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EART vs REMX: which is really different?

EART and REMX hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and EART returned more over the year.

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

8.2%EART in the S&P 500
7.6%REMX in the S&P 500
+34.5%EART total return, 1 year
+14.7%REMX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: REMX scores higher

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

EART 77.7REMX 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
REMX92% 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 62% of the fund · 32 holdings filed Sep 17, 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 62% of the fund

6% 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 REMX hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EART and REMX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEARTREMX
ALBEMARLE CORP2.79%7.78%
MP MATERIALS CORP2.37%6.25%
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP0.32%1.91%
Only in each
Only in EARTOnly in REMX
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 5.40%Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 7.93%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 5.36%Pilbara Minerals Ltd 6.28%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 5.02%Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 5.96%
GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV-SER B 4.87%China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 5.76%
RIO TINTO PLC 4.53%Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.95%
ANTOFAGASTA PLC 4.42%Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 4.74%
VALTERRA PLATINUM LIMITED 4.15%Lianyou Metals Co Ltd 4.68%
SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO LTD 4.07%Almonty Industries Inc 4.17%

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 REMX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
EARTREMXEARTREMXEARTREMX
3 months−8.0%−27.7%−10.3 pts−30.0 pts−5.5 pts−25.2 pts
6 months+7.6%−12.7%−10.5 pts−30.7 pts−16.7 pts−36.9 pts
1 year+34.5%+14.7%+17.9 pts−1.9 pts+12.7 pts−7.1 pts
3 years+82.2%+3.6%+3.8 pts−74.8 pts−16.0 pts−94.6 pts
Since launch+30.0%−53.7%−57.3 pts−806.3 pts−85.2 pts−1534.3 pts
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EART and REMX 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
REMX
VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF
Holds 32 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XVanEck
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsRare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 5008.2%7.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5632
Top ten, share of the fund45.4%61.8%
Expense ratio0.59%0.53%
Fee for the differing part0.59%0.53%
Total return, 1 year+34.5%+14.7%
vs the S&P 500+17.9 pts−1.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+12.7 pts−7.1 pts
Below its high−20.4%−68.3%
Net assets$42m$2.0bn

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.

REMX in plain words

By weight, 8% of REMX'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 62% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +14.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. It sits 68.3% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Do EART and REMX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 6% 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 REMX?
EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REMX has 8%, so REMX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EART or REMX?
EART charges 0.59% a year and REMX charges 0.53%, so REMX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EART against REMX, 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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