Do GDX and WDIG hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 8% 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, GDX or WDIG?

GDX has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so GDX differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GDX or WDIG?

GDX charges 0.51% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so GDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GDX vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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GDX and WDIG hold 8% 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 $5.8m on Aug 31, 2026 for WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund.

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At a glance

11.6%

GDX in the S&P 500

3.6%

WDIG in the S&P 500

+24.8%

GDX total return, 1 year

−36.1%

WDIG total return, since launch, May 7, 2026

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

12% of GDX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 88% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

WDIG · 3 months to Nov 4, 2026 96% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

4% of WDIG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GDX costs 0.04 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GDX vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDX	WDIG
Return
Measure	GDX	WDIG
Total return, 1 year	+24.8%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	GDX	WDIG
Below its all-time high	27.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026	40.2%, high on May 13, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	GDX	WDIG
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
Measure	GDX	WDIG
Expense ratio	0.51%	0.55%
Net assets, GDX as of Nov 3, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026	$23.9bn	$5.8m
Holdings
Measure	GDX	WDIG
Holdings in common	8%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GDX and WDIG hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GDX WDIG

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 5.50% 1.73%

Fresnillo Plc 1.01% 1.03%

Coeur Mining Inc 1.83% 0.94%

Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv 1.31% 0.83%

Hecla Mining Co 1.15% 0.73%

First Majestic Silver Corp 1.15% 0.59%

Cia De Minas Buenaventura Saa 0.84% 0.56%

Ssr Mining Inc 0.76% 0.54%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 0.49% 0.46%

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc 0.38% 0.41%

Endeavour Silver Corp 0.32% 0.37%

Silvercorp Metals Inc 0.29% 0.30%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GDX

Newmont Corp 11.67%

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 11.35%

Barrick Mining Corp 8.16%

Franco-Nevada Corp 5.46%

Anglogold Ashanti Plc 4.81%

Gold Fields Ltd 4.11%

Kinross Gold Corp 3.60%

Northern Star Resources Ltd 3.21%

Only in WDIG

ATI INC 4.34%

MATERION CORP 3.45%

LYNAS RARE EARTHS LTD 2.93%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 2.71%

ILUKA RESOURCES LTD 2.38%

FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 2.32%

MP MATERIALS CORP 2.30%

GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV 2.13%

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Window by window

Window by window: GDX vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	GDX	WDIG	GDX	WDIG
3 months	+1.1%	−24.6%	+2.4 pts vs ACWI	not measured
6 months	−8.5%	–	−11.1 pts vs ACWI	–
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 · WDIG May 2026	+175.1%	−36.1%	not measured	not measured

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Side by side

GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF · Holds 59 stocks in gold miners, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies WDIG WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund · Holds 101 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer VanEck WisdomTree

Theme Gold miners Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 11.6% 3.6%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 59 101

Top ten, share of the fund 60.4% 26.4%

Expense ratio 0.51% 0.55%

Fee for the differing part 0.51% 0.55%

Total return, 1 year +24.8% −36.1% (since launch, May 7, 2026)

vs its benchmark +9.8 pts vs ACWI not measured

Below its high −27.0% −40.2%

Net assets, GDX as of Nov 3, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026 $23.9bn $5.8m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

8% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

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.

WDIG

By weight, 4% of WDIG'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 26% of the fund across 101 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Since it first traded on May 7, 2026 the fund returned −36.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 40.2% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDX and WDIG hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 8% 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, GDX or WDIG?: GDX has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so GDX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDX or WDIG?: GDX charges 0.51% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so GDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →GDX on its own →WDIG on its own →GDX dividend history →GDX holdings →WDIG dividend history →WDIG holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

GDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

WDIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for WDIG ↗

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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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