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GDX vs SETM: which is really different?

GDX and SETM hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and GDX returned more over the year.

VanEck Gold Miners ETF and Sprott Critical Materials ETF.

10.9%GDX in the S&P 500
8.4%SETM in the S&P 500
+39.8%GDX total return, 1 year
+37.9%SETM total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GDX scores higher

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

GDX 77.7SETM 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

GDX89% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
11%89%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 59% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in11%89%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 59% of the fund
SETM92% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
8%92%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 39% of the fund · 156 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in8%92%8% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 39% of the fund

5% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GDX and SETM hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GDX and SETM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingGDXSETM
Hecla Mining Co1.33%3.46%
First Majestic Silver Corp1.29%3.42%
Cia De Minas Buenaventura Saa0.73%2.65%
Aya Gold & Silver Inc0.54%2.50%
Amman Mineral Internasional Pt0.69%0.50%
Endeavour Silver Corp0.38%0.99%
Silvercorp Metals Inc0.36%1.07%
Only in each
Only in GDXOnly in SETM
Newmont Corp 10.93%Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 5.00%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 10.90%Cameco Corp. 4.91%
Barrick Mining Corp 7.44%Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. 4.73%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 5.98%PLS Group Ltd. 4.05%
Anglogold Ashanti Plc 5.03%NAC Kazatomprom JSC 3.57%
Franco-Nevada Corp 4.93%Albemarle Corp. 3.37%
Kinross Gold Corp 4.17%Uranium Energy Corp. 3.27%
Gold Fields Ltd 4.13%Teck Resources Ltd. 3.20%

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 Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GDX and SETM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GDXSETMGDXSETMGDXSETM
3 months+15.7%−9.0%+13.5 pts−11.3 pts+18.2 pts−6.5 pts
6 months+19.2%+5.4%+1.1 pts−12.6 pts−5.1 pts−18.8 pts
1 year+39.8%+37.9%+23.2 pts+21.4 pts+18.0 pts+16.2 pts
3 years+236.3%+82.1%+157.8 pts+3.7 pts+138.1 pts−16.1 pts
Since launch+133.2%+61.6%−670.3 pts−30.1 pts−1557.0 pts−74.6 pts
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GDX and SETM on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GDX
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
Holds 59 stocks in gold miners, 11% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SETM
Sprott Critical Materials ETF
Holds 156 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerVanEckSprott
ThemeGold minersRare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 50010.9%8.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings59156
Top ten, share of the fund58.5%39.0%
Expense ratio0.51%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.51%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+39.8%+37.9%
vs the S&P 500+23.2 pts+21.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+18.0 pts+16.2 pts
Below its high−17.6%−21.8%
Net assets$28.4bn$568m

GDX in plain words

By weight, 11% 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 58% of the fund across 59 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 17, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +39.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 23.2 pts. It sits 17.6% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

SETM in plain words

By weight, 8% of SETM'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 39% of the fund across 156 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +37.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.4 pts. It sits 21.8% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDX and SETM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 5% 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, GDX or SETM?
GDX has 11% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SETM has 8%, so GDX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDX or SETM?
GDX charges 0.51% a year and SETM charges 0.65%, so GDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GDX against SETM, 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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