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GDMN vs GOEX: which is really different?

GDMN and GOEX hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and GOEX returned more over the year.

WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund and Global X Gold Explorers ETF.

12.4%GDMN in the S&P 500
0.0%GOEX in the S&P 500
+40.2%GDMN total return, 1 year
+50.3%GOEX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GOEX scores higher

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

GDMN 77.7GOEX 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

GDMN88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund · 54 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund
GOEX100% 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 39% of the fund · 55 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 39% of the fund

19% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GDMN and GOEX hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GDMN and GOEX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGDMNGOEX
COEUR MINING INC2.19%4.14%
OCEANAGOLD CORP1.25%3.24%
SSR MINING INC1.25%3.56%
DPM METALS INC1.23%4.56%
ELDORADO GOLD CORP1.16%4.16%
LUNDIN GOLD INC1.03%3.19%
PERSEUS MINING LTD0.91%3.08%
TOREX GOLD RESOURCES INC0.76%2.27%
EQUINOX GOLD CORP0.70%5.33%
CENTERRA GOLD INC0.70%2.24%
REGIS RESOURCES LTD0.66%2.00%
GREATLAND RESOURCES LTD0.58%1.93%
Only in each
Only in GDMNOnly in GOEX
NEWMONT CORP 12.40%HECLA MINING CO 5.06%
BARRICK MINING CORP 8.21%G MINING VENTURE CORP 3.08%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD 7.93%ALAMOS GOLD INC-CLASS A 3.02%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 6.25%DISCOVERY MINING LTD 2.75%
KINROSS GOLD CORP 5.78%K92 MINING 2.46%
GOLD FIELDS LTD 4.79%CAPRICORN METALS LTD 2.07%
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP 4.31%BUMI RESOURCES MINERALS TBK 1.82%
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP 3.93%MONTAGE GOLD CORP 1.76%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GDMN and GOEX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDMNGOEXGDMNGOEXGDMNGOEX
3 months+13.8%+18.7%+11.5 pts+16.4 pts+16.3 pts+21.2 pts
6 months+8.7%+22.1%−9.4 pts+4.1 pts−15.6 pts−2.1 pts
1 year+40.2%+50.3%+23.7 pts+33.7 pts+18.5 pts+28.5 pts
3 years+381.8%+294.9%+303.4 pts+216.6 pts+283.6 pts+196.8 pts
Since launch+342.7%+29.5%+268.0 pts−696.3 pts+250.7 pts−1410.7 pts
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GDMN and GOEX on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GDMN
WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund
Holds 54 stocks in gold miners, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
GOEX
Global X Gold Explorers ETF
Holds 55 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerWisdomTreeGlobal X
ThemeGold minersGold miners
In the S&P 50012.4%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5455
Top ten, share of the fund60.6%39.4%
Expense ratio0.45%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.45%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+40.2%+50.3%
vs the S&P 500+23.7 pts+33.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+18.5 pts+28.5 pts
Below its high−33.8%−17.9%
Net assets$223m$131m

GDMN in plain words

By weight, 12% of GDMN'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 61% of the fund across 54 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +40.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 23.7 pts. It sits 33.8% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

GOEX in plain words

By weight, 0% of GOEX'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 39% of the fund across 55 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +50.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.7 pts. It sits 17.9% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDMN and GOEX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 19% 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, GDMN or GOEX?
GDMN has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GOEX has 0%, so GOEX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDMN or GOEX?
GDMN charges 0.45% a year and GOEX charges 0.65%, so GDMN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GDMN against GOEX, 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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