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EART vs GOAU: which is really different?

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

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and US Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETF.

8.2%EART in the S&P 500
2.9%GOAU in the S&P 500
+34.5%EART total return, 1 year
+31.8%GOAU total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: EART scores higher

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

EART 77.7GOAU 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

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
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

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 GOAU hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in EARTOnly in GOAU
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 5.40%Franco-Nevada Corp 10.16%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 5.36%OR Royalties Inc 9.78%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 5.02%Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 9.72%
GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV-SER B 4.87%Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.12%
RIO TINTO PLC 4.53%Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 4.05%
ANTOFAGASTA PLC 4.42%Fortuna Mining Corp 3.90%
VALTERRA PLATINUM LIMITED 4.15%Endeavour Mining PLC 3.89%
SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO LTD 4.07%Endeavour Silver Corp 3.85%

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 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

EART 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
EARTGOAUEARTGOAUEARTGOAU
3 months−8.0%+16.8%−10.3 pts+14.5 pts−5.5 pts+19.3 pts
6 months+7.6%+21.8%−10.5 pts+3.8 pts−16.7 pts−2.4 pts
1 year+34.5%+31.8%+17.9 pts+15.3 pts+12.7 pts+10.1 pts
3 years+82.2%+208.7%+3.8 pts+130.3 pts−16.0 pts+110.5 pts
Since launch+30.0%+324.3%−57.3 pts+63.3 pts−85.2 pts−123.0 pts
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EART and GOAU 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
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
IssuerGlobal XU.S. Global
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsMiners and metals
In the S&P 5008.2%2.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5629
Top ten, share of the fund45.4%56.1%
Expense ratio0.59%0.60%
Fee for the differing part0.59%0.60%
Total return, 1 year+34.5%+31.8%
vs the S&P 500+17.9 pts+15.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+12.7 pts+10.1 pts
Below its high−20.4%−16.1%
Net assets$42m$165m

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.

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 EART and GOAU 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 GOAU?
EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GOAU has 3%, so EART differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EART or GOAU?
EART charges 0.59% a year and GOAU charges 0.60%, so EART is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EART 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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