Do GOAU and WDIG hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 3% 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 WDIG?

GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so GOAU differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GOAU or WDIG?

GOAU charges 0.60% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so WDIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GOAU vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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GOAU and WDIG hold 3% of their weight 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 $5.8m on Aug 31, 2026 for WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund.

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At a glance

2.8%

GOAU in the S&P 500

3.6%

WDIG in the S&P 500

+19.2%

GOAU total return, 1 year

−36.1%

WDIG total return, since launch, May 7, 2026

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.

WDIG · 3 months to Nov 4, 2026 96% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

4% of WDIG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

WDIG costs 0.05 points a year less.

GOAU vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GOAU	WDIG
Return
Measure	GOAU	WDIG
Total return, 1 year	+19.2%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	GOAU	WDIG
Below its all-time high	26.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026	40.2%, high on May 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GOAU	WDIG
What it tracks	Miners and metals	Rare earth and critical materials
Cost and size
Measure	GOAU	WDIG
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.55%
Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026	$165m	$5.8m
Holdings
Measure	GOAU	WDIG
Holdings in common	3%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GOAU and WDIG hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOAU WDIG

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 9.50% 1.73%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.02% 0.46%

Fortuna Mining Corp 3.81% 0.41%

Endeavour Silver Corp 3.76% 0.37%

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Only in GOAU

Franco-Nevada Corp 9.93%

OR Royalties Inc 9.56%

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%

Only in WDIG

ATI INC 4.34%

MATERION CORP 3.45%

LYNAS RARE EARTHS LTD 2.93%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 2.71%

ILUKA RESOURCES LTD 2.38%

FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 2.32%

MP MATERIALS CORP 2.30%

GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV 2.13%

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Window by window

Window by window: GOAU vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	GOAU	WDIG
3 months	−0.2%	−24.6%
6 months	−6.8%	–
1 year	+19.2%	–
3 years	+167.4%	–
Since launchNot the same days: GOAU Jun 2017 · WDIG May 2026	+270.9%	−36.1%

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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 WDIG WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund · Holds 101 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer U.S. Global WisdomTree

Theme Miners and metals Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 2.8% 3.6%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 29 101

Top ten, share of the fund 54.9% 26.4%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.55%

Fee for the differing part 0.60% 0.55%

Total return, 1 year +19.2% −36.1% (since launch, May 7, 2026)

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −26.7% −40.2%

Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026 $165m $5.8m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

3% 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.

WDIG

By weight, 4% of WDIG'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 26% of the fund across 101 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Since it first traded on May 7, 2026 the fund returned −36.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 40.2% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GOAU and WDIG hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 3% 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 WDIG?: GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so GOAU differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GOAU or WDIG?: GOAU charges 0.60% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so WDIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

GOAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

U.S. Global website ↗

WDIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for WDIG ↗

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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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