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GOAU vs SETM: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GOAU returned +19.2% to SETM's +3.9%; 4% 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 $421m on Nov 4, 2026 for Sprott Critical Materials ETF.

GOAU on its own →SETM on its own →
At a glance
2.8%
GOAU in the S&P 500
9.1%
SETM in the S&P 500
+19.2%
GOAU total return, 1 year
+3.9%
SETM total return, 1 year
GOAU · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 97% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
97% of its weight is outside the S&P 5003% of GOAU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 97% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.3%97%3% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 55% of the fund · 29 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in97% of its weight is outside the S&P 5003% of GOAU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 97% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.3%97%3% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

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

SETM · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 91% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
91% of its weight is outside the S&P 5009% of SETM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.9%91%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 40% of the fund · 156 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in91% of its weight is outside the S&P 5009% of SETM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.9%91%9% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

9% of SETM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GOAU costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GOAU vs SETM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureGOAUSETM
Return
Total return, 1 year+19.2%+3.9%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high26.7%, high on Feb 27, 202637.4%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksMiners and metalsRare earth and critical materials
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 10.9 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 10.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%0.65%
Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and SETM as of Nov 4, 2026$165m$421m
Holdings
Holdings in common4%

Method

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, GOAU and SETM hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOAU SETM
Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.02% 2.79%
Endeavour Silver Corp 3.76% 0.95%
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd 1.96% 0.46%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GOAU
Franco-Nevada Corp 9.93%
OR Royalties Inc 9.56%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 9.50%
Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 3.96%
Fortuna Mining Corp 3.81%
Endeavour Mining PLC 3.80%
Capricorn Metals Ltd 3.31%
Genesis Minerals Ltd 3.19%
Only in SETM
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 5.47%
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. 4.87%
Cameco Corp. 4.81%
NAC Kazatomprom JSC 4.15%
Teck Resources Ltd. 3.95%
Albemarle Corp. 3.61%
Hecla Mining Co. 3.42%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA 3.40%
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Window by window

Window by window: GOAU vs SETM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowGOAUSETMGOAUSETM
3 months−0.2%−21.2%not measured−21.1 pts vs VOO
6 months−6.8%−35.3%not measured−40.3 pts vs VOO
1 year+19.2%+3.9%not measured−10.9 pts vs VOO
3 years+167.4%+57.7%not measured−25.6 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: GOAU Jun 2017 · SETM Feb 2023+270.9%+29.5%not measured−64.0 pts vs VOO

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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 SETM Sprott Critical Materials ETF · Holds 156 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 9% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer U.S. Global Sprott
Theme Miners and metals Rare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 500 2.8% 9.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 99.8%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 29 156
Top ten, share of the fund 54.9% 40.1%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.60% 0.65%
Total return, 1 year +19.2% +3.9%
vs its benchmark not measured −10.9 pts vs VOO
Below its high −26.7% −37.4%
Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and SETM as of Nov 4, 2026 $165m $421m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

4% 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.

SETM

By weight, 9% 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 40% of the fund across 156 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Total Return Index, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. It sits 37.4% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GOAU and SETM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 4% 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 SETM?
GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SETM has 9%, so GOAU differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GOAU or SETM?
GOAU charges 0.60% a year and SETM charges 0.65%, so GOAU 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 →SETM on its own →GOAU dividend history →GOAU holdings →SETM dividend history →SETM holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
GOAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
GOAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
U.S. Global website ↗
SETM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SETM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Sprott page for SETM ↗

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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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