Do GOAU and SIL hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 26% 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 SIL?

GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SIL has 0%, so SIL differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GOAU or SIL?

GOAU charges 0.60% a year and SIL charges 0.65%, so GOAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GOAU vs SIL: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GOAU returned +19.2% to SIL's +27.1%; 26% 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 $4.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Silver Miners ETF.

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At a glance

2.8%

GOAU in the S&P 500

0.0%

SIL in the S&P 500

+19.2%

GOAU total return, 1 year

+27.1%

SIL 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.

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

0% of SIL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GOAU costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GOAU vs SIL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GOAU	SIL
Return
Measure	GOAU	SIL
Total return, 1 year	+19.2%	+27.1%
Drawdown
Measure	GOAU	SIL
Below its all-time high	26.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026	33.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	GOAU	SIL
What it tracks	Miners and metals	Silver miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		ahead by 12.1 pts
Cost and size
Measure	GOAU	SIL
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.65%
Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and SIL as of Oct 12, 2026	$165m	$4.4bn
Holdings
Measure	GOAU	SIL
Holdings in common	26%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 7, 2017 to Oct 30, 2026 · 486 weekly returns

GOAU SIL

Return

Total return edge GOAU +263.4% +151.0%

Annualized edge GOAU +14.8% +10.3%

Price return edge GOAU +234.0% +124.6%

Risk

Volatility edge GOAU (slight) 36.6% 39.6%

Max drawdown edge GOAU (slight) −51.7% −53.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge GOAU 0.49 0.38

Sortino edge GOAU 0.73 0.56

Calmar edge GOAU 0.29 0.19

Reading

From Jul 2017 to Oct 2026, GOAU returned more: +263.4% to +151.0%. GOAU swung slightly less: 36.6% to 39.6%. GOAU fell slightly less at its worst: −51.7% to −53.5%.

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Risk and return: GOAU vs SIL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GOAU	SIL	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+263.4%	+151.0%	GOAU	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+14.8%	+10.3%	GOAU	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+234.0%	+124.6%	GOAU	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	36.6%	39.6%	GOAU (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	24.6%	27.1%	GOAU (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−51.7%	−53.5%	GOAU (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.49	0.38	GOAU	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.73	0.56	GOAU	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.29	0.19	GOAU	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 486 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

26%

By the books each fund has filed, GOAU and SIL hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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26% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOAU SIL

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 9.50% 22.38%

OR Royalties Inc 9.56% 4.16%

Pan American Silver Corp 2.80% 12.54%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.02% 2.01%

Fortuna Mining Corp 3.81% 1.92%

Endeavour Silver Corp 3.76% 1.66%

Triple Flag Precious Metals Co 2.04% 1.50%

Hochschild Mining PLC 2.61% 1.34%

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd 1.96% 0.62%

Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd 1.99% 0.51%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GOAU

Franco-Nevada Corp 9.93%

Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 3.96%

Endeavour Mining PLC 3.80%

Capricorn Metals Ltd 3.31%

Genesis Minerals Ltd 3.19%

Evolution Mining Ltd 3.13%

Westgold Resources Ltd 3.06%

IAMGOLD Corp 2.92%

Only in SIL

COEUR MINING, INC. 10.59%

INDUSTRIAS PENOLES, S.A.B. DE C.V. 5.21%

HECLA MINING COMPANY 4.63%

FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP. 4.47%

FRESNILLO PLC 4.30%

Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. 4.18%

SSR MINING INC. 3.85%

DISCOVERY MINING LTD. 3.00%

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Window by window

Window by window: GOAU vs SIL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	GOAU	SIL	GOAU	SIL
3 months	−0.2%	−6.8%	not measured	−5.5 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−6.8%	−17.4%	not measured	−20.0 pts vs ACWI
1 year	+19.2%	+27.1%	not measured	+12.1 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+167.4%	+223.9%	not measured	+146.3 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: GOAU Jun 2017 · SIL Apr 2010	+270.9%	+110.6%	not measured	−282.3 pts vs ACWI

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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 SIL Global X Silver Miners ETF · Holds 39 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer U.S. Global Global X

Theme Miners and metals Silver miners

In the S&P 500 2.8% 0.0%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 29 39

Top ten, share of the fund 54.9% 76.3%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.65%

Fee for the differing part 0.60% 0.65%

Total return, 1 year +19.2% +27.1%

vs its benchmark not measured +12.1 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −26.7% −33.7%

Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and SIL as of Oct 12, 2026 $165m $4.4bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

26% 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.

SIL

By weight, 0% of SIL'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 76% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 12.1 pts. It sits 33.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GOAU and SIL hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 26% 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 SIL?: GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SIL has 0%, so SIL differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GOAU or SIL?: GOAU charges 0.60% a year and SIL 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 →SIL on its own →GOAU dividend history →GOAU holdings →SIL dividend history →SIL holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

GOAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

U.S. Global website ↗

SIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for SIL ↗

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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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