Ashanti Plc 4.81%

Gold Fields Ltd 4.11%

Kinross Gold Corp 3.60%

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Window by window

Window by window: EART vs GDX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	EART	GDX	EART	GDX
3 months	−15.5%	+1.1%	not measured	+2.4 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−26.9%	−8.5%	not measured	−11.1 pts vs ACWI
1 year	+10.5%	+24.8%	not measured	+9.8 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+74.9%	+197.2%	not measured	+119.6 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: EART Jan 2022 · GDX May 2006	+11.4%	+175.1%	not measured	not measured

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Side by side

EART Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF · Holds 50 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF · Holds 59 stocks in gold miners, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X VanEck

Theme Rare earth and critical materials Gold miners

In the S&P 500 8.1% 11.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 99.8%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 50 59

Top ten, share of the fund 44.3% 60.4%

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.51%

Fee for the differing part 0.59% 0.51%

Total return, 1 year +10.5% +24.8%

vs its benchmark not measured +9.8 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −31.8% −27.0%

Net assets, EART as of Oct 12, 2026 and GDX as of Nov 3, 2026 $47m $23.9bn

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

EART

By weight, 8% of EART'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 44% of the fund across 50 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +10.5% with distributions reinvested. It sits 31.8% 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 EART and GDX 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, EART or GDX?: EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GDX has 12%, so EART differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EART or GDX?: EART charges 0.59% a year and GDX charges 0.51%, so GDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

EART filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EART prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for EART ↗

GDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck 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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