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As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. FMTL SLX \n Expense ratio 0.65% 0.55% \n Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $29m $150m \n Total return, 1 year not published +32.9% \n What it tracks Rare earth and critical materials Miners and metals \n Holdings in common 17% \n Holdings in","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, FMTL against SLX, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/fmtl-vs-slx","a":{"ticker":"FMTL","name":"First Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETF","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"From its Nov 5, 2025 launch to Nov 4, 2026, FMTL returned 35.8%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/fmtl","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"12.4%","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.7%","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"61.6%","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+35.8%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Last payment, ex-date Jun 25, 2026","value":"$0.5139","as_of":"2026-06-25","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$29m","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.65%","as_of":"2025-11-05","source":"497 XBRL, Nov 5, 2025"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SLX","name":"VanEck Steel ETF","issuer":"VanEck","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SLX returned 32.9%, against 15.0% for ACWI.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/slx","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"13.5%","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.9%","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"56.6%","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+32.9%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.7%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid annually), ex-date Dec 22, 2025","value":"$1.3158","as_of":"2025-12-22","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$150m","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings, added up, as of Nov 3, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.55%","as_of":"2026-04-29","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 29, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":17,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/fmtl-vs-slx"}