Do GBUG and SILJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 18% 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 SILJ?

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

Which is cheaper, GBUG or SILJ?

GBUG charges 0.90% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so SILJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GBUG vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GBUG returned +29.6% to SILJ's +19.6%; 18% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $157m on Nov 4, 2026 for Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF, and $2.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

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At a glance

3.6%

GBUG in the S&P 500

0.0%

SILJ in the S&P 500

+29.6%

GBUG total return, 1 year

+19.6%

SILJ 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.

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

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

Pair scorecard

SILJ costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.0 points; SILJ is 19.9 times larger.

GBUG vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GBUG	SILJ
Return
Measure	GBUG	SILJ
Total return, 1 year	+29.6%	+19.6%
Drawdown
Measure	GBUG	SILJ
Below its all-time high	25.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	39.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GBUG	SILJ
What it tracks	Gold miners	Silver miners
Cost and size
Measure	GBUG	SILJ
Expense ratio	0.90%	0.69%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$146m	$2.9bn
Holdings
Measure	GBUG	SILJ
Holdings in common	18%

Method

Risk and return

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

GBUG SILJ

Return

Total return edge Tie +112.6% +114.6%

Annualized edge Tie +57.0% +57.8%

Price return edge Tie +109.3% +110.4%

Risk

Volatility edge GBUG (slight) 50.9% 56.5%

Max drawdown edge GBUG −36.7% −44.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge GBUG (slight) 1.06 1.02

Sortino edge GBUG (slight) 1.71 1.63

Calmar edge GBUG 1.55 1.31

Reading

From Feb 2025 to Oct 2026, GBUG and SILJ returned about the same: +112.6% and +114.6%. GBUG swung slightly less: 50.9% to 56.5%. GBUG fell less at its worst: −36.7% to −44.2%.

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Risk and return: GBUG vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GBUG	SILJ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+112.6%	+114.6%	Tie	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+57.0%	+57.8%	Tie	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+109.3%	+110.4%	Tie	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	50.9%	56.5%	GBUG (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	31.5%	35.4%	GBUG	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−36.7%	−44.2%	GBUG	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	1.06	1.02	GBUG (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.71	1.63	GBUG (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.55	1.31	GBUG	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

18%

By the books each fund has filed, GBUG and SILJ hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GBUG SILJ

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 3.22% 6.31%

Coeur Mining Inc. 3.16% 9.50%

Skeena Resources Ltd. 2.83% 2.46%

SSR Mining Inc. 1.54% 4.61%

Endeavour Silver Corp. 1.36% 3.54%

Vizsla Silver Corp. 1.36% 1.89%

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA 1.09% 3.31%

OR Royalties Inc. 0.96% 3.14%

Americas Gold & Silver Corp. 0.66% 1.41%

i-80 Gold Corp. 2.24% 0.65%

Pan American Silver Corp. 0.64% 3.02%

AbraSilver Resource Corp. 0.51% 1.10%

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 SILJ

Hecla Mining Co 10.28%

First Majestic Silver Corp 9.95%

Boliden AB 4.68%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.32%

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 3.05%

Seabridge Gold Inc 2.96%

Franco-Nevada Corp 2.72%

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp 2.72%

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Window by window

Window by window: GBUG vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	GBUG	SILJ
3 months	−2.1%	−12.0%
6 months	−5.5%	−21.4%
1 year	+29.6%	+19.6%
3 years	–	+205.4%
Since launchNot the same days: GBUG Feb 2025 · SILJ Nov 2012	+117.5%	+42.1%

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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 SILJ Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF · Holds 66 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Sprott Amplify

Theme Gold miners Silver 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 66

Top ten, share of the fund 39.6% 59.6%

Expense ratio 0.90% 0.69%

Fee for the differing part 0.90% 0.69%

Total return, 1 year +29.6% +19.6%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −25.4% −39.4%

Net assets, GBUG as of Nov 4, 2026 and SILJ as of Nov 3, 2026 $157m $2.9bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

18% 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.

SILJ

By weight, 0% of SILJ'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 60% of the fund across 66 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 39.4% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GBUG and SILJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 18% 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 SILJ?: GBUG has 4% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so SILJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GBUG or SILJ?: GBUG charges 0.90% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so SILJ 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 →SILJ on its own →GBUG dividend history →GBUG holdings →SILJ dividend history →SILJ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

GBUG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GBUG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Sprott page for GBUG ↗

SILJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SILJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Amplify page for SILJ ↗

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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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