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GBUG vs SGDJ: which is really different?

GBUG and SGDJ hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and SGDJ returned more over the year.

Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF and Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF.

3.3%GBUG in the S&P 500
0.0%SGDJ in the S&P 500
+50.5%GBUG total return, 1 year
+64.3%SGDJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SGDJ scores higher

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

GBUG 77.7SGDJ 91.80.1, 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

GBUG97% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
3%97%3% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 41% of the fund · 44 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in3%97%3% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 41% of the fund
SGDJ100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund · 31 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund

14% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GBUG and SGDJ hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GBUG and SGDJ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGBUGSGDJ
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.3.81%5.33%
Emerald Resources NL3.17%4.25%
i-80 Gold Corp.2.60%3.39%
Ora Banda Mining Ltd.2.20%3.88%
Endeavour Silver Corp.1.58%4.45%
Perpetua Resources Corp.0.43%3.13%
Only in each
Only in GBUGOnly in SGDJ
DPM Metals Inc. 5.29%Minerals 260 Ltd. 5.42%
G Mining Ventures Corp. 4.94%Seabridge Gold Inc. 4.84%
Discovery Mining Ltd. 4.55%Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS 4.82%
IAMGOLD Corp. 4.15%Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. 4.55%
Eldorado Gold Corp. 4.00%Catalyst Metals Ltd. 4.51%
Montage Gold Corp. 4.00%West African Resources Ltd. 4.46%
Coeur Mining Inc. 3.82%Fortuna Mining Corp. 4.38%
Newmont Corp. 3.32%TR Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS 4.32%

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

GBUG and SGDJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GBUGSGDJGBUGSGDJGBUGSGDJ
3 months+19.9%+16.5%+17.6 pts+14.3 pts+22.4 pts+19.0 pts
6 months+26.4%+24.0%+8.4 pts+5.9 pts+2.2 pts−0.3 pts
1 year+50.5%+64.3%+33.9 pts+47.7 pts+28.7 pts+42.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+317.7%not published+239.3 ptsnot published+219.5 pts
Since launch+150.3%+444.2%+123.0 pts+98.0 pts+115.0 pts−199.0 pts
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GBUG and SGDJ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GBUG
Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF
Holds 44 stocks in gold miners, 3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SGDJ
Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF
Holds 31 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerSprottSprott
ThemeGold minersGold miners
In the S&P 5003.3%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings4431
Top ten, share of the fund41.2%47.1%
Expense ratio0.90%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.90%0.50%
Total return, 1 year+50.5%+64.3%
vs the S&P 500+33.9 pts+47.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+28.7 pts+42.5 pts
Below its high−14.2%−16.1%
Net assets$192m$366m

GBUG in plain words

By weight, 3% 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 41% of the fund across 44 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +50.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.9 pts. It sits 14.2% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

SGDJ in plain words

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 31 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +64.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 47.7 pts. It sits 16.1% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GBUG and SGDJ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 14% 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, GBUG or SGDJ?
GBUG has 3% 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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Where these figures came from

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GBUG against SGDJ, 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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