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GDMN vs REMX: which is really different?

GDMN and REMX hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and GDMN returned more over the year.

WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund and VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

12.4%GDMN in the S&P 500
7.6%REMX in the S&P 500
+40.2%GDMN total return, 1 year
+14.7%REMX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: REMX scores higher

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

GDMN 77.7REMX 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
REMX92% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
8%92%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% of the fund · 32 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in8%92%8% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% of the fund

0% 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 REMX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in GDMNOnly in REMX
NEWMONT CORP 12.40%Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 7.93%
BARRICK MINING CORP 8.21%Albemarle Corp 7.78%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD 7.93%Pilbara Minerals Ltd 6.28%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 6.25%Mp Materials Corp 6.25%
KINROSS GOLD CORP 5.78%Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 5.96%
GOLD FIELDS LTD 4.79%China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 5.76%
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP 4.31%Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.95%
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP 3.93%Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 4.74%

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 REMX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDMNREMXGDMNREMXGDMNREMX
3 months+13.8%−27.7%+11.5 pts−30.0 pts+16.3 pts−25.2 pts
6 months+8.7%−12.7%−9.4 pts−30.7 pts−15.6 pts−36.9 pts
1 year+40.2%+14.7%+23.7 pts−1.9 pts+18.5 pts−7.1 pts
3 years+381.8%+3.6%+303.4 pts−74.8 pts+283.6 pts−94.6 pts
Since launch+342.7%−53.7%+268.0 pts−806.3 pts+250.7 pts−1534.3 pts
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GDMN and REMX 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
REMX
VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF
Holds 32 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerWisdomTreeVanEck
ThemeGold minersRare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 50012.4%7.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5432
Top ten, share of the fund60.6%61.8%
Expense ratio0.45%0.53%
Fee for the differing part0.45%0.53%
Total return, 1 year+40.2%+14.7%
vs the S&P 500+23.7 pts−1.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+18.5 pts−7.1 pts
Below its high−33.8%−68.3%
Net assets$223m$2.0bn

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.

REMX in plain words

By weight, 8% of REMX'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 62% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +14.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. It sits 68.3% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Do GDMN and REMX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 REMX?
GDMN has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REMX has 8%, so REMX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDMN or REMX?
GDMN charges 0.45% a year and REMX charges 0.53%, 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 REMX, 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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