Do GOAU and SILJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 27% 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 SILJ?

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

Which is cheaper, GOAU or SILJ?

GOAU charges 0.60% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so GOAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GOAU vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GOAU returned +19.2% to SILJ's +19.6%; 27% 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 $2.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

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At a glance

2.8%

GOAU in the S&P 500

0.0%

SILJ in the S&P 500

+19.2%

GOAU total return, 1 year

+19.6%

SILJ 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.

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

0% of SILJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GOAU costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.

GOAU vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GOAU	SILJ
Return
Measure	GOAU	SILJ
Total return, 1 year	+19.2%	+19.6%
Drawdown
Measure	GOAU	SILJ
Below its all-time high	26.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026	39.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GOAU	SILJ
What it tracks	Miners and metals	Silver miners
Cost and size
Measure	GOAU	SILJ
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.69%
Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and SILJ as of Nov 3, 2026	$165m	$2.9bn
Holdings
Measure	GOAU	SILJ
Holdings in common	27%

Method

What they share

27%

By the books each fund has filed, GOAU and SILJ hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOAU SILJ

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 9.50% 6.31%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.02% 4.32%

Endeavour Silver Corp 3.76% 3.54%

OR Royalties Inc 9.56% 3.14%

Pan American Silver Corp 2.80% 3.02%

Franco-Nevada Corp 9.93% 2.72%

Triple Flag Precious Metals Co 2.04% 2.72%

Hochschild Mining PLC 2.61% 1.25%

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd 1.96% 1.11%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GOAU

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%

Evolution Mining Ltd 3.13%

Westgold Resources Ltd 3.06%

IAMGOLD Corp 2.92%

Only in SILJ

Hecla Mining Co 10.28%

First Majestic Silver Corp 9.95%

COEUR MINING INC. 9.50%

Boliden AB 4.68%

SSR Mining Inc 4.61%

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA 3.31%

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 3.05%

Seabridge Gold Inc 2.96%

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Window by window

Window by window: GOAU vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	GOAU	SILJ
3 months	−0.2%	−12.0%
6 months	−6.8%	−21.4%
1 year	+19.2%	+19.6%
3 years	+167.4%	+205.4%
Since launchNot the same days: GOAU Jun 2017 · SILJ Nov 2012	+270.9%	+42.1%

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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 SILJ Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF · Holds 66 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer U.S. Global Amplify

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 66

Top ten, share of the fund 54.9% 59.6%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.69%

Fee for the differing part 0.60% 0.69%

Total return, 1 year +19.2% +19.6%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −26.7% −39.4%

Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and SILJ as of Nov 3, 2026 $165m $2.9bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

27% 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.

SILJ

By weight, 0% of SILJ'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 60% of the fund across 66 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 39.4% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GOAU and SILJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 27% 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 SILJ?: GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so SILJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GOAU or SILJ?: GOAU charges 0.60% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so GOAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GOAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

U.S. Global website ↗

SILJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SILJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Amplify page for SILJ ↗

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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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