Do GDXJ and PICK hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 1% 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, GDXJ or PICK?

GDXJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PICK has 13%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GDXJ or PICK?

GDXJ charges 0.52% a year and PICK charges 0.39%, so PICK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GDXJ vs PICK: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDXJ returned +21.7% to PICK's +28.0%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $7.0bn for VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF and $2.1bn for iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF.

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At a glance

0.0%

GDXJ in the S&P 500

12.8%

PICK in the S&P 500

+21.7%

GDXJ total return, 1 year

+28.0%

PICK total return, 1 year

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

0% of GDXJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

PICK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 87% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

13% of PICK's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 87% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PICK costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.3 points; GDXJ is 3.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GDXJ vs PICK: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDXJ	PICK
Return
Measure	GDXJ	PICK
Total return, 1 year	+21.7%	+28.0%
Drawdown
Measure	GDXJ	PICK
Below its all-time high	33.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026	18.4%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	GDXJ	PICK
What it tracks	Gold miners	Miners and metals
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 6.7 pts	ahead by 13.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	GDXJ	PICK
Expense ratio	0.52%	0.39%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.0bn	$2.1bn
Holdings
Measure	GDXJ	PICK
Holdings in common	1%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 10, 2012 to Oct 30, 2026 · 768 weekly returns · each against ACWI

GDXJ PICK

Return

Total return edge PICK +4.6% +94.6%

Annualized edge PICK +0.3% +4.6%

Price return edge PICK −15.1% +8.3%

Risk

Volatility edge PICK 42.8% 28.6%

Max drawdown edge PICK −84.1% −67.4%

Downside capture 87.9% 127.6%

Beta 0.89 1.36

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge PICK 0.19 0.24

Sortino edge PICK 0.27 0.35

Treynor 0.090 0.050

Calmar edge PICK 0.00 0.07

Against the benchmark

Alpha −0.7% a year −6.4% a year

Alpha t-stat −0.06 −1.26

Information ratio −0.04 −0.14

Tracking error 40.6% 20.3%

Reading

From Feb 2012 to Oct 2026, PICK returned more: +94.6% to +4.6%. PICK swung less: 28.6% to 42.8%. PICK fell less at its worst: −67.4% to −84.1%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: GDXJ vs PICK: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDXJ	PICK	ACWI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+4.6%	+94.6%		PICK	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+0.3%	+4.6%		PICK	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−15.1%	+8.3%		PICK	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	42.8%	28.6%		PICK	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	30.0%	19.6%		PICK	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−84.1%	−67.4%		PICK	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	55.2%	145.4%	100.0%	PICK	Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	87.9%	127.6%	100.0%	GDXJ	Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.89	1.36	1.00	GDXJ lower	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.10	0.53	1.00	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.19	0.24		PICK	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.27	0.35		PICK	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.090	0.050	0.098	GDXJ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.00	0.07		PICK	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	ACWI	ACWI	ACWI		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−0.7% a year	−6.4% a year	0.0%	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−0.06	−1.26		Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−21.5% to +20.1%	−16.5% to +3.6%		Both include zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−0.04	−0.14		GDXJ	Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	40.6%	20.3%	0.0%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 768 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GDXJ and PICK hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GDXJ PICK

Cia De Minas Buenaventura Saa 1.63% 0.31%

Minerals 260 Ltd 0.27% 0.07%

Lunr Royalties Corp 0.23% 0.05%

Collective Mining Ltd 0.16% 0.04%

Versamet Royalties Corp 0.14% 0.03%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GDXJ

Alamos Gold Inc 6.47%

Equinox Gold Corp 6.34%

Coeur Mining Inc 6.07%

Endeavour Mining Plc 5.60%

Iamgold Corp 5.24%

Industrias Penoles Sab De Cv 2.55%

First Majestic Silver Corp 2.22%

Hecla Mining Co 2.22%

Only in PICK

BHP GROUP LTD 13.95%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 6.19%

RIO TINTO 6.07%

GLENCORE PLC 4.43%

NUCOR 4.24%

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 3.69%

CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 2.80%

RIO TINTO 2.63%

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Window by window

Window by window: GDXJ vs PICK: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	GDXJ	PICK	GDXJ	PICK
3 months	−4.8%	−11.8%	−3.5 pts vs ACWI	−10.5 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−15.1%	−12.8%	−17.7 pts vs ACWI	−15.4 pts vs ACWI
1 year	+21.7%	+28.0%	+6.7 pts vs ACWI	+13.0 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+210.2%	+57.0%	+132.6 pts vs ACWI	−20.6 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: GDXJ Nov 2009 · PICK Feb 2012	+44.7%	+93.0%	not measured	−274.7 pts vs ACWI

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Side by side

GDXJ VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF · Holds 155 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies PICK iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF · Holds 259 stocks in miners and metals, 13% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer VanEck iShares

Theme Gold miners Miners and metals

In the S&P 500 0.0% 12.8%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 99.7%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 155 259

Top ten, share of the fund 40.7% 48.8%

Expense ratio 0.52% 0.39%

Fee for the differing part 0.52% 0.39%

Total return, 1 year +21.7% +28.0%

vs its benchmark +6.7 pts vs ACWI +13.0 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −33.3% −18.4%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.0bn $2.1bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

GDXJ

By weight, 0% of GDXJ'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 41% of the fund across 155 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 6.7 pts. It sits 33.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

PICK

By weight, 13% of PICK'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 49% of the fund across 259 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +28.0% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, so a holder was ahead by 13.0 pts. It sits 18.4% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GDXJ and PICK hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 1% 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, GDXJ or PICK?: GDXJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PICK has 13%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDXJ or PICK?: GDXJ charges 0.52% a year and PICK charges 0.39%, so PICK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GDXJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GDXJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

PICK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PICK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PICK ↗

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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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