Do ISTM and REXC 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, ISTM or REXC?

ISTM has 1% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REXC has 0%, so ISTM differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ISTM or REXC?

ISTM charges 0.47% a year and REXC charges 0.65%, so ISTM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ISTM vs REXC: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $28m for iShares Strategic Metals ETF and $71m for Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF.

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At a glance

0.9%

ISTM in the S&P 500

0.0%

REXC in the S&P 500

+18.3%

ISTM total return, 1 year

−39.1%

REXC total return, since launch, Apr 15, 2026

ISTM · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 99% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

1% of ISTM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 99% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

REXC · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of REXC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISTM costs 0.18 points a year less; REXC is 2.5 times larger.

ISTM vs REXC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ISTM	REXC
Return
Measure	ISTM	REXC
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	ISTM	REXC
Below its all-time high	22.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026	46.3%, high on May 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ISTM	REXC
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Rare earth and critical materials
Cost and size
Measure	ISTM	REXC
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.65%
Net assets	$28m	$71m
Holdings
Measure	ISTM	REXC
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ISTM and REXC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISTM REXC

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Only in ISTM

CRH AMERICA FINANCE INC 144A 1.89%

DTE ELECTRIC CO 1.13%

COLUMBIA FUNDING COMPANY LLC 144A 1.09%

GLENCOVE FUNDING LLC 144A 1.09%

OMERS FINANCE TRUST 144A 1.09%

SHINHAN BANK NEW YORK 144A 1.06%

BUNGE LTD FINANCE CORP 144A 0.98%

ASB BANK LIMITED 144A 0.97%

Only in REXC

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. 21.26%

MP Materials Corp. 18.95%

Iluka Resources Ltd. 5.57%

Neo Performance Materials Inc. 5.36%

Sunrise Energy Metals Ltd. 4.57%

USA Rare Earth Inc. 4.34%

Critical Metals Corp. 4.27%

Arafura Rare Earths Ltd. 3.96%

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Window by window

Window by window: ISTM vs REXC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	ISTM	REXC
3 months	−8.4%	−26.7%
6 months	−12.6%	−46.3%
1 year	+18.3%	–
3 years	+68.3%	–
Since launchNot the same days: ISTM Sep 2023 · REXC Apr 2026	+66.9%	−39.1%

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Side by side

ISTM iShares Strategic Metals ETF · Holds 86 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 1% 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

Issuer iShares Sprott

Theme Rare earth and critical materials Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 0.9% 0.0%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 86 41

Top ten, share of the fund 11.2% 74.8%

Expense ratio 0.47% 0.65%

Fee for the differing part 0.47% 0.65%

Total return, 1 year +18.3% −39.1% (since launch, Apr 15, 2026)

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −22.6% −46.3%

Net assets $28m $71m

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

ISTM

By weight, 1% of ISTM'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 11% of the fund across 86 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 22.6% below its all-time high of Jan 29, 2026.

REXC

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 Nov 4, 2026. Since it first traded on Apr 15, 2026 the fund returned −39.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 46.3% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ISTM and REXC 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, ISTM or REXC?: ISTM has 1% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REXC has 0%, so ISTM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ISTM or REXC?: ISTM charges 0.47% a year and REXC charges 0.65%, so ISTM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →ISTM on its own →REXC on its own →ISTM dividend history →ISTM holdings →REXC holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ISTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ISTM ↗

REXC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REXC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Sprott page for REXC ↗

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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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