Do GOEX and SILJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 20% 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 SILJ?

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

Which is cheaper, GOEX or SILJ?

GOEX charges 0.65% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so GOEX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GOEX vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GOEX returned +23.8% to SILJ's +19.6%; 20% 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 $2.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

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0.0%

GOEX in the S&P 500

0.0%

SILJ in the S&P 500

+23.8%

GOEX total return, 1 year

+19.6%

SILJ 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.

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

GOEX costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; SILJ is far larger, $3.5bn against $121m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GOEX vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GOEX	SILJ
Return
Measure	GOEX	SILJ
Total return, 1 year	+23.8%	+19.6%
Drawdown
Measure	GOEX	SILJ
Below its all-time high	30.4%, high on Mar 2, 2026	39.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	GOEX	SILJ
What it tracks	Gold miners	Silver miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 8.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	GOEX	SILJ
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.69%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$121m	$3.5bn
Holdings
Measure	GOEX	SILJ
Holdings in common	20%

Method

Risk and return

Dec 7, 2012 to Oct 30, 2026 · 725 weekly returns

GOEX SILJ

Return

Total return edge GOEX +118.9% +38.8%

Annualized edge GOEX +5.8% +2.4%

Price return edge Tie +16.9% +17.1%

Risk

Volatility edge GOEX (slight) 41.7% 45.2%

Max drawdown edge GOEX (slight) −72.0% −78.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge GOEX 0.30 0.24

Sortino edge GOEX 0.44 0.35

Calmar edge GOEX 0.08 0.03

Reading

From Dec 2012 to Oct 2026, GOEX returned more: +118.9% to +38.8%. GOEX swung slightly less: 41.7% to 45.2%. GOEX fell slightly less at its worst: −72.0% to −78.9%.

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Risk and return: GOEX vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GOEX	SILJ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+118.9%	+38.8%	GOEX	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+5.8%	+2.4%	GOEX	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+16.9%	+17.1%	Tie	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	41.7%	45.2%	GOEX (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	28.7%	30.8%	GOEX (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−72.0%	−78.9%	GOEX (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.30	0.24	GOEX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.44	0.35	GOEX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.08	0.03	GOEX	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 725 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

20%

By the books each fund has filed, GOEX and SILJ hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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20% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOEX SILJ

HECLA MINING COMPANY 4.94% 10.28%

COEUR MINING, INC. 4.09% 9.50%

SSR MINING INC. 3.29% 4.61%

Skeena Resources Limited 1.69% 2.46%

ENDEAVOUR SILVER CORP. 1.42% 3.54%

SEABRIDGE GOLD INC. 1.41% 2.96%

Perpetua Resources Corp 1.33% 2.70%

HOCHSCHILD MINING PLC 1.14% 1.25%

MCEWEN INC. 0.56% 0.65%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GOEX

DPM Metals Inc. 4.83%

Eldorado Gold Corporation 3.82%

Lundin Gold Inc. 3.56%

OceanaGold Corporation 3.55%

G Mining Ventures Corp 3.33%

Equinox Gold Corp. 3.24%

ALAMOS GOLD INC. 3.07%

PERSEUS MINING LIMITED 2.93%

Only in SILJ

First Majestic Silver Corp 9.95%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 6.31%

Boliden AB 4.68%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.32%

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA 3.31%

OR Royalties Inc 3.14%

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 3.05%

Pan American Silver Corp 3.02%

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Window by window

Window by window: GOEX vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	GOEX	SILJ	GOEX	SILJ
3 months	−3.8%	−12.0%	−2.5 pts vs ACWI	not measured
6 months	−11.1%	−21.4%	−13.7 pts vs ACWI	not measured
1 year	+23.8%	+19.6%	+8.8 pts vs ACWI	not measured
3 years	+233.2%	+205.4%	+155.6 pts vs ACWI	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: GOEX Nov 2010 · SILJ Nov 2012	+9.8%	+42.1%	−359.4 pts vs ACWI	not measured

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

Issuer Global X Amplify

Theme Gold miners Silver miners

In the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 52 66

Top ten, share of the fund 37.7% 59.6%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.69%

Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.69%

Total return, 1 year +23.8% +19.6%

vs its benchmark +8.8 pts vs ACWI not measured

Below its high −30.4% −39.4%

Net assets, GOEX as of Oct 12, 2026 and SILJ as of Nov 3, 2026 $121m $2.9bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

20% 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.

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 GOEX and SILJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 20% 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 SILJ?: GOEX has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so GOEX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GOEX or SILJ?: GOEX charges 0.65% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so GOEX 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 ↗

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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