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EART vs XME: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EART returned +10.5% to XME's +6.7%; 7% 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 $3.6bn on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF.

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At a glance
8.1%
EART in the S&P 500
21.8%
XME in the S&P 500
+10.5%
EART total return, 1 year
+6.7%
XME 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.

XME · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 78% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
78% of its weight is outside the S&P 50022% of XME's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 78% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.22%78%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 55% of the fund · 38 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in78% of its weight is outside the S&P 50022% of XME's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 78% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.22%78%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

22% of XME's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 78% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XME costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points; XME is far larger, $4.1bn against $47m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EART vs XME: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureEARTXME
Return
Total return, 1 year+10.5%+6.7%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high31.8%, high on Feb 27, 202627.8%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksRare earth and critical materialsMiners and metals
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 8.1 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 8.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$47m$4.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common7%

Method

What they share

7%

By the books each fund has filed, EART and XME hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EART XME
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. 5.00% 4.73%
MP MATERIALS CORP 2.19% 4.07%
American Battery Technology Co 0.23% 0.18%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EART
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 5.39%
Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.03%
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%
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. 3.62%
Only in XME
CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC 6.82%
RELIANCE INC 6.56%
NUCOR CORP 6.19%
STEEL DYNAMICS INC 6.00%
COMMERCIAL METALS CO 5.62%
ROYAL GOLD INC 5.13%
NEWMONT CORP 4.87%
MATERION CORP 4.59%
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Window by window

Window by window: EART vs XME: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowEARTXMEEARTXME
3 months−15.5%−14.4%not measured−14.3 pts vs IVV
6 months−26.9%−22.7%not measured−27.7 pts vs IVV
1 year+10.5%+6.7%not measured−8.1 pts vs IVV
3 years+74.9%+89.9%not measured+6.5 pts vs IVV
Since launchNot the same days: EART Jan 2022 · XME Jun 2006+11.4%+174.0%not measurednot measured

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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 XME State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF · Holds 38 stocks in miners and metals, 22% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X State Street
Theme Rare earth and critical materials Miners and metals
In the S&P 500 8.1% 21.8%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 99.6%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 50 38
Top ten, share of the fund 44.3% 55.0%
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.35%
Fee for the differing part 0.59% 0.35%
Total return, 1 year +10.5% +6.7%
vs its benchmark not measured −8.1 pts vs IVV
Below its high −31.8% −27.8%
Net assets, EART as of Oct 12, 2026 and XME as of Nov 3, 2026 $47m $3.6bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

7% 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.

XME

By weight, 22% of XME'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 55% of the fund across 38 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +6.7% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 8.1 pts. It sits 27.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do EART and XME hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 7% 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 XME?
EART has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XME has 22%, so EART differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EART or XME?
EART charges 0.59% a year and XME charges 0.35%, so XME 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 ↗
XME filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XME prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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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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