Do ISTM and WDIG 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 WDIG?

ISTM has 1% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so ISTM differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ISTM or WDIG?

ISTM charges 0.47% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so ISTM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ISTM vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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

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Net assets: $28m on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares Strategic Metals ETF, and $5.8m on Aug 31, 2026 for WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund.

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At a glance

0.9%

ISTM in the S&P 500

3.6%

WDIG in the S&P 500

+18.3%

ISTM total return, 1 year

−36.1%

WDIG total return, since launch, May 7, 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.

WDIG · 3 months to Nov 4, 2026 96% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

4% of WDIG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISTM costs 0.08 points a year less.

ISTM vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ISTM	WDIG
Return
Measure	ISTM	WDIG
Total return, 1 year	+18.3%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	ISTM	WDIG
Below its all-time high	22.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026	40.2%, high on May 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ISTM	WDIG
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Rare earth and critical materials
Cost and size
Measure	ISTM	WDIG
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.55%
Net assets, ISTM as of Nov 4, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026	$28m	$5.8m
Holdings
Measure	ISTM	WDIG
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ISTM and WDIG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISTM WDIG

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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 WDIG

ATI INC 4.34%

MATERION CORP 3.45%

LYNAS RARE EARTHS LTD 2.93%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 2.71%

ILUKA RESOURCES LTD 2.38%

FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 2.32%

MP MATERIALS CORP 2.30%

GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV 2.13%

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Window by window

Window by window: ISTM vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	ISTM	WDIG
3 months	−8.4%	−24.6%
6 months	−12.6%	–
1 year	+18.3%	–
3 years	+68.3%	–
Since launchNot the same days: ISTM Sep 2023 · WDIG May 2026	+66.9%	−36.1%

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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 WDIG WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund · Holds 101 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer iShares WisdomTree

Theme Rare earth and critical materials Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 0.9% 3.6%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 86 101

Top ten, share of the fund 11.2% 26.4%

Expense ratio 0.47% 0.55%

Fee for the differing part 0.47% 0.55%

Total return, 1 year +18.3% −36.1% (since launch, May 7, 2026)

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −22.6% −40.2%

Net assets, ISTM as of Nov 4, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026 $28m $5.8m

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.

WDIG

By weight, 4% of WDIG'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 26% of the fund across 101 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Since it first traded on May 7, 2026 the fund returned −36.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 40.2% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ISTM and WDIG 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 WDIG?: ISTM has 1% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so ISTM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ISTM or WDIG?: ISTM charges 0.47% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so ISTM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

ISTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ISTM ↗

WDIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for WDIG ↗

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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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