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GDMN vs METL: which is really different?

GDMN and METL hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and GDMN returned more over the year.

WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund and Sprott Active Metals & Miners ETF.

12.4%GDMN in the S&P 500
12.5%METL in the S&P 500
+40.2%GDMN total return, 1 year
+32.8%METL total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GDMN scores higher

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

GDMN 77.7METL 740.1, 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
METL88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
13%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 38% of the fund · 45 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in13%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 38% of the fund

8% 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 METL hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GDMN and METL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGDMNMETL
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP3.93%3.07%
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP4.31%2.30%
COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SA1.59%3.63%
COEUR MINING INC2.19%1.14%
GOGOLD RESOURCES INC0.13%2.12%
Only in each
Only in GDMNOnly in METL
NEWMONT CORP 12.40%Hudbay Minerals Inc. 4.30%
BARRICK MINING CORP 8.21%Nucor Corp. 4.28%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD 7.93%Endeavour Silver Corp. 4.06%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 6.25%Major Drilling Group International Inc. 4.03%
KINROSS GOLD CORP 5.78%NexGen Energy Ltd. 3.66%
GOLD FIELDS LTD 4.79%Cameco Corp. 3.59%
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP 3.93%Steel Dynamics Inc. 3.50%
EVOLUTION MINING LTD 3.11%ATALAYA MINING COPPER SA 3.47%

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 METL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDMNMETLGDMNMETLGDMNMETL
3 months+13.8%−4.2%+11.5 pts−6.5 pts+16.3 pts−1.8 pts
6 months+8.7%+10.9%−9.4 pts−7.1 pts−15.6 pts−13.3 pts
1 year+40.2%+32.8%+23.7 pts+16.2 pts+18.5 pts+11.0 pts
3 years+381.8%not published+303.4 ptsnot published+283.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+342.7%+35.0%+268.0 pts+16.6 pts+250.7 pts+10.2 pts
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GDMN and METL 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
METL
Sprott Active Metals & Miners ETF
Holds 45 stocks in miners and metals, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerWisdomTreeSprott
ThemeGold minersMiners and metals
In the S&P 50012.4%12.5%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.7%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5445
Top ten, share of the fund60.6%37.9%
Expense ratio0.45%0.99%
Fee for the differing part0.45%0.99%
Total return, 1 year+40.2%+32.8%
vs the S&P 500+23.7 pts+16.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+18.5 pts+11.0 pts
Below its high−33.8%−19.4%
Net assets$223m$85m

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.

METL in plain words

By weight, 12% of METL'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 38% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +32.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 16.2 pts. It sits 19.4% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDMN and METL hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 8% 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 METL?
GDMN has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and METL has 12%, so GDMN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDMN or METL?
GDMN charges 0.45% a year and METL charges 0.99%, 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 METL, 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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