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GDMN vs SILJ: which is really different?

GDMN and SILJ hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and SILJ returned more over the year.

WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund and Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

12.4%GDMN in the S&P 500
0.0%SILJ in the S&P 500
+40.2%GDMN total return, 1 year
+53.2%SILJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SILJ scores higher

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

GDMN 77.7SILJ 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
SILJ100% 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 60% of the fund · 70 holdings filed Sep 21, 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 60% of the fund

18% 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 SILJ hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GDMN and SILJ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGDMNSILJ
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP4.31%5.83%
PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP3.93%2.94%
FRANCO-NEVADA CORP3.93%2.42%
COEUR MINING INC2.19%10.38%
COMPANIA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SA1.59%3.16%
ROYAL GOLD INC2.75%1.33%
SSR MINING INC1.25%4.81%
OR ROYALTIES INC1.08%2.70%
FRESNILLO PLC1.58%0.90%
GOGOLD RESOURCES INC0.13%0.57%
Only in each
Only in GDMNOnly in SILJ
NEWMONT CORP 12.40%Hecla Mining Co 10.49%
BARRICK MINING CORP 8.21%First Majestic Silver Corp 10.35%
AGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD 7.93%Aya Gold & Silver Inc 3.91%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 6.25%Boliden AB 3.89%
KINROSS GOLD CORP 5.78%Endeavour Silver Corp 3.73%
GOLD FIELDS LTD 4.79%Perpetua Resources Corp 3.10%
EVOLUTION MINING LTD 3.11%Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 3.01%
ALAMOS GOLD INC 3.06%Silvercorp Metals Inc 3.01%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GDMN and SILJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDMNSILJGDMNSILJGDMNSILJ
3 months+13.8%+8.1%+11.5 pts+5.9 pts+16.3 pts+10.6 pts
6 months+8.7%+14.8%−9.4 pts−3.3 pts−15.6 pts−9.5 pts
1 year+40.2%+53.2%+23.7 pts+36.6 pts+18.5 pts+31.4 pts
3 years+381.8%+263.6%+303.4 pts+185.2 pts+283.6 pts+165.5 pts
Since launch+342.7%+75.8%+268.0 pts−506.2 pts+250.7 pts−1057.0 pts
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GDMN and SILJ 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
SILJ
Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF
Holds 70 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerWisdomTreeAmplify
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%
Holdings5470
Top ten, share of the fund60.6%59.7%
Expense ratio0.45%0.69%
Fee for the differing part0.45%0.69%
Total return, 1 year+40.2%+53.2%
vs the S&P 500+23.7 pts+36.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+18.5 pts+31.4 pts
Below its high−33.8%−25.1%
Net assets$223m$3.9bn

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.

SILJ in plain words

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 70 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +53.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 36.6 pts. It sits 25.1% 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, 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 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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Where these figures came from

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GDMN against SILJ, 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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