Do ISTM and SGDJ 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 SGDJ?

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

Which is cheaper, ISTM or SGDJ?

ISTM charges 0.47% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, so ISTM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ISTM vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISTM returned +18.3% to SGDJ's +26.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $28m for iShares Strategic Metals ETF and $315m for Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance

0.9%

ISTM in the S&P 500

0.0%

SGDJ in the S&P 500

+18.3%

ISTM total return, 1 year

+26.2%

SGDJ total return, 1 year

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.

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

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

Pair scorecard

ISTM costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.9 points; SGDJ is 11.3 times larger.

ISTM vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ISTM	SGDJ
Return
Measure	ISTM	SGDJ
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	+26.2%
Drawdown
Measure	ISTM	SGDJ
Below its all-time high	22.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026	31.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ISTM	SGDJ
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Gold miners
Cost and size
Measure	ISTM	SGDJ
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.50%
Net assets	$28m	$315m
Holdings
Measure	ISTM	SGDJ
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ISTM and SGDJ 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 SGDJ

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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 SGDJ

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. 5.28%

Minerals 260 Ltd. 5.21%

Seabridge Gold Inc. 5.03%

West African Resources Ltd. 4.91%

Allied Gold Corp. 4.66%

Emerald Resources NL 4.54%

Fortuna Mining Corp. 4.46%

Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS 4.42%

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Window by window

Window by window: ISTM vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	ISTM	SGDJ
3 months	−8.4%	−6.7%
6 months	−12.6%	−14.2%
1 year	+18.3%	+26.2%
3 years	+68.3%	+232.8%
Since launchNot the same days: ISTM Sep 2023 · SGDJ Mar 2015	+66.9%	+342.6%

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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 SGDJ Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF · Holds 30 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer iShares Sprott

Theme Rare earth and critical materials Gold miners

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 30

Top ten, share of the fund 11.2% 47.2%

Expense ratio 0.47% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.47% 0.50%

Total return, 1 year +18.3% +26.2%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −22.6% −31.7%

Net assets $28m $315m

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.

SGDJ

By weight, 0% of SGDJ'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 47% of the fund across 30 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 31.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ISTM and SGDJ 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 SGDJ?: ISTM has 1% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDJ has 0%, so ISTM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ISTM or SGDJ?: ISTM charges 0.47% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, 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 →SGDJ on its own →ISTM dividend history →ISTM holdings →SGDJ dividend history →SGDJ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ISTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ISTM ↗

SGDJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SGDJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Sprott page for SGDJ ↗

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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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