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Thematic ETFs

EART vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EART returned +10.5% to RING's +28.4%; 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 $2.3bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance
8.1%
EART in the S&P 500
17.6%
RING in the S&P 500
+10.5%
EART total return, 1 year
+28.4%
RING total return, 1 year
EART · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 92% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
92% of its weight is outside the S&P 5008% of EART's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.8%92%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 44% of the fund · 50 holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in92% of its weight is outside the S&P 5008% of EART's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.8%92%8% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

8% of EART's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

RING · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 82% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
82% of its weight is outside the S&P 50018% of RING's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 82% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.18%82%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 68% of the fund · 41 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in82% of its weight is outside the S&P 50018% of RING's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 82% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.18%82%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

18% of RING's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 82% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RING costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.9 points; RING is far larger, $2.3bn against $47m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EART vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureEARTRING
Return
Total return, 1 year+10.5%+28.4%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high31.8%, high on Feb 27, 202625.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksRare earth and critical materialsGold miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearahead by 13.4 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.39%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$47m$2.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EART and RING 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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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EART RING
Only in one fund ↓
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 RING
NEWMONT 17.65%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES 12.79%
BARRICK MINING 8.72%
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS 7.33%
GOLD FIELDS 4.51%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 4.40%
KINROSS GOLD 3.74%
PAN AMERICAN SILVER 3.02%
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Window by window

Window by window: EART vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowEARTRINGEARTRING
3 months−15.5%+2.4%not measured+3.7 pts vs ACWI
6 months−26.9%−7.2%not measured−9.8 pts vs ACWI
1 year+10.5%+28.4%not measured+13.4 pts vs ACWI
3 years+74.9%+233.8%not measured+156.2 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: EART Jan 2022 · RING Feb 2012+11.4%+74.0%not measured−293.7 pts vs ACWI

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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 RING iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF · Holds 41 stocks in gold miners, 18% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X iShares
Theme Rare earth and critical materials Gold miners
In the S&P 500 8.1% 17.6%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 99.8%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 50 41
Top ten, share of the fund 44.3% 67.5%
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.39%
Fee for the differing part 0.59% 0.39%
Total return, 1 year +10.5% +28.4%
vs its benchmark not measured +13.4 pts vs ACWI
Below its high −31.8% −25.1%
Net assets, EART as of Oct 12, 2026 and RING as of Nov 4, 2026 $47m $2.3bn

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.

RING

By weight, 18% of RING'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 68% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, so a holder was ahead by 13.4 pts. It sits 25.1% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do EART and RING 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 RING?
EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RING has 18%, so EART differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EART or RING?
EART charges 0.59% a year and RING charges 0.39%, so RING is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
EART filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EART prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Global X page for EART ↗
RING filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
RING prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for RING ↗

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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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