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FMTL vs SLVP: which is really different?

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

First Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETF and iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF.

13.2%FMTL in the S&P 500
4.6%SLVP in the S&P 500
+50.9%FMTL total return, 1 year
+62.7%SLVP total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SLVP scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

FMTL 74SLVP 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

FMTL87% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund · 52 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund
SLVP95% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
5%95%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 72% of the fund · 50 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in5%95%5% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 72% of the fund

10% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FMTL and SLVP hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FMTL and SLVP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFMTLSLVP
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.4.79%4.57%
Newmont Corporation4.63%4.56%
SSR Mining Inc.0.87%1.08%
Only in each
Only in FMTLOnly in SLVP
BHP Group Limited 8.97%HECLA MINING 14.50%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 8.55%INDUST PENOLES 11.00%
Glencore Plc 7.88%FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER 10.86%
Anglo American Plc 6.70%FRESNILLO PLC 8.20%
Sumitomo Corporation 5.23%AYA GOLD & SILVER INC 4.88%
Cameco Corporation 4.72%DISCOVERY MINING LTD 4.59%
Barrick Mining Corporation 4.56%AGNICO EAGLE MINES 4.43%
Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (Class B) 4.55%ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP 4.09%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FMTL and SLVP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FMTLSLVPFMTLSLVPFMTLSLVP
3 months+0.7%+16.9%−1.5 pts+14.6 pts+3.2 pts+19.4 pts
6 months+20.3%+22.9%+2.3 pts+4.9 pts−3.9 pts−1.4 pts
1 yearnot published+62.7%not published+46.1 ptsnot published+40.9 pts
3 yearsnot published+329.2%not published+250.8 ptsnot published+231.1 pts
Since launch+50.9%+86.9%+37.3 pts−554.5 pts+34.7 pts−1149.6 pts
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FMTL and SLVP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FMTL
First Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETF
Holds 52 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 13% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SLVP
iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF
Holds 50 stocks in silver miners, 5% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustiShares
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsSilver miners
In the S&P 50013.2%4.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.7%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5250
Top ten, share of the fund60.6%71.6%
Expense ratio0.65%0.39%
Fee for the differing part0.65%0.39%
Total return, 1 year+50.9% (since launch on Nov 5, 2025)+62.7%
vs the S&P 500+37.3 pts+46.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+34.7 pts+40.9 pts
Below its high−9.5%−18.4%
Net assets$30m$986m

FMTL in plain words

By weight, 13% 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 61% of the fund across 52 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Nov 5, 2025 the fund returned +50.9% with distributions reinvested against +13.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 37.2 pts. It sits 9.5% below its all-time high of Aug 25, 2026.

SLVP in plain words

By weight, 5% of SLVP'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 72% of the fund across 50 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +62.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 46.1 pts. It sits 18.4% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FMTL and SLVP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 10% 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, FMTL or SLVP?
FMTL has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SLVP has 5%, so SLVP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FMTL or SLVP?
FMTL charges 0.65% a year and SLVP charges 0.39%, so SLVP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FMTL against SLVP, 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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