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GBUG vs SGDM: which is really different?

GBUG and SGDM hold 39% of their weight in the same names, and GBUG returned more over the year.

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

3.3%GBUG in the S&P 500
7.4%SGDM in the S&P 500
+50.5%GBUG total return, 1 year
+43.7%SGDM total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GBUG scores higher

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

GBUG 77.7SGDM 77.70.1, 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
SGDM93% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
7%93%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund · 48 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in7%93%7% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund

39% 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 SGDM hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GBUG and SGDM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGBUGSGDM
Coeur Mining Inc.3.82%3.57%
Newmont Corp.3.32%7.42%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.3.31%7.22%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.3.16%9.67%
IAMGOLD Corp.4.15%3.14%
DPM Metals Inc.5.29%2.90%
OceanaGold Corp.3.13%2.60%
Discovery Mining Ltd.4.55%2.58%
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.3.81%2.58%
Kinross Gold Corp.2.19%4.47%
K92 Mining Inc.2.18%2.58%
Anglogold Ashanti PLC2.42%1.74%
Only in each
Only in GBUGOnly in SGDM
Emerald Resources NL 3.17%Franco-Nevada Corp. 6.04%
Ramelius Resources Ltd. 3.05%Endeavour Mining PLC 3.30%
Genesis Minerals Ltd. 2.95%Lundin Gold Inc. 3.19%
Northern Star Resources Ltd. 2.93%Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. 3.12%
i-80 Gold Corp. 2.60%Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. 2.68%
Evolution Mining Ltd. 2.29%Centerra Gold Inc. 2.60%
Ora Banda Mining Ltd. 2.20%Torex Gold Resources Inc. 2.50%
Valterra Platinum Ltd. 1.80%Allied Gold Corp. 2.42%

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 SGDM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GBUGSGDMGBUGSGDMGBUGSGDM
3 months+19.9%+17.8%+17.6 pts+15.5 pts+22.4 pts+20.3 pts
6 months+26.4%+20.2%+8.4 pts+2.2 pts+2.2 pts−4.0 pts
1 year+50.5%+43.7%+33.9 pts+27.1 pts+28.7 pts+21.9 pts
3 yearsnot published+234.7%not published+156.3 ptsnot published+136.6 pts
Since launch+150.3%+261.2%+123.0 pts−112.7 pts+115.0 pts−467.4 pts
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GBUG and SGDM 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
SGDM
Sprott Gold Miners ETF
Holds 48 stocks in gold miners, 7% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerSprottSprott
ThemeGold minersGold miners
In the S&P 5003.3%7.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings4448
Top ten, share of the fund41.2%55.9%
Expense ratio0.90%0.46%
Fee for the differing part0.90%0.46%
Total return, 1 year+50.5%+43.7%
vs the S&P 500+33.9 pts+27.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+28.7 pts+21.9 pts
Below its high−14.2%−15.9%
Net assets$192m$713m

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.

SGDM in plain words

By weight, 7% of SGDM'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 56% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +43.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 27.1 pts. It sits 15.9% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GBUG and SGDM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 39% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, GBUG or SGDM?
GBUG has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDM has 7%, so GBUG differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GBUG or SGDM?
GBUG charges 0.90% a year and SGDM charges 0.46%, so SGDM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GBUG against SGDM, 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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