Do GBUG and SGDJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 12% 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 SGDJ?

GBUG has 4% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDJ has 0%, so SGDJ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GBUG or SGDJ?

GBUG charges 0.90% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, so SGDJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GBUG vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GBUG returned +29.6% to SGDJ's +26.2%; 12% 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 $315m for Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance

3.6%

GBUG in the S&P 500

0.0%

SGDJ in the S&P 500

+29.6%

GBUG total return, 1 year

+26.2%

SGDJ 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.

SGDJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of SGDJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SGDJ costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; SGDJ is 2.0 times larger.

GBUG vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GBUG	SGDJ
Return
Measure	GBUG	SGDJ
Total return, 1 year	+29.6%	+26.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GBUG	SGDJ
Below its all-time high	25.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	31.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GBUG	SGDJ
What it tracks	Gold miners	Gold miners
Cost and size
Measure	GBUG	SGDJ
Expense ratio	0.90%	0.50%
Net assets	$157m	$315m
Holdings
Measure	GBUG	SGDJ
Holdings in common	12%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 28, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 87 weekly returns

GBUG SGDJ

Return

Total return edge Tie +112.6% +111.7%

Annualized edge Tie +57.0% +56.6%

Price return edge GBUG +109.3% +95.0%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 50.9% 51.2%

Max drawdown edge GBUG (slight) −36.7% −37.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge Tie 1.06 1.05

Sortino edge GBUG (slight) 1.71 1.68

Calmar edge GBUG (slight) 1.55 1.50

Reading

From Feb 2025 to Oct 2026, GBUG and SGDJ returned about the same: +112.6% and +111.7%. GBUG and SGDJ swung about the same: 50.9% and 51.2%. GBUG fell slightly less at its worst: −36.7% to −37.8%.

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Risk and return: GBUG vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GBUG	SGDJ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+112.6%	+111.7%	Tie	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+57.0%	+56.6%	Tie	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+109.3%	+95.0%	GBUG	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	50.9%	51.2%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	31.5%	32.1%	GBUG (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−36.7%	−37.8%	GBUG (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	1.06	1.05	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.71	1.68	GBUG (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.55	1.50	GBUG (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 87 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

12%

By the books each fund has filed, GBUG and SGDJ hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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12% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GBUG SGDJ

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. 3.33% 5.28%

Emerald Resources NL 3.00% 4.54%

i-80 Gold Corp. 2.24% 3.31%

Ora Banda Mining Ltd. 2.03% 4.05%

Endeavour Silver Corp. 1.36% 4.33%

Perpetua Resources Corp. 0.34% 2.80%

Only in one fund ↓

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 SGDJ

Minerals 260 Ltd. 5.21%

Seabridge Gold Inc. 5.03%

West African Resources Ltd. 4.91%

Allied Gold Corp. 4.66%

Fortuna Mining Corp. 4.46%

Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS 4.42%

TR Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS 4.39%

DRDGOLD Ltd. 4.31%

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Window by window

Window by window: GBUG vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	GBUG	SGDJ
3 months	−2.1%	−6.7%
6 months	−5.5%	−14.2%
1 year	+29.6%	+26.2%
3 years	–	+232.8%
Since launchNot the same days: GBUG Feb 2025 · SGDJ Mar 2015	+117.5%	+342.6%

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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 SGDJ Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF · Holds 30 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Sprott Sprott

Theme Gold miners Gold miners

In the S&P 500 3.6% 0.0%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 43 30

Top ten, share of the fund 39.6% 47.2%

Expense ratio 0.90% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.90% 0.50%

Total return, 1 year +29.6% +26.2%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −25.4% −31.7%

Net assets $157m $315m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

12% 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.

SGDJ

By weight, 0% of SGDJ'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 47% of the fund across 30 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 31.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GBUG and SGDJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 12% 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 SGDJ?: GBUG has 4% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDJ has 0%, so SGDJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GBUG or SGDJ?: GBUG charges 0.90% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, so SGDJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GBUG and SGDJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GBUG and SGDJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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Sprott page for SGDJ ↗

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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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