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GDMN vs SIL: which is really different?

GDMN and SIL hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and SIL returned more over the year.

WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund and Global X Silver Miners ETF.

12.4%GDMN in the S&P 500
0.0%SIL in the S&P 500
+40.2%GDMN total return, 1 year
+50.3%SIL total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SIL scores higher

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

GDMN 77.7SIL 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
SIL100% 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 76% of the fund · 43 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 76% of the fund

16% 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 SIL hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GDMN and SIL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGDMNSIL
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP4.31%24.02%
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP3.93%11.27%
COEUR MINING INC2.19%10.87%
COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SA1.59%3.67%
FRESNILLO PLC1.58%4.06%
SSR MINING INC1.25%4.23%
OR ROYALTIES INC1.08%3.98%
FORTUNA MINING CORP0.31%2.10%
GOGOLD RESOURCES INC0.13%0.74%
INTEGRA RESOURCES CORP0.00%0.30%
Only in each
Only in GDMNOnly in SIL
NEWMONT CORP 12.40%HECLA MINING CO 4.81%
BARRICK MINING CORP 8.21%FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP 4.65%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD 7.93%INDUSTRIAS PENOLES SAB DE CV 4.58%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 6.25%DISCOVERY MINING LTD 3.26%
KINROSS GOLD CORP 5.78%AYA GOLD & SILVER INC 2.28%
GOLD FIELDS LTD 4.79%KOREA ZINC CO LTD 2.18%
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP 3.93%ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP 1.75%
EVOLUTION MINING LTD 3.11%SILVERCORP METALS INC 1.46%

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 SIL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDMNSILGDMNSILGDMNSIL
3 months+13.8%+13.9%+11.5 pts+11.6 pts+16.3 pts+16.3 pts
6 months+8.7%+20.4%−9.4 pts+2.4 pts−15.6 pts−3.9 pts
1 year+40.2%+50.3%+23.7 pts+33.7 pts+18.5 pts+28.5 pts
3 years+381.8%+286.4%+303.4 pts+208.0 pts+283.6 pts+188.3 pts
Since launch+342.7%+156.7%+268.0 pts−586.9 pts+250.7 pts−1411.9 pts
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GDMN and SIL 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
SIL
Global X Silver Miners ETF
Holds 43 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerWisdomTreeGlobal X
ThemeGold minersSilver 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%
Holdings5443
Top ten, share of the fund60.6%76.1%
Expense ratio0.45%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.45%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+40.2%+50.3%
vs the S&P 500+23.7 pts+33.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+18.5 pts+28.5 pts
Below its high−33.8%−19.2%
Net assets$223m$5.0bn

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.

SIL in plain words

By weight, 0% of SIL'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 76% of the fund across 43 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +50.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.7 pts. It sits 19.2% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDMN and SIL hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 16% 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 SIL?
GDMN has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SIL has 0%, so SIL differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDMN or SIL?
GDMN charges 0.45% a year and SIL charges 0.65%, 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 SIL, 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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