Do GDMN and ISTM hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% 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, GDMN or ISTM?

GDMN has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ISTM has 1%, so ISTM differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GDMN or ISTM?

GDMN charges 0.45% a year and ISTM charges 0.47%, so GDMN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GDMN vs ISTM: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDMN returned +11.8% to ISTM's +18.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $221m on Aug 31, 2026 for WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund, and $28m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

11.7%

GDMN in the S&P 500

0.9%

ISTM in the S&P 500

+11.8%

GDMN total return, 1 year

+18.3%

ISTM total return, 1 year

GDMN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

12% of GDMN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 88% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

ISTM · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 99% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

1% of ISTM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 99% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GDMN costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points.

GDMN vs ISTM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDMN	ISTM
Return
Measure	GDMN	ISTM
Total return, 1 year	+11.8%	+18.3%
Drawdown
Measure	GDMN	ISTM
Below its all-time high	44.7%, high on Jan 28, 2026	22.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GDMN	ISTM
What it tracks	Gold miners	Rare earth and critical materials
Cost and size
Measure	GDMN	ISTM
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.47%
Net assets, GDMN as of Aug 31, 2026 and ISTM as of Nov 4, 2026	$221m	$28m
Holdings
Measure	GDMN	ISTM
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GDMN and ISTM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GDMN ISTM

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Only in GDMN

NEWMONT CORP 11.66%

AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD 7.23%

BARRICK MINING CORP 7.09%

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 5.95%

KINROSS GOLD CORP 4.82%

GOLD FIELDS LTD 4.58%

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP 4.04%

FRANCO-NEVADA CORP 3.75%

Only in ISTM

CRH AMERICA FINANCE INC 144A 1.89%

DTE ELECTRIC CO 1.13%

COLUMBIA FUNDING COMPANY LLC 144A 1.09%

GLENCOVE FUNDING LLC 144A 1.09%

OMERS FINANCE TRUST 144A 1.09%

SHINHAN BANK NEW YORK 144A 1.06%

BUNGE LTD FINANCE CORP 144A 0.98%

ASB BANK LIMITED 144A 0.97%

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Window by window

Window by window: GDMN vs ISTM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	GDMN	ISTM
3 months	−5.4%	−8.4%
6 months	−22.4%	−12.6%
1 year	+11.8%	+18.3%
3 years	+294.4%	+68.3%
Since launchNot the same days: GDMN Dec 2021 · ISTM Sep 2023	+269.7%	+66.9%

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Side by side

GDMN WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund · Holds 54 stocks in gold miners, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies ISTM iShares Strategic Metals ETF · Holds 86 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 1% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer WisdomTree iShares

Theme Gold miners Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 11.7% 0.9%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 54 86

Top ten, share of the fund 55.4% 11.2%

Expense ratio 0.45% 0.47%

Fee for the differing part 0.45% 0.47%

Total return, 1 year +11.8% +18.3%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −44.7% −22.6%

Net assets, GDMN as of Aug 31, 2026 and ISTM as of Nov 4, 2026 $221m $28m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

GDMN

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 55% of the fund across 54 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +11.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 44.7% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

ISTM

By weight, 1% of ISTM'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 11% of the fund across 86 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 22.6% below its all-time high of Jan 29, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDMN and ISTM hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% 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, GDMN or ISTM?: GDMN has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ISTM has 1%, so ISTM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDMN or ISTM?: GDMN charges 0.45% a year and ISTM charges 0.47%, so GDMN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GDMN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GDMN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for GDMN ↗

ISTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ISTM ↗

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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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