Do ISTM and SGDM 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 SGDM?

ISTM has 1% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDM has 8%, so ISTM differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ISTM or SGDM?

ISTM charges 0.47% a year and SGDM charges 0.46%, so SGDM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ISTM vs SGDM: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISTM returned +18.3% to SGDM's +27.9%; 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 $617m for Sprott Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance

0.9%

ISTM in the S&P 500

8.0%

SGDM in the S&P 500

+18.3%

ISTM total return, 1 year

+27.9%

SGDM 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.

SGDM · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 92% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

8% of SGDM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SGDM costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.6 points; SGDM is far larger, $617m against $28m.

ISTM vs SGDM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ISTM	SGDM
Return
Measure	ISTM	SGDM
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	+27.9%
Drawdown
Measure	ISTM	SGDM
Below its all-time high	22.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026	25.6%, high on Mar 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ISTM	SGDM
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Gold miners
Cost and size
Measure	ISTM	SGDM
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.46%
Net assets	$28m	$617m
Holdings
Measure	ISTM	SGDM
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

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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 SGDM

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. 10.02%

Newmont Corp. 8.00%

Barrick Mining Corp. 7.73%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 7.10%

Franco-Nevada Corp. 6.17%

Kinross Gold Corp. 3.85%

Lundin Gold Inc. 3.58%

Pan American Silver Corp. 3.45%

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Window by window

Window by window: ISTM vs SGDM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	ISTM	SGDM
3 months	−8.4%	+2.7%
6 months	−12.6%	−5.9%
1 year	+18.3%	+27.9%
3 years	+68.3%	+198.6%
Since launchNot the same days: ISTM Sep 2023 · SGDM Jul 2014	+66.9%	+219.4%

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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 SGDM Sprott Gold Miners ETF · Holds 48 stocks in gold miners, 8% 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% 8.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 99.8%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 86 48

Top ten, share of the fund 11.2% 56.0%

Expense ratio 0.47% 0.46%

Fee for the differing part 0.47% 0.46%

Total return, 1 year +18.3% +27.9%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −22.6% −25.6%

Net assets $28m $617m

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.

SGDM

By weight, 8% of SGDM'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 56% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +27.9% with distributions reinvested. It sits 25.6% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ISTM and SGDM 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 SGDM?: ISTM has 1% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDM has 8%, so ISTM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ISTM or SGDM?: ISTM charges 0.47% a year and SGDM charges 0.46%, so SGDM 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 →SGDM on its own →ISTM dividend history →ISTM holdings →SGDM dividend history →SGDM holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ISTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ISTM ↗

SGDM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SGDM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Sprott page for SGDM ↗

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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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