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EART vs GDXJ: which is really different?

EART and GDXJ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and GDXJ returned more over the year.

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF.

8.2%EART in the S&P 500
0.0%GDXJ in the S&P 500
+34.5%EART total return, 1 year
+45.2%GDXJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GDXJ scores higher

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

EART 77.7GDXJ 91.80.1, 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

EART92% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
8%92%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 45% of the fund · 56 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in8%92%8% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 45% of the fund
GDXJ100% 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 42% of the fund · 157 holdings filed Sep 17, 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 42% of the fund

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EART and GDXJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in EARTOnly in GDXJ
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 5.40%Coeur Mining Inc 6.84%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 5.36%Alamos Gold Inc 6.53%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 5.02%Equinox Gold Corp 6.04%
GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV-SER B 4.87%Endeavour Mining Plc 5.64%
RIO TINTO PLC 4.53%Iamgold Corp 5.14%
ANTOFAGASTA PLC 4.42%Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv 2.59%
VALTERRA PLATINUM LIMITED 4.15%Hecla Mining Co 2.43%
SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO LTD 4.07%First Majestic Silver Corp 2.39%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

EART and GDXJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
EARTGDXJEARTGDXJEARTGDXJ
3 months−8.0%+16.1%−10.3 pts+13.8 pts−5.5 pts+18.5 pts
6 months+7.6%+18.8%−10.5 pts+0.7 pts−16.7 pts−5.5 pts
1 year+34.5%+45.2%+17.9 pts+28.7 pts+12.7 pts+23.5 pts
3 years+82.2%+274.9%+3.8 pts+196.5 pts−16.0 pts+176.7 pts
Since launch+30.0%+64.0%−57.3 pts−739.5 pts−85.2 pts−1626.2 pts
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EART and GDXJ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EART
Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF
Holds 56 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
GDXJ
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
Holds 157 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XVanEck
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsGold miners
In the S&P 5008.2%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings56157
Top ten, share of the fund45.4%41.6%
Expense ratio0.59%0.52%
Fee for the differing part0.59%0.52%
Total return, 1 year+34.5%+45.2%
vs the S&P 500+17.9 pts+28.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+12.7 pts+23.5 pts
Below its high−20.4%−20.3%
Net assets$42m$9.2bn

EART in plain words

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 45% of the fund across 56 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +34.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 17.9 pts. It sits 20.4% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

GDXJ in plain words

By weight, 0% of GDXJ'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 42% of the fund across 157 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +45.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 28.7 pts. It sits 20.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do EART and GDXJ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, EART or GDXJ?
EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GDXJ has 0%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EART or GDXJ?
EART charges 0.59% a year and GDXJ charges 0.52%, so GDXJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EART against GDXJ, 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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