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GDMN vs SGDM: which is really different?

GDMN and SGDM hold 60% of their weight in the same names, and SGDM returned more over the year.

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

12.4%GDMN in the S&P 500
7.4%SGDM in the S&P 500
+40.2%GDMN total return, 1 year
+43.7%SGDM 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 77.7SGDM 77.70.1, 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
SGDM93% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
7%93%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund · 48 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in7%93%7% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund

60% 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 SGDM hold 60% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GDMN and SGDM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGDMNSGDM
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD7.93%9.67%
NEWMONT CORP12.40%7.42%
BARRICK MINING CORP8.21%7.36%
KINROSS GOLD CORP5.78%4.47%
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP4.31%7.22%
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP3.93%6.04%
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP3.93%3.69%
ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC2.21%3.30%
COEUR MINING INC2.19%3.57%
HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LTD1.85%3.12%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC6.25%1.74%
IAMGOLD CORP1.61%3.14%
Only in each
Only in GDMNOnly in SGDM
EVOLUTION MINING LTD 3.11%Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. 2.68%
NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD 2.94%Discovery Mining Ltd. 2.58%
COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SA 1.59%Allied Gold Corp. 2.42%
FRESNILLO PLC 1.58%Galiano Gold Inc. 2.10%
ZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD 1.44%Montage Gold Corp. 0.35%
PERSEUS MINING LTD 0.91%Aura Minerals Inc. 0.33%
ZHAOJIN MINING INDUSTRY COMPANY LTD 0.70%Skeena Resources Ltd. 0.24%
REGIS RESOURCES LTD 0.66%Seabridge Gold Inc. 0.20%

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 SGDM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDMNSGDMGDMNSGDMGDMNSGDM
3 months+13.8%+17.8%+11.5 pts+15.5 pts+16.3 pts+20.3 pts
6 months+8.7%+20.2%−9.4 pts+2.2 pts−15.6 pts−4.0 pts
1 year+40.2%+43.7%+23.7 pts+27.1 pts+18.5 pts+21.9 pts
3 years+381.8%+234.7%+303.4 pts+156.3 pts+283.6 pts+136.6 pts
Since launch+342.7%+261.2%+268.0 pts−112.7 pts+250.7 pts−467.4 pts
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GDMN and SGDM 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
SGDM
Sprott Gold Miners ETF
Holds 48 stocks in gold miners, 7% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerWisdomTreeSprott
ThemeGold minersGold miners
In the S&P 50012.4%7.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5448
Top ten, share of the fund60.6%55.9%
Expense ratio0.45%0.46%
Fee for the differing part0.45%0.46%
Total return, 1 year+40.2%+43.7%
vs the S&P 500+23.7 pts+27.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+18.5 pts+21.9 pts
Below its high−33.8%−15.9%
Net assets$223m$713m

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.

SGDM in plain words

By weight, 7% of SGDM'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 56% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +43.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 27.1 pts. It sits 15.9% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDMN and SGDM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 60% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, GDMN or SGDM?
GDMN has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDM has 7%, so GDMN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDMN or SGDM?
GDMN charges 0.45% a year and SGDM charges 0.46%, 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 SGDM, 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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