Do GBUG and ISTM hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% 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, GBUG or ISTM?

GBUG has 4% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ISTM has 1%, so ISTM differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GBUG or ISTM?

GBUG charges 0.90% a year and ISTM charges 0.47%, so ISTM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GBUG vs ISTM: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GBUG returned +29.6% to ISTM's +18.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $157m for Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF and $28m for iShares Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

3.6%

GBUG in the S&P 500

0.9%

ISTM in the S&P 500

+29.6%

GBUG total return, 1 year

+18.3%

ISTM total return, 1 year

GBUG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 96% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

ISTM · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 99% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

1% of ISTM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 99% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISTM costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.3 points; GBUG is 5.6 times larger.

GBUG vs ISTM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GBUG	ISTM
Return
Measure	GBUG	ISTM
Total return, 1 year	+29.6%	+18.3%
Drawdown
Measure	GBUG	ISTM
Below its all-time high	25.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	22.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GBUG	ISTM
What it tracks	Gold miners	Rare earth and critical materials
Cost and size
Measure	GBUG	ISTM
Expense ratio	0.90%	0.47%
Net assets	$157m	$28m
Holdings
Measure	GBUG	ISTM
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GBUG and ISTM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GBUG ISTM

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Only in GBUG

DPM Metals Inc. 5.11%

Discovery Mining Ltd. 4.80%

G Mining Ventures Corp. 4.74%

IAMGOLD Corp. 3.99%

Northern Star Resources Ltd. 3.84%

Newmont Corp. 3.56%

Montage Gold Corp. 3.53%

Eldorado Gold Corp. 3.47%

Only in ISTM

CRH AMERICA FINANCE INC 144A 1.89%

DTE ELECTRIC CO 1.13%

COLUMBIA FUNDING COMPANY LLC 144A 1.09%

GLENCOVE FUNDING LLC 144A 1.09%

OMERS FINANCE TRUST 144A 1.09%

SHINHAN BANK NEW YORK 144A 1.06%

BUNGE LTD FINANCE CORP 144A 0.98%

ASB BANK LIMITED 144A 0.97%

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Window by window

Window by window: GBUG vs ISTM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	GBUG	ISTM
3 months	−2.1%	−8.4%
6 months	−5.5%	−12.6%
1 year	+29.6%	+18.3%
3 years	–	+68.3%
Since launchNot the same days: GBUG Feb 2025 · ISTM Sep 2023	+117.5%	+66.9%

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Side by side

GBUG Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF · Holds 43 stocks in gold miners, 4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies ISTM iShares Strategic Metals ETF · Holds 86 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 1% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Sprott iShares

Theme Gold miners Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 3.6% 0.9%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 43 86

Top ten, share of the fund 39.6% 11.2%

Expense ratio 0.90% 0.47%

Fee for the differing part 0.90% 0.47%

Total return, 1 year +29.6% +18.3%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −25.4% −22.6%

Net assets $157m $28m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

GBUG

By weight, 4% of GBUG'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 40% of the fund across 43 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +29.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 25.4% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

ISTM

By weight, 1% of ISTM'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 11% of the fund across 86 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 22.6% below its all-time high of Jan 29, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GBUG and ISTM hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% 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, GBUG or ISTM?: GBUG has 4% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ISTM has 1%, so ISTM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GBUG or ISTM?: GBUG charges 0.90% a year and ISTM charges 0.47%, so ISTM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →GBUG on its own →ISTM on its own →GBUG dividend history →GBUG holdings →ISTM dividend history →ISTM holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

GBUG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GBUG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Sprott page for GBUG ↗

ISTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ISTM ↗

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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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