Do FMTL and SIL hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 8% 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 SIL?

FMTL has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SIL has 0%, so SIL differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, FMTL or SIL?

FMTL and SIL both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FMTL vs SIL: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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FMTL and SIL hold 8% 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 $4.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Silver Miners ETF.

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At a glance

12.4%

FMTL in the S&P 500

0.0%

SIL in the S&P 500

+35.8%

FMTL total return, since launch, Nov 5, 2025

+27.1%

SIL 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.

SIL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of SIL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.65% a year; SIL is far larger, $4.4bn against $30m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FMTL vs SIL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FMTL	SIL
Return
Measure	FMTL	SIL
Total return, 1 year	not published	+27.1%
Drawdown
Measure	FMTL	SIL
Below its all-time high	18.5%, high on Aug 25, 2026	33.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	FMTL	SIL
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Silver miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		ahead by 12.1 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FMTL	SIL
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$30m	$4.4bn
Holdings
Measure	FMTL	SIL
Holdings in common	8%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FMTL and SIL hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FMTL SIL

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 4.36% 22.38%

Hecla Mining Company 1.07% 4.63%

Industrias Penoles, S.A.B. de C.V. 0.89% 5.21%

SSR Mining Inc. 0.64% 3.85%

Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (ADR) 0.59% 4.18%

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Newmont Corporation 4.66%

Barrick Mining Corporation 4.64%

Only in SIL

Pan American Silver Corp. 12.54%

COEUR MINING, INC. 10.59%

FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP. 4.47%

FRESNILLO PLC 4.30%

OR Royalties Inc. 4.16%

DISCOVERY MINING LTD. 3.00%

KOREA ZINC INC 2.43%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. 2.01%

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Window by window

Window by window: FMTL vs SIL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	FMTL	SIL	FMTL	SIL
3 months	−8.9%	−6.8%	not measured	−5.5 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−12.1%	−17.4%	not measured	−20.0 pts vs ACWI
1 year	–	+27.1%	–	+12.1 pts vs ACWI
3 years	–	+223.9%	–	+146.3 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: FMTL Nov 2025 · SIL Apr 2010	+35.8%	+110.6%	not measured	−282.3 pts vs ACWI

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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 SIL Global X Silver Miners ETF · Holds 39 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust Global X

Theme Rare earth and critical materials Silver miners

In the S&P 500 12.4% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.7% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 46 39

Top ten, share of the fund 61.6% 76.3%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.65%

Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.65%

Total return, 1 year +35.8% (since launch, Nov 5, 2025) +27.1%

vs its benchmark not measured +12.1 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −18.5% −33.7%

Net assets, FMTL as of Nov 3, 2026 and SIL as of Oct 12, 2026 $29m $4.4bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

8% 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.

SIL

By weight, 0% of SIL'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 76% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 12.1 pts. It sits 33.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FMTL and SIL hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 8% 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 SIL?: FMTL has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SIL has 0%, so SIL differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FMTL or SIL?: FMTL and SIL both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →FMTL on its own →SIL on its own →FMTL dividend history →FMTL holdings →SIL dividend history →SIL 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 ↗

SIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for SIL ↗

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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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