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FMTL vs SLX: which is really different?

FMTL and SLX hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

First Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETF and VanEck Steel ETF.

13.2%FMTL in the S&P 500
12.1%SLX in the S&P 500
+50.9%FMTL total return, 1 year
+48.9%SLX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SLX scores higher

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

FMTL 74SLX 81.80.1, 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
SLX88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund · 39 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund

0% 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 SLX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in FMTLOnly in SLX
BHP Group Limited 8.97%Rio Tinto Plc 7.08%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 8.55%Bhp Group Ltd 7.05%
Glencore Plc 7.88%Vale Sa 6.74%
Anglo American Plc 6.70%Nucor Corp 6.55%
Sumitomo Corporation 5.23%Arcelormittal Sa 5.91%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 4.79%Steel Dynamics Inc 5.12%
Cameco Corporation 4.72%Rio Tinto Ltd 4.74%
Newmont Corporation 4.63%Nippon Steel Corp 4.72%

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 SLX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FMTLSLXFMTLSLXFMTLSLX
3 months+0.7%+0.7%−1.5 pts−1.6 pts+3.2 pts+3.2 pts
6 months+20.3%+23.8%+2.3 pts+5.8 pts−3.9 pts−0.5 pts
1 yearnot published+48.9%not published+32.3 ptsnot published+27.1 pts
3 yearsnot published+72.2%not published−6.2 ptsnot published−25.9 pts
Since launch+50.9%+176.7%+37.3 pts−626.8 pts+34.7 pts−1513.5 pts
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FMTL and SLX 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
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
Holds 39 stocks in miners and metals, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustVanEck
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsMiners and metals
In the S&P 50013.2%12.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.7%99.9%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5239
Top ten, share of the fund60.6%58.2%
Expense ratio0.65%0.55%
Fee for the differing part0.65%0.55%
Total return, 1 year+50.9% (since launch on Nov 5, 2025)+48.9%
vs the S&P 500+37.3 pts+32.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+34.7 pts+27.1 pts
Below its high−9.5%−6.6%
Net assets$30m$167m

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.

SLX in plain words

By weight, 12% of SLX'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 58% of the fund across 39 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +48.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 32.3 pts. It sits 6.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FMTL and SLX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 SLX?
FMTL has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SLX has 12%, so SLX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FMTL or SLX?
FMTL charges 0.65% a year and SLX charges 0.55%, so SLX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FMTL against SLX, 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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