Do GDXJ and REMX 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.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, GDXJ or REMX?

GDXJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REMX has 9%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GDXJ or REMX?

GDXJ charges 0.52% a year and REMX charges 0.53%, so GDXJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GDXJ vs REMX: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GDXJ returned +21.7% to REMX's −17.8%; 0% 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 $1.4bn for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

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GDXJ in the S&P 500

8.7%

REMX in the S&P 500

+21.7%

GDXJ total return, 1 year

−17.8%

REMX 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.

REMX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 91% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

9% of REMX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GDXJ costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 39.5 points; GDXJ is 5.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GDXJ vs REMX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDXJ	REMX
Return
Measure	GDXJ	REMX
Total return, 1 year	+21.7%	−17.8%
Drawdown
Measure	GDXJ	REMX
Below its all-time high	33.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026	76.3%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	GDXJ	REMX
What it tracks	Gold miners	Rare earth and critical materials
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 6.7 pts	behind by 32.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	GDXJ	REMX
Expense ratio	0.52%	0.53%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.0bn	$1.4bn
Holdings
Measure	GDXJ	REMX
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Nov 5, 2010 to Oct 30, 2026 · 834 weekly returns · each against ACWI

GDXJ REMX

Return

Total return edge GDXJ −17.2% −69.1%

Annualized edge GDXJ −1.2% −7.1%

Price return edge GDXJ −41.4% −80.3%

Risk

Volatility edge REMX 42.8% 35.3%

Max drawdown edge Tie −88.3% −89.2%

Downside capture 95.3% 133.2%

Beta 0.95 1.43

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge GDXJ 0.16 −0.08

Sortino edge GDXJ 0.22 −0.11

Treynor 0.070 −0.019

Calmar edge GDXJ −0.01 −0.08

Against the benchmark

Alpha −2.1% a year −15.9% a year

Alpha t-stat −0.21 −2.35

Information ratio −0.06 −0.43

Tracking error 40.1% 27.8%

Reading

From Nov 2010 to Oct 2026, GDXJ returned more: −17.2% to −69.1%. REMX swung less: 35.3% to 42.8%. GDXJ and REMX fell about the same at their worst: −88.3% and −89.2%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: GDXJ vs REMX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GDXJ	REMX	ACWI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−17.2%	−69.1%		GDXJ	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−1.2%	−7.1%		GDXJ	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−41.4%	−80.3%		GDXJ	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	42.8%	35.3%		REMX	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	30.2%	24.5%		REMX	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−88.3%	−89.2%		Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	62.5%	129.3%	100.0%	REMX	Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	95.3%	133.2%	100.0%	GDXJ	Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.95	1.43	1.00	GDXJ lower	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.12	0.42	1.00	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.16	−0.08		GDXJ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.22	−0.11		GDXJ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.070	−0.019	0.092	GDXJ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	−0.01	−0.08		GDXJ	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	ACWI	ACWI	ACWI		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−2.1% a year	−15.9% a year	0.0%	REMX significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−0.21	−2.35		Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−21.8% to +17.6%	−29.1% to −2.6%		GDXJ's includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−0.06	−0.43		GDXJ	Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	40.1%	27.8%	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, 834 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GDXJ and REMX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GDXJ REMX

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 REMX

Albemarle Corp 8.70%

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 8.64%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.69%

Mp Materials Corp 6.88%

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.74%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.36%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.14%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.61%

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Window by window

Window by window: GDXJ vs REMX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	GDXJ	REMX	GDXJ	REMX
3 months	−4.8%	−28.6%	−3.5 pts vs ACWI	−27.3 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−15.1%	−52.6%	−17.7 pts vs ACWI	−55.2 pts vs ACWI
1 year	+21.7%	−17.8%	+6.7 pts vs ACWI	−32.8 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+210.2%	−9.2%	+132.6 pts vs ACWI	−86.8 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: GDXJ Nov 2009 · REMX Oct 2010	+44.7%	−65.3%	not measured	−453.0 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 REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF · Holds 32 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 9% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer VanEck VanEck

Theme Gold miners Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 0.0% 8.7%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 155 32

Top ten, share of the fund 40.7% 61.9%

Expense ratio 0.52% 0.53%

Fee for the differing part 0.52% 0.53%

Total return, 1 year +21.7% −17.8%

vs its benchmark +6.7 pts vs ACWI −32.8 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −33.3% −76.3%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.0bn $1.4bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% 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.

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX'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 62% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −17.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.8 pts. It sits 76.3% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Do GDXJ and REMX 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.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, GDXJ or REMX?: GDXJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REMX has 9%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GDXJ or REMX?: GDXJ charges 0.52% a year and REMX charges 0.53%, so GDXJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

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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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