Do GDMN and SILJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 18% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, GDMN or SILJ?

GDMN has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so SILJ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GDMN or SILJ?

GDMN charges 0.45% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so GDMN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GDMN vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDMN returned +11.8% to SILJ's +19.6%; 18% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $221m on Aug 31, 2026 for WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund, and $2.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

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At a glance

11.7%

GDMN in the S&P 500

0.0%

SILJ in the S&P 500

+11.8%

GDMN total return, 1 year

+19.6%

SILJ total return, 1 year

GDMN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

12% of GDMN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 88% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

SILJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of SILJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GDMN costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.8 points.

GDMN vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDMN	SILJ
Return
Measure	GDMN	SILJ
Total return, 1 year	+11.8%	+19.6%
Drawdown
Measure	GDMN	SILJ
Below its all-time high	44.7%, high on Jan 28, 2026	39.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GDMN	SILJ
What it tracks	Gold miners	Silver miners
Cost and size
Measure	GDMN	SILJ
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.69%
Net assets, GDMN as of Aug 31, 2026 and SILJ as of Nov 3, 2026	$221m	$2.9bn
Holdings
Measure	GDMN	SILJ
Holdings in common	18%

Method

Risk and return

Dec 23, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026 · 253 weekly returns

GDMN SILJ

Return

Total return edge GDMN +219.2% +94.8%

Annualized edge GDMN +26.9% +14.7%

Price return edge GDMN +142.4% +77.2%

Risk

Volatility edge SILJ (slight) 49.2% 46.0%

Max drawdown edge SILJ (slight) −50.9% −46.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge GDMN 0.65 0.44

Sortino edge GDMN 1.02 0.67

Calmar edge GDMN 0.53 0.31

Reading

From Dec 2021 to Oct 2026, GDMN returned more: +219.2% to +94.8%. SILJ swung slightly less: 46.0% to 49.2%. SILJ fell slightly less at its worst: −46.9% to −50.9%.

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Risk and return: GDMN vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDMN	SILJ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+219.2%	+94.8%	GDMN	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+26.9%	+14.7%	GDMN	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+142.4%	+77.2%	GDMN	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	49.2%	46.0%	SILJ (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	31.2%	30.0%	SILJ (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−50.9%	−46.9%	SILJ (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.65	0.44	GDMN	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.02	0.67	GDMN	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.53	0.31	GDMN	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 253 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

18%

By the books each fund has filed, GDMN and SILJ hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GDMN SILJ

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP 4.04% 6.31%

PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP 2.93% 3.02%

FRANCO-NEVADA CORP 3.75% 2.72%

COEUR MINING INC 1.93% 9.50%

ROYAL GOLD INC 2.65% 1.63%

SSR MINING INC 1.24% 4.61%

COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SA 1.22% 3.31%

FRESNILLO PLC 1.29% 0.91%

OR ROYALTIES INC 0.90% 3.14%

GOGOLD RESOURCES INC 0.14% 0.57%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GDMN

NEWMONT CORP 11.66%

AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD 7.23%

BARRICK MINING CORP 7.09%

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 5.95%

KINROSS GOLD CORP 4.82%

GOLD FIELDS LTD 4.58%

EVOLUTION MINING LTD 3.19%

NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD 3.07%

Only in SILJ

Hecla Mining Co 10.28%

First Majestic Silver Corp 9.95%

Boliden AB 4.68%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.32%

Endeavour Silver Corp 3.54%

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 3.05%

Seabridge Gold Inc 2.96%

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp 2.72%

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Window by window

Window by window: GDMN vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	GDMN	SILJ
3 months	−5.4%	−12.0%
6 months	−22.4%	−21.4%
1 year	+11.8%	+19.6%
3 years	+294.4%	+205.4%
Since launchNot the same days: GDMN Dec 2021 · SILJ Nov 2012	+269.7%	+42.1%

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Side by side

GDMN WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund · Holds 54 stocks in gold miners, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies SILJ Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF · Holds 66 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer WisdomTree Amplify

Theme Gold miners Silver miners

In the S&P 500 11.7% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 54 66

Top ten, share of the fund 55.4% 59.6%

Expense ratio 0.45% 0.69%

Fee for the differing part 0.45% 0.69%

Total return, 1 year +11.8% +19.6%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −44.7% −39.4%

Net assets, GDMN as of Aug 31, 2026 and SILJ as of Nov 3, 2026 $221m $2.9bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

18% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

GDMN

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 55% of the fund across 54 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +11.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 44.7% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

SILJ

By weight, 0% of SILJ'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 60% of the fund across 66 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 39.4% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDMN and SILJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 18% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, GDMN or SILJ?: GDMN has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so SILJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDMN or SILJ?: GDMN charges 0.45% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so GDMN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GDMN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GDMN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for GDMN ↗

SILJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SILJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Amplify page for SILJ ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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