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EART vs WDIG: which is really different?

EART and WDIG hold 18% of their weight in the same names.

Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF and WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund.

8.2%EART in the S&P 500
3.8%WDIG in the S&P 500
+34.5%EART total return, 1 year
−17.2%WDIG 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 77.7WDIG 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
WDIG96% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
4%96%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 29% of the fund · 101 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in4%96%4% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 29% of the fund

18% 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 WDIG hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EART and WDIG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEARTWDIG
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP5.02%2.67%
MP MATERIALS CORP2.37%2.92%
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC5.40%2.14%
ALBEMARLE CORP2.79%1.64%
ANTOFAGASTA PLC4.42%1.55%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC5.36%1.52%
PLS GROUP LTD3.23%1.51%
BOLIDEN AB3.44%0.93%
HUDBAY MINERALS INC3.59%0.78%
IMPALA PLATINUM HOLDINGS LTD4.01%0.72%
SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD2.82%0.59%
IGO LTD1.01%0.51%
Only in each
Only in EARTOnly in WDIG
GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV-SER B 4.87%ATI INC 3.98%
RIO TINTO PLC 4.53%LYNAS RARE EARTHS LTD 3.77%
VALTERRA PLATINUM LIMITED 4.15%MATERION CORP 3.29%
SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO LTD 4.07%ILUKA RESOURCES LTD 2.92%
CHINA NORTHERN RARE EARTH -A 3.23%ENERGY FUELS INC 2.87%
EVE ENERGY CO LTD-A 3.08%5N PLUS INC 2.65%
LYNAS RARE EARTHS LIMITED 2.95%USA RARE EARTH INC 2.17%
WESTERN MINING CO -A 2.84%GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV 2.06%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

EART and WDIG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
EARTWDIGEARTWDIGEARTWDIG
3 months−8.0%−9.8%−10.3 pts−12.0 pts−5.5 pts−7.3 pts
6 months+7.6%not published−10.5 ptsnot published−16.7 ptsnot published
1 year+34.5%not published+17.9 ptsnot published+12.7 ptsnot published
3 years+82.2%not published+3.8 ptsnot published−16.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+30.0%−17.2%−57.3 pts−21.8 pts−85.2 pts−21.1 pts
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EART and WDIG 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
WDIG
WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund
Holds 101 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XWisdomTree
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsRare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 5008.2%3.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings56101
Top ten, share of the fund45.4%29.4%
Expense ratio0.59%0.55%
Fee for the differing part0.59%0.55%
Total return, 1 year+34.5%−17.2% (since launch on May 7, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+17.9 pts−21.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+12.7 pts−21.1 pts
Below its high−20.4%−22.6%
Net assets$42m$5m

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.

WDIG in plain words

By weight, 4% of WDIG'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 29% of the fund across 101 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Since it launched on May 7, 2026 the fund returned −17.2% with distributions reinvested against +4.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.8 pts. It sits 22.6% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do EART and WDIG hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 18% 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 WDIG?
EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so EART differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EART or WDIG?
EART charges 0.59% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so WDIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EART against WDIG, 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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