Do ISTM and SILJ 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 SILJ?

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

Which is cheaper, ISTM or SILJ?

ISTM charges 0.47% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so ISTM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ISTM vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISTM returned +18.3% to SILJ's +19.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $28m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares Strategic Metals ETF, and $2.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

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At a glance

0.9%

ISTM in the S&P 500

0.0%

SILJ in the S&P 500

+18.3%

ISTM total return, 1 year

+19.6%

SILJ 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.

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

ISTM costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; SILJ is far larger, $2.9bn against $27m.

ISTM vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ISTM	SILJ
Return
Measure	ISTM	SILJ
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	+19.6%
Drawdown
Measure	ISTM	SILJ
Below its all-time high	22.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026	39.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ISTM	SILJ
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Silver miners
Cost and size
Measure	ISTM	SILJ
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.69%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$27m	$2.9bn
Holdings
Measure	ISTM	SILJ
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

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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 SILJ

Hecla Mining Co 10.28%

First Majestic Silver Corp 9.95%

COEUR MINING INC. 9.50%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 6.31%

Boliden AB 4.68%

SSR Mining Inc 4.61%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.32%

Endeavour Silver Corp 3.54%

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Window by window

Window by window: ISTM vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	ISTM	SILJ
3 months	−8.4%	−12.0%
6 months	−12.6%	−21.4%
1 year	+18.3%	+19.6%
3 years	+68.3%	+205.4%
Since launchNot the same days: ISTM Sep 2023 · SILJ Nov 2012	+66.9%	+42.1%

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

Issuer iShares Amplify

Theme Rare earth and critical materials Silver 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 66

Top ten, share of the fund 11.2% 59.6%

Expense ratio 0.47% 0.69%

Fee for the differing part 0.47% 0.69%

Total return, 1 year +18.3% +19.6%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −22.6% −39.4%

Net assets, ISTM as of Nov 4, 2026 and SILJ as of Nov 3, 2026 $28m $2.9bn

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.

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 ISTM and SILJ 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 SILJ?: ISTM has 1% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so ISTM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ISTM or SILJ?: ISTM charges 0.47% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, 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 →SILJ on its own →ISTM dividend history →ISTM holdings →SILJ dividend history →SILJ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ISTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ISTM ↗

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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