Do EART and ISTM 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 ISTM?

EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ISTM has 1%, so ISTM differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, EART or ISTM?

EART charges 0.59% a year and ISTM charges 0.47%, so ISTM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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EART vs ISTM: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EART returned +10.5% to ISTM's +18.3%; 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 $28m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

8.1%

EART in the S&P 500

0.9%

ISTM in the S&P 500

+10.5%

EART total return, 1 year

+18.3%

ISTM 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.

ISTM · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 99% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

1% of ISTM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 99% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISTM costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.8 points; EART is 1.7 times larger.

EART vs ISTM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	EART	ISTM
Return
Measure	EART	ISTM
Total return, 1 year	+10.5%	+18.3%
Drawdown
Measure	EART	ISTM
Below its all-time high	31.8%, high on Feb 27, 2026	22.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EART	ISTM
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Rare earth and critical materials
Cost and size
Measure	EART	ISTM
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.47%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$47m	$27m
Holdings
Measure	EART	ISTM
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EART and ISTM 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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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EART ISTM

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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 ISTM

CRH AMERICA FINANCE INC 144A 1.89%

DTE ELECTRIC CO 1.13%

COLUMBIA FUNDING COMPANY LLC 144A 1.09%

GLENCOVE FUNDING LLC 144A 1.09%

OMERS FINANCE TRUST 144A 1.09%

SHINHAN BANK NEW YORK 144A 1.06%

BUNGE LTD FINANCE CORP 144A 0.98%

ASB BANK LIMITED 144A 0.97%

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Window by window

Window by window: EART vs ISTM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	EART	ISTM
3 months	−15.5%	−8.4%
6 months	−26.9%	−12.6%
1 year	+10.5%	+18.3%
3 years	+74.9%	+68.3%
Since launchNot the same days: EART Jan 2022 · ISTM Sep 2023	+11.4%	+66.9%

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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 ISTM iShares Strategic Metals ETF · Holds 86 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 1% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X iShares

Theme Rare earth and critical materials Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 8.1% 0.9%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 50 86

Top ten, share of the fund 44.3% 11.2%

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.47%

Fee for the differing part 0.59% 0.47%

Total return, 1 year +10.5% +18.3%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −31.8% −22.6%

Net assets, EART as of Oct 12, 2026 and ISTM as of Nov 4, 2026 $47m $28m

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.

ISTM

By weight, 1% of ISTM'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 11% of the fund across 86 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 22.6% below its all-time high of Jan 29, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do EART and ISTM 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 ISTM?: EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ISTM has 1%, so ISTM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EART or ISTM?: EART charges 0.59% a year and ISTM charges 0.47%, so ISTM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →EART on its own →ISTM on its own →EART dividend history →EART holdings →ISTM dividend history →ISTM holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EART filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EART prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for EART ↗

ISTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ISTM ↗

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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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