Do GOEX and REMX hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% 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, GOEX or REMX?

GOEX has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REMX has 9%, so GOEX differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GOEX or REMX?

GOEX charges 0.65% a year and REMX charges 0.53%, so REMX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GOEX vs REMX: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GOEX returned +23.8% to REMX's −17.8%; 0% 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 $1.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

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GOEX in the S&P 500

8.7%

REMX in the S&P 500

+23.8%

GOEX total return, 1 year

−17.8%

REMX total return, 1 year

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

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

REMX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 91% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

9% of REMX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

Pair scorecard

REMX costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 41.6 points; REMX is 14.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GOEX vs REMX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GOEX	REMX
Return
Measure	GOEX	REMX
Total return, 1 year	+23.8%	−17.8%
Drawdown
Measure	GOEX	REMX
Below its all-time high	30.4%, high on Mar 2, 2026	76.3%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	GOEX	REMX
What it tracks	Gold miners	Rare earth and critical materials
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 8.8 pts	behind by 32.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	GOEX	REMX
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.53%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$121m	$1.7bn
Holdings
Measure	GOEX	REMX
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Nov 12, 2010 to Oct 30, 2026 · 833 weekly returns · each against ACWI

GOEX REMX

Return

Total return edge GOEX +0.9% −68.3%

Annualized edge GOEX +0.1% −6.9%

Price return edge GOEX −47.4% −79.8%

Risk

Volatility edge REMX 41.4% 35.3%

Max drawdown edge Tie −88.4% −89.2%

Downside capture 91.1% 133.4%

Beta 0.89 1.43

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge GOEX 0.17 −0.07

Sortino edge GOEX 0.25 −0.11

Treynor 0.081 −0.018

Calmar edge GOEX 0.00 −0.08

Against the benchmark

Alpha −1.2% a year −16.0% a year

Alpha t-stat −0.12 −2.36

Information ratio −0.06 −0.43

Tracking error 38.9% 27.8%

Reading

From Nov 2010 to Oct 2026, GOEX returned more: +0.9% to −68.3%. REMX swung less: 35.3% to 41.4%. GOEX and REMX fell about the same at their worst: −88.4% and −89.2%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: GOEX vs REMX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GOEX	REMX	ACWI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+0.9%	−68.3%		GOEX	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+0.1%	−6.9%		GOEX	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−47.4%	−79.8%		GOEX	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	41.4%	35.3%		REMX	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	29.0%	24.5%		REMX	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−88.4%	−89.2%		Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	59.6%	129.3%	100.0%	REMX	Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	91.1%	133.4%	100.0%	GOEX	Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.89	1.43	1.00	GOEX lower	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.12	0.42	1.00	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.17	−0.07		GOEX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.25	−0.11		GOEX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.081	−0.018	0.094	GOEX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.00	−0.08		GOEX	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	ACWI	ACWI	ACWI		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−1.2% a year	−16.0% a year	0.0%	REMX significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−0.12	−2.36		Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−20.3% to +17.9%	−29.3% to −2.7%		GOEX's includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−0.06	−0.43		GOEX	Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	38.9%	27.8%	0.0%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 833 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GOEX and REMX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOEX REMX

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GOEX

HECLA MINING COMPANY 4.94%

DPM Metals Inc. 4.83%

COEUR MINING, INC. 4.09%

Eldorado Gold Corporation 3.82%

Lundin Gold Inc. 3.56%

OceanaGold Corporation 3.55%

G Mining Ventures Corp 3.33%

SSR MINING INC. 3.29%

Only in REMX

Albemarle Corp 8.70%

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 8.64%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.69%

Mp Materials Corp 6.88%

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.74%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.36%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.14%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.61%

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Window by window

Window by window: GOEX vs REMX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	GOEX	REMX	GOEX	REMX
3 months	−3.8%	−28.6%	−2.5 pts vs ACWI	−27.3 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−11.1%	−52.6%	−13.7 pts vs ACWI	−55.2 pts vs ACWI
1 year	+23.8%	−17.8%	+8.8 pts vs ACWI	−32.8 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+233.2%	−9.2%	+155.6 pts vs ACWI	−86.8 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: GOEX Nov 2010 · REMX Oct 2010	+9.8%	−65.3%	−359.4 pts vs ACWI	−453.0 pts vs ACWI

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Side by side

GOEX Global X Gold Explorers ETF · Holds 52 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF · Holds 32 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 9% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X VanEck

Theme Gold miners Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 0.0% 8.7%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 52 32

Top ten, share of the fund 37.7% 61.9%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.53%

Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.53%

Total return, 1 year +23.8% −17.8%

vs its benchmark +8.8 pts vs ACWI −32.8 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −30.4% −76.3%

Net assets, GOEX as of Oct 12, 2026 and REMX as of Nov 3, 2026 $121m $1.4bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

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.

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX'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 62% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −17.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.8 pts. It sits 76.3% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Do GOEX and REMX hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% 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, GOEX or REMX?: GOEX has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REMX has 9%, so GOEX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GOEX or REMX?: GOEX charges 0.65% a year and REMX charges 0.53%, so REMX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GOEX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOEX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for GOEX ↗

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

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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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