Do GOAU and ISTM 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, GOAU or ISTM?

GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ISTM has 1%, so ISTM differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GOAU or ISTM?

GOAU charges 0.60% a year and ISTM charges 0.47%, so ISTM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GOAU vs ISTM: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GOAU returned +19.2% to ISTM's +18.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $165m on Jun 30, 2026 for US Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETF, and $28m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

2.8%

GOAU in the S&P 500

0.9%

ISTM in the S&P 500

+19.2%

GOAU total return, 1 year

+18.3%

ISTM total return, 1 year

GOAU · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 97% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

3% of GOAU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 97% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

ISTM · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 99% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

1% of ISTM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 99% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISTM costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points.

GOAU vs ISTM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GOAU	ISTM
Return
Measure	GOAU	ISTM
Total return, 1 year	+19.2%	+18.3%
Drawdown
Measure	GOAU	ISTM
Below its all-time high	26.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026	22.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GOAU	ISTM
What it tracks	Miners and metals	Rare earth and critical materials
Cost and size
Measure	GOAU	ISTM
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.47%
Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and ISTM as of Nov 4, 2026	$165m	$28m
Holdings
Measure	GOAU	ISTM
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GOAU and ISTM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOAU ISTM

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Only in GOAU

Franco-Nevada Corp 9.93%

OR Royalties Inc 9.56%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 9.50%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.02%

Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 3.96%

Fortuna Mining Corp 3.81%

Endeavour Mining PLC 3.80%

Endeavour Silver Corp 3.76%

Only in ISTM

CRH AMERICA FINANCE INC 144A 1.89%

DTE ELECTRIC CO 1.13%

COLUMBIA FUNDING COMPANY LLC 144A 1.09%

GLENCOVE FUNDING LLC 144A 1.09%

OMERS FINANCE TRUST 144A 1.09%

SHINHAN BANK NEW YORK 144A 1.06%

BUNGE LTD FINANCE CORP 144A 0.98%

ASB BANK LIMITED 144A 0.97%

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Window by window

Window by window: GOAU vs ISTM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	GOAU	ISTM
3 months	−0.2%	−8.4%
6 months	−6.8%	−12.6%
1 year	+19.2%	+18.3%
3 years	+167.4%	+68.3%
Since launchNot the same days: GOAU Jun 2017 · ISTM Sep 2023	+270.9%	+66.9%

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Side by side

GOAU US Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETF · Holds 29 stocks in miners and metals, 3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies ISTM iShares Strategic Metals ETF · Holds 86 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 1% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer U.S. Global iShares

Theme Miners and metals Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 2.8% 0.9%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 29 86

Top ten, share of the fund 54.9% 11.2%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.47%

Fee for the differing part 0.60% 0.47%

Total return, 1 year +19.2% +18.3%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −26.7% −22.6%

Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and ISTM as of Nov 4, 2026 $165m $28m

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

GOAU

By weight, 3% of GOAU'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 55% of the fund across 29 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 26.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

ISTM

By weight, 1% of ISTM'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 11% of the fund across 86 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 22.6% below its all-time high of Jan 29, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GOAU and ISTM 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, GOAU or ISTM?: GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ISTM has 1%, so ISTM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GOAU or ISTM?: GOAU charges 0.60% a year and ISTM charges 0.47%, so ISTM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

GOAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

U.S. Global website ↗

ISTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ISTM ↗

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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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