Do FMTL and WDIG hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 20% 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 WDIG?

FMTL has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so WDIG differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, FMTL or WDIG?

FMTL charges 0.65% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so WDIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FMTL vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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FMTL and WDIG hold 20% 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 $5.8m on Aug 31, 2026 for WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund.

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At a glance

12.4%

FMTL in the S&P 500

3.6%

WDIG in the S&P 500

+35.8%

FMTL total return, since launch, Nov 5, 2025

−36.1%

WDIG total return, since launch, May 7, 2026

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.

WDIG · 3 months to Nov 4, 2026 96% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

4% of WDIG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

WDIG costs 0.10 points a year less.

FMTL vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FMTL	WDIG
Drawdown
Measure	FMTL	WDIG
Below its all-time high	18.5%, high on Aug 25, 2026	40.2%, high on May 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FMTL	WDIG
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Rare earth and critical materials
Cost and size
Measure	FMTL	WDIG
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.55%
Net assets, FMTL as of Nov 3, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026	$29m	$5.8m
Holdings
Measure	FMTL	WDIG
Holdings in common	20%

Method

What they share

20%

By the books each fund has filed, FMTL and WDIG hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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20% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FMTL WDIG

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 7.74% 2.32%

Glencore Plc 4.51% 1.80%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 4.36% 1.73%

Anglo American Plc 6.31% 1.51%

Antofagasta Plc 1.65% 1.41%

Teck Resources Limited (Class B) 3.53% 1.10%

Valterra Platinum Limited 2.15% 0.89%

South32 Limited 1.63% 0.87%

KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. 1.16% 0.83%

Boliden AB 1.73% 0.80%

JX Advanced Metals Corporation 1.24% 0.76%

Norsk Hydro ASA 1.10% 0.75%

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%

Sumitomo Corporation 4.89%

Newmont Corporation 4.66%

Barrick Mining Corporation 4.64%

AngloGold Ashanti plc 4.50%

Vale S.A. (ADR) 4.10%

Only in WDIG

ATI INC 4.34%

MATERION CORP 3.45%

LYNAS RARE EARTHS LTD 2.93%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 2.71%

GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV 2.13%

ALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC 1.58%

5N PLUS INC 1.52%

NEO PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC 1.35%

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Window by window

Window by window: FMTL vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	FMTL	WDIG
3 months	−8.9%	−24.6%
6 months	−12.1%	–
Since launchNot the same days: FMTL Nov 2025 · WDIG May 2026	+35.8%	−36.1%

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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 WDIG WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund · Holds 101 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust WisdomTree

Theme Rare earth and critical materials Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 12.4% 3.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.7% 99.8%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 46 101

Top ten, share of the fund 61.6% 26.4%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.55%

Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.55%

Total return, 1 year +35.8% (since launch, Nov 5, 2025) −36.1% (since launch, May 7, 2026)

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −18.5% −40.2%

Net assets, FMTL as of Nov 3, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026 $29m $5.8m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

20% 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.

WDIG

By weight, 4% of WDIG'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 26% of the fund across 101 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Since it first traded on May 7, 2026 the fund returned −36.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 40.2% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do FMTL and WDIG hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 20% 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 WDIG?: FMTL has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so WDIG differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FMTL or WDIG?: FMTL charges 0.65% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so WDIG 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 →WDIG on its own →FMTL dividend history →FMTL holdings →WDIG dividend history →WDIG 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 ↗

WDIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for WDIG ↗

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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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