Do FMTL and GOAU 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, FMTL or GOAU?

FMTL has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GOAU has 3%, so GOAU differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, FMTL or GOAU?

FMTL charges 0.65% a year and GOAU charges 0.60%, so GOAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FMTL vs GOAU: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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FMTL and GOAU hold 7% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $29m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETF, and $165m on Jun 30, 2026 for US Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETF.

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At a glance

12.4%

FMTL in the S&P 500

2.8%

GOAU in the S&P 500

+35.8%

FMTL total return, since launch, Nov 5, 2025

+19.2%

GOAU total return, 1 year

FMTL · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

12% of FMTL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 88% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

GOAU · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 97% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

3% of GOAU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 97% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GOAU costs 0.05 points a year less.

FMTL vs GOAU: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FMTL	GOAU
Return
Measure	FMTL	GOAU
Total return, 1 year	not published	+19.2%
Drawdown
Measure	FMTL	GOAU
Below its all-time high	18.5%, high on Aug 25, 2026	26.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FMTL	GOAU
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Miners and metals
Cost and size
Measure	FMTL	GOAU
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.60%
Net assets, FMTL as of Nov 3, 2026 and GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026	$29m	$165m
Holdings
Measure	FMTL	GOAU
Holdings in common	7%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FMTL and GOAU hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FMTL GOAU

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 4.36% 9.50%

Newmont Corporation 4.66% 2.82%

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Only in FMTL

Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (Class B) 8.26%

BHP Group Limited 8.22%

Rio Tinto Plc 7.83%

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 7.74%

Anglo American Plc 6.31%

Sumitomo Corporation 4.89%

Barrick Mining Corporation 4.64%

Glencore Plc 4.51%

Only in GOAU

Franco-Nevada Corp 9.93%

OR Royalties Inc 9.56%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.02%

Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 3.96%

Fortuna Mining Corp 3.81%

Endeavour Mining PLC 3.80%

Endeavour Silver Corp 3.76%

Capricorn Metals Ltd 3.31%

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Window by window

Window by window: FMTL vs GOAU: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	FMTL	GOAU
3 months	−8.9%	−0.2%
6 months	−12.1%	−6.8%
1 year	–	+19.2%
3 years	–	+167.4%
Since launchNot the same days: FMTL Nov 2025 · GOAU Jun 2017	+35.8%	+270.9%

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Side by side

FMTL First Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETF · Holds 46 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies GOAU US Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETF · Holds 29 stocks in miners and metals, 3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust U.S. Global

Theme Rare earth and critical materials Miners and metals

In the S&P 500 12.4% 2.8%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.7% 99.8%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 46 29

Top ten, share of the fund 61.6% 54.9%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.60%

Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.60%

Total return, 1 year +35.8% (since launch, Nov 5, 2025) +19.2%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −18.5% −26.7%

Net assets, FMTL as of Nov 3, 2026 and GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 $29m $165m

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

FMTL

By weight, 12% of FMTL'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 62% of the fund across 46 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Since it first traded on Nov 5, 2025 the fund returned +35.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 18.5% below its all-time high of Aug 25, 2026.

GOAU

By weight, 3% of GOAU'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 29 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 26.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FMTL and GOAU 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, FMTL or GOAU?: FMTL has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GOAU has 3%, so GOAU differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FMTL or GOAU?: FMTL charges 0.65% a year and GOAU charges 0.60%, so GOAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →FMTL on its own →GOAU on its own →FMTL dividend history →FMTL holdings →GOAU dividend history →GOAU holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FMTL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FMTL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FMTL ↗

GOAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

U.S. Global 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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