Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GDX vs REXC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
GDX and REXC hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
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Net assets: $23.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Gold Miners ETF, and $71m on Nov 4, 2026 for Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF.
12% of GDX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 88% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.
0% of REXC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.
Pair scorecard
GDX costs 0.14 points a year less; GDX is far larger, $23.9bn against $71m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GDX | REXC |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +24.8% | not published |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 27.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026 | 46.3%, high on May 6, 2026 |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Gold miners | Rare earth and critical materials |
| Its benchmark, total return, 1 year | +15.0% | |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | ahead by 9.8 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.51% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $23.9bn | $71m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GDX and REXC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
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Window by window
| Total return | vs its benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | GDX | REXC | GDX | REXC |
| 3 months | +1.1% | −26.7% | +2.4 pts vs ACWI | not measured |
| 6 months | −8.5% | −46.3% | −11.1 pts vs ACWI | not measured |
| 1 year | +24.8% | – | +9.8 pts vs ACWI | – |
| 3 years | +197.2% | – | +119.6 pts vs ACWI | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: GDX May 2006 · REXC Apr 2026 | +175.1% | −39.1% | not measured | not measured |
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
GDX
By weight, 12% of GDX'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 59 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +24.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 9.8 pts. It sits 27.0% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.
REXC
By weight, 0% of REXC'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 75% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Since it first traded on Apr 15, 2026 the fund returned −39.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 46.3% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do GDX and REXC hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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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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