Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
GOEX vs METL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GOEX returned +23.8% to METL's +6.9%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $121m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Gold Explorers ETF, and $66m on Nov 4, 2026 for Sprott Active Metals & Miners ETF.
0% of GOEX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.
14% of METL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 86% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.
Pair scorecard
GOEX costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.9 points; GOEX is 1.6 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | GOEX | METL |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +23.8% | +6.9% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 30.4%, high on Mar 2, 2026 | 33.0%, high on Jan 28, 2026 |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Gold miners | Miners and metals |
| Against the S&P 500, 1 year | behind by 7.9 pts | |
| Its benchmark, total return, 1 year | +15.0% | +14.8% |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | ahead by 8.8 pts | behind by 7.9 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.99% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 | $121m | $78m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 2% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GOEX and METL hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
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2% in common
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Window by window
| Total return | vs its benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | GOEX | METL | GOEX | METL |
| 3 months | −3.8% | −16.2% | −2.5 pts vs ACWI | −16.1 pts vs VOO |
| 6 months | −11.1% | −26.0% | −13.7 pts vs ACWI | −31.0 pts vs VOO |
| 1 year | +23.8% | +6.9% | +8.8 pts vs ACWI | −7.9 pts vs VOO |
| 3 years | +233.2% | – | +155.6 pts vs ACWI | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: GOEX Nov 2010 · METL Sep 2025 | +9.8% | +12.3% | −359.4 pts vs ACWI | −6.9 pts vs VOO |
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
2% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
GOEX
By weight, 0% of GOEX'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 38% of the fund across 52 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +23.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 8.8 pts. It sits 30.4% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.
METL
By weight, 14% of METL'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 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +6.9% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Total Return Index, so a holder was behind by 7.9 pts. It sits 33.0% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do GOEX and METL hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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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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