Do FMTL and SILJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 10% 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 SILJ?

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

Which is cheaper, FMTL or SILJ?

FMTL charges 0.65% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so FMTL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FMTL vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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FMTL and SILJ hold 10% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $29m for First Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETF and $2.9bn for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

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At a glance

12.4%

FMTL in the S&P 500

0.0%

SILJ in the S&P 500

+35.8%

FMTL total return, since launch, Nov 5, 2025

+19.6%

SILJ 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.

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

0% of SILJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FMTL costs 0.04 points a year less; SILJ is far larger, $2.9bn against $29m.

FMTL vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FMTL	SILJ
Return
Measure	FMTL	SILJ
Total return, 1 year	not published	+19.6%
Drawdown
Measure	FMTL	SILJ
Below its all-time high	18.5%, high on Aug 25, 2026	39.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FMTL	SILJ
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Silver miners
Cost and size
Measure	FMTL	SILJ
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.69%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$29m	$2.9bn
Holdings
Measure	FMTL	SILJ
Holdings in common	10%

Method

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, FMTL and SILJ hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FMTL SILJ

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 4.36% 6.31%

Boliden AB 1.73% 4.68%

Hecla Mining Company 1.07% 10.28%

KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. 1.16% 0.88%

SSR Mining Inc. 0.64% 4.61%

Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (ADR) 0.59% 3.31%

Industrias Penoles, S.A.B. de C.V. 0.89% 0.52%

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 SILJ

First Majestic Silver Corp 9.95%

COEUR MINING INC. 9.50%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.32%

Endeavour Silver Corp 3.54%

OR Royalties Inc 3.14%

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 3.05%

Pan American Silver Corp 3.02%

Seabridge Gold Inc 2.96%

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Window by window

Window by window: FMTL vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	FMTL	SILJ
3 months	−8.9%	−12.0%
6 months	−12.1%	−21.4%
1 year	–	+19.6%
3 years	–	+205.4%
Since launchNot the same days: FMTL Nov 2025 · SILJ Nov 2012	+35.8%	+42.1%

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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 SILJ Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF · Holds 66 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust Amplify

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 66

Top ten, share of the fund 61.6% 59.6%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.69%

Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.69%

Total return, 1 year +35.8% (since launch, Nov 5, 2025) +19.6%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −18.5% −39.4%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $29m $2.9bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

10% 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.

SILJ

By weight, 0% of SILJ'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 60% of the fund across 66 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 39.4% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FMTL and SILJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 10% 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 SILJ?: FMTL has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so SILJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FMTL or SILJ?: FMTL charges 0.65% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so FMTL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

FMTL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FMTL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FMTL ↗

SILJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SILJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Amplify page for SILJ ↗

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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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