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GDMN vs SGDJ: which is really different?

GDMN and SGDJ hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and SGDJ returned more over the year.

WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund and Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF.

12.4%GDMN in the S&P 500
0.0%SGDJ in the S&P 500
+40.2%GDMN total return, 1 year
+64.3%SGDJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SGDJ scores higher

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

GDMN 77.7SGDJ 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
SGDJ100% 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 47% of the fund · 31 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 47% of the fund

1% 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 SGDJ hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GDMN and SGDJ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGDMNSGDJ
WESDOME GOLD MINES LTD0.54%5.33%
FORTUNA MINING CORP0.31%4.38%
RESOLUTE MINING LTD0.15%1.35%
ORA BANDA MINING LTD0.13%3.88%
ALKANE RESOURCES LTD0.11%3.73%
OREZONE GOLD CORP0.10%1.54%
CATALYST METALS LTD0.08%4.51%
Only in each
Only in GDMNOnly in SGDJ
NEWMONT CORP 12.40%Minerals 260 Ltd. 5.42%
BARRICK MINING CORP 8.21%Seabridge Gold Inc. 4.84%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD 7.93%Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS 4.82%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 6.25%Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. 4.55%
KINROSS GOLD CORP 5.78%West African Resources Ltd. 4.46%
GOLD FIELDS LTD 4.79%Endeavour Silver Corp. 4.45%
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP 4.31%TR Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS 4.32%
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP 3.93%Emerald Resources NL 4.25%

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 SGDJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDMNSGDJGDMNSGDJGDMNSGDJ
3 months+13.8%+16.5%+11.5 pts+14.3 pts+16.3 pts+19.0 pts
6 months+8.7%+24.0%−9.4 pts+5.9 pts−15.6 pts−0.3 pts
1 year+40.2%+64.3%+23.7 pts+47.7 pts+18.5 pts+42.5 pts
3 years+381.8%+317.7%+303.4 pts+239.3 pts+283.6 pts+219.5 pts
Since launch+342.7%+444.2%+268.0 pts+98.0 pts+250.7 pts−199.0 pts
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GDMN and SGDJ 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
SGDJ
Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF
Holds 31 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerWisdomTreeSprott
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%
Holdings5431
Top ten, share of the fund60.6%47.1%
Expense ratio0.45%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.45%0.50%
Total return, 1 year+40.2%+64.3%
vs the S&P 500+23.7 pts+47.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+18.5 pts+42.5 pts
Below its high−33.8%−16.1%
Net assets$223m$366m

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.

SGDJ in plain words

By weight, 0% of SGDJ'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 47% of the fund across 31 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +64.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 47.7 pts. It sits 16.1% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDMN and SGDJ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 1% 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 SGDJ?
GDMN has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDJ has 0%, so SGDJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDMN or SGDJ?
GDMN charges 0.45% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, 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 SGDJ, 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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