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GOEX vs REXC: which is really different?

GOEX and REXC hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Global X Gold Explorers ETF and Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF.

0.0%GOEX in the S&P 500
0.0%REXC in the S&P 500
+50.3%GOEX total return, 1 year
−22.0%REXC total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GOEX scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

GOEX 91.8REXC 91.80.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

GOEX100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 39% of the fund · 55 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 39% of the fund
REXC100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 75% of the fund · 41 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 75% of the fund

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOEX and REXC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in GOEXOnly in REXC
EQUINOX GOLD CORP 5.33%Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. 19.82%
HECLA MINING CO 5.06%MP Materials Corp. 19.11%
DPM METALS INC 4.56%USA Rare Earth Inc. 6.23%
ELDORADO GOLD CORP 4.16%Sunrise Energy Metals Ltd. 6.05%
COEUR MINING INC 4.14%Neo Performance Materials Inc. 5.00%
SSR MINING INC 3.56%Iluka Resources Ltd. 4.62%
OCEANAGOLD CORP 3.24%Arafura Rare Earths Ltd. 4.04%
LUNDIN GOLD INC 3.19%Lindian Resources Ltd. 3.85%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

GOEX and REXC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
GOEXREXCGOEXREXCGOEXREXC
3 months+18.7%−21.8%+16.4 pts−24.0 pts+21.2 pts−19.3 pts
6 months+22.1%not published+4.1 ptsnot published−2.1 ptsnot published
1 year+50.3%not published+33.7 ptsnot published+28.5 ptsnot published
3 years+294.9%not published+216.6 ptsnot published+196.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+29.5%−22.0%−696.3 pts−31.4 pts−1410.7 pts−35.3 pts
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GOEX and REXC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GOEX
Global X Gold Explorers ETF
Holds 55 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
REXC
Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF
Holds 41 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XSprott
ThemeGold minersRare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5541
Top ten, share of the fund39.4%75.3%
Expense ratio0.65%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.65%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+50.3%−22.0% (since launch on Apr 15, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+33.7 pts−31.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+28.5 pts−35.3 pts
Below its high−17.9%−31.2%
Net assets$131m$65m

GOEX in plain words

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 39% of the fund across 55 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +50.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.7 pts. It sits 17.9% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

REXC in plain words

By weight, 0% of REXC'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 75% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Apr 15, 2026 the fund returned −22.0% with distributions reinvested against +9.4% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 31.4 pts. It sits 31.2% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GOEX and REXC hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, GOEX or REXC?
GOEX has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REXC has 0%, so GOEX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GOEX or REXC?
GOEX charges 0.65% a year and REXC charges 0.65%, so GOEX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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GOEX against REXC, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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