Which is more different from the S&P 500, IGE or NRES?

IGE has 49% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NRES has 33%, so NRES differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, IGE or NRES?

IGE charges 0.37% a year and NRES charges 0.45%, so IGE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Thematic ETFs

IGE vs NRES: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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IGE holds 49.1% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and NRES 33.4%.

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Net assets: $797m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares North American Natural Resources ETF, and $35m on Nov 2, 2026 for Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF.

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At a glance

49.1%

IGE in the S&P 500

33.4%

NRES in the S&P 500

+37.1%

IGE total return, 1 year

+27.4%

NRES total return, 1 year

IGE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 51% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

49% of IGE's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 51% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

NRES · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 67% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

33% of NRES's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IGE costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.7 points; IGE is far larger, $818m against $35m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IGE vs NRES: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	IGE	NRES
Return
Measure	IGE	NRES
Total return, 1 year	+37.1%	+27.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IGE	NRES
Below its all-time high	5.4%, high on Oct 30, 2026	8.2%, high on Aug 21, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	IGE	NRES
What it tracks	Natural resources	Natural resources
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+32.9%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		behind by 5.5 pts
Cost and size
Measure	IGE	NRES
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Nov 2, 2026	$818m	$35m
Holdings
Measure	IGE	NRES
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Window by window

Window by window: IGE vs NRES: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	IGE	NRES	IGE	NRES
3 months	+5.8%	+0.7%	not measured	−0.7 pts vs GNR
6 months	+4.0%	−3.0%	not measured	−3.4 pts vs GNR
1 year	+37.1%	+27.4%	not measured	−5.5 pts vs GNR
3 years	+64.8%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: IGE Nov 2001 · NRES Feb 2024	+595.7%	+42.8%	not measured	−8.9 pts vs GNR

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Side by side

IGE iShares North American Natural Resources ETF · Holds 151 stocks in natural resources, 49% of its weight in S&P 500 companies NRES Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF · Holds 58 stocks in natural resources, 33% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer iShares Xtrackers

Theme Natural resources Natural resources

In the S&P 500 49.1% 33.4%

Active share vs the S&P 500 97.5% 98.2%

In the Nasdaq-100 2.3% 0.7%

Holdings 151 58

Top ten, share of the fund 45.0% 37.2%

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.45%

Fee for the differing part 0.38% 0.46%

Total return, 1 year +37.1% +27.4%

vs its benchmark not measured −5.5 pts vs GNR

Below its high −5.4% −8.2%

Net assets, IGE as of Nov 4, 2026 and NRES as of Nov 2, 2026 $797m $35m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IGE

By weight, 49% of IGE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 45% of the fund across 151 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +37.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 5.4% below its all-time high of Oct 30, 2026.

NRES

By weight, 33% of NRES's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 58 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested against +32.9% for its benchmark, the S&P Global Natural Resources Net TR index, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Aug 21, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, IGE or NRES?: IGE has 49% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NRES has 33%, so NRES differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IGE or NRES?: IGE charges 0.37% a year and NRES charges 0.45%, so IGE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IGE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGE ↗

NRES filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NRES prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Xtrackers website ↗

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