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EART vs SETM: which is really different?

EART and SETM hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and SETM returned more over the year.

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and Sprott Critical Materials ETF.

8.2%EART in the S&P 500
8.4%SETM in the S&P 500
+34.5%EART total return, 1 year
+37.9%SETM 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 77.7SETM 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
SETM92% 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 39% of the fund · 156 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 39% of the fund

22% 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 SETM hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EART and SETM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEARTSETM
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC5.40%5.00%
PLS GROUP LTD3.23%4.05%
ALBEMARLE CORP2.79%3.37%
ANTOFAGASTA PLC4.42%2.39%
MP MATERIALS CORP2.37%3.01%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP5.02%2.17%
IGO LTD1.01%1.87%
HUDBAY MINERALS INC3.59%0.98%
MMG LTD1.56%0.69%
NICKEL INDUSTRIES LTD0.38%0.38%
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP0.32%0.34%
AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY0.22%0.17%
Only in each
Only in EARTOnly in SETM
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 5.36%Cameco Corp. 4.91%
GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV-SER B 4.87%Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. 4.73%
RIO TINTO PLC 4.53%NAC Kazatomprom JSC 3.57%
VALTERRA PLATINUM LIMITED 4.15%Hecla Mining Co. 3.46%
SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO LTD 4.07%First Majestic Silver Corp. 3.42%
IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD 4.01%Uranium Energy Corp. 3.27%
BOLIDEN AB 3.44%Teck Resources Ltd. 3.20%
CHINA NORTHERN RARE EARTH -A 3.23%Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA 3.19%

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 SETM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
EARTSETMEARTSETMEARTSETM
3 months−8.0%−9.0%−10.3 pts−11.3 pts−5.5 pts−6.5 pts
6 months+7.6%+5.4%−10.5 pts−12.6 pts−16.7 pts−18.8 pts
1 year+34.5%+37.9%+17.9 pts+21.4 pts+12.7 pts+16.2 pts
3 years+82.2%+82.1%+3.8 pts+3.7 pts−16.0 pts−16.1 pts
Since launch+30.0%+61.6%−57.3 pts−30.1 pts−85.2 pts−74.6 pts
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EART and SETM 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
SETM
Sprott Critical Materials ETF
Holds 156 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XSprott
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsRare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 5008.2%8.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings56156
Top ten, share of the fund45.4%39.0%
Expense ratio0.59%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.59%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+34.5%+37.9%
vs the S&P 500+17.9 pts+21.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+12.7 pts+16.2 pts
Below its high−20.4%−21.8%
Net assets$42m$568m

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.

SETM in plain words

By weight, 8% of SETM'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 39% of the fund across 156 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +37.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.4 pts. It sits 21.8% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do EART and SETM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 22% 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 SETM?
EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SETM has 8%, so EART differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EART or SETM?
EART charges 0.59% a year and SETM charges 0.65%, 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 SETM, 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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