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EART vs PICK: which is really different?

EART and PICK hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and PICK returned more over the year.

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF.

8.2%EART in the S&P 500
11.8%PICK in the S&P 500
+34.5%EART total return, 1 year
+49.6%PICK 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 77.7PICK 740.1, 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
PICK88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund · 279 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund

20% 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 PICK hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EART and PICK both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEARTPICK
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC5.40%6.26%
RIO TINTO PLC4.53%6.27%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC5.36%3.41%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP5.02%1.11%
ANTOFAGASTA PLC4.42%1.03%
PLS GROUP LTD3.23%0.57%
MP MATERIALS CORP2.37%0.41%
MMG LTD1.56%0.33%
ERAMET0.26%0.02%
Only in each
Only in EARTOnly in PICK
GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV-SER B 4.87%BHP GROUP LTD 13.44%
VALTERRA PLATINUM LIMITED 4.15%GLENCORE PLC 4.26%
SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO LTD 4.07%NUCOR 3.36%
IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD 4.01%CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 3.17%
HUDBAY MINERALS INC 3.59%RIO TINTO LTD 2.69%
BOLIDEN AB 3.44%GRUPO MEXICO B 2.19%
CHINA NORTHERN RARE EARTH -A 3.23%STEEL DYNAMICS INC 1.96%
EVE ENERGY CO LTD-A 3.08%ARCELORMITTAL SA 1.88%

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 PICK over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
EARTPICKEARTPICKEARTPICK
3 months−8.0%−1.8%−10.3 pts−4.0 pts−5.5 pts+0.7 pts
6 months+7.6%+20.2%−10.5 pts+2.2 pts−16.7 pts−4.0 pts
1 year+34.5%+49.6%+17.9 pts+33.1 pts+12.7 pts+27.9 pts
3 years+82.2%+67.1%+3.8 pts−11.3 pts−16.0 pts−31.1 pts
Since launch+30.0%+114.0%−57.3 pts−527.4 pts−85.2 pts−1122.5 pts
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EART and PICK 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
PICK
iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
Holds 279 stocks in miners and metals, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XiShares
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsMiners and metals
In the S&P 5008.2%11.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.7%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings56279
Top ten, share of the fund45.4%47.2%
Expense ratio0.59%0.39%
Fee for the differing part0.59%0.39%
Total return, 1 year+34.5%+49.6%
vs the S&P 500+17.9 pts+33.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+12.7 pts+27.9 pts
Below its high−20.4%−9.6%
Net assets$42m$2.5bn

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.

PICK in plain words

By weight, 12% of PICK'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 279 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +49.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.1 pts. It sits 9.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do EART and PICK hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 20% 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, EART or PICK?
EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PICK has 12%, so EART differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EART or PICK?
EART charges 0.59% a year and PICK charges 0.39%, so PICK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EART against PICK, 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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