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EART vs SGDJ: which is really different?

EART and SGDJ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SGDJ returned more over the year.

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF.

8.2%EART in the S&P 500
0.0%SGDJ in the S&P 500
+34.5%EART total return, 1 year
+64.3%SGDJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SGDJ scores higher

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

EART 77.7SGDJ 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
SGDJ100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund · 31 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund

0% 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 SGDJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in EARTOnly in SGDJ
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 5.40%Minerals 260 Ltd. 5.42%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 5.36%Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. 5.33%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 5.02%Seabridge Gold Inc. 4.84%
GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV-SER B 4.87%Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS 4.82%
RIO TINTO PLC 4.53%Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. 4.55%
ANTOFAGASTA PLC 4.42%Catalyst Metals Ltd. 4.51%
VALTERRA PLATINUM LIMITED 4.15%West African Resources Ltd. 4.46%
SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO LTD 4.07%Endeavour Silver Corp. 4.45%

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 SGDJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
EARTSGDJEARTSGDJEARTSGDJ
3 months−8.0%+16.5%−10.3 pts+14.3 pts−5.5 pts+19.0 pts
6 months+7.6%+24.0%−10.5 pts+5.9 pts−16.7 pts−0.3 pts
1 year+34.5%+64.3%+17.9 pts+47.7 pts+12.7 pts+42.5 pts
3 years+82.2%+317.7%+3.8 pts+239.3 pts−16.0 pts+219.5 pts
Since launch+30.0%+444.2%−57.3 pts+98.0 pts−85.2 pts−199.0 pts
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EART and SGDJ 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
SGDJ
Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF
Holds 31 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XSprott
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsGold miners
In the S&P 5008.2%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5631
Top ten, share of the fund45.4%47.1%
Expense ratio0.59%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.59%0.50%
Total return, 1 year+34.5%+64.3%
vs the S&P 500+17.9 pts+47.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+12.7 pts+42.5 pts
Below its high−20.4%−16.1%
Net assets$42m$366m

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.

SGDJ in plain words

By weight, 0% of SGDJ'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 31 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +64.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 47.7 pts. It sits 16.1% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do EART and SGDJ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 SGDJ?
EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDJ has 0%, so SGDJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EART or SGDJ?
EART charges 0.59% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, so SGDJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EART against SGDJ, 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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