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METL vs REXC: which is really different?

METL and REXC hold 6% of their weight in the same names.

Sprott Active Metals & Miners ETF and Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF.

12.5%METL in the S&P 500
0.0%REXC in the S&P 500
+32.8%METL total return, 1 year
−22.0%REXC total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: REXC scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

METL 74REXC 91.80.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

METL88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
13%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 38% of the fund · 45 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in13%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 38% of the fund
REXC100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 75% of the fund · 41 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 75% of the fund

6% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, METL and REXC hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions METL and REXC both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMETLREXC
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.2.99%19.82%
MP Materials Corp.1.81%19.11%
Lindian Resources Ltd.0.57%3.85%
USA Rare Earth Inc.0.54%6.23%
Only in each
Only in METLOnly in REXC
Hudbay Minerals Inc. 4.30%Sunrise Energy Metals Ltd. 6.05%
Nucor Corp. 4.28%Neo Performance Materials Inc. 5.00%
Endeavour Silver Corp. 4.06%Iluka Resources Ltd. 4.62%
Major Drilling Group International Inc. 4.03%Arafura Rare Earths Ltd. 4.04%
NexGen Energy Ltd. 3.66%Critical Metals Corp. 3.45%
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA 3.63%Brazilian Rare Earths Ltd. 3.13%
Cameco Corp. 3.59%NioCorp Developments Ltd. 2.93%
Steel Dynamics Inc. 3.50%REalloys Inc. 2.90%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

METL and REXC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
METLREXCMETLREXCMETLREXC
3 months−4.2%−21.8%−6.5 pts−24.0 pts−1.8 pts−19.3 pts
6 months+10.9%not published−7.1 ptsnot published−13.3 ptsnot published
1 year+32.8%not published+16.2 ptsnot published+11.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+35.0%−22.0%+16.6 pts−31.4 pts+10.2 pts−35.3 pts
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METL and REXC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
METL
Sprott Active Metals & Miners ETF
Holds 45 stocks in miners and metals, 12% 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
IssuerSprottSprott
ThemeMiners and metalsRare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 50012.5%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.7%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings4541
Top ten, share of the fund37.9%75.3%
Expense ratio0.99%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.99%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+32.8%−22.0% (since launch on Apr 15, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+16.2 pts−31.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+11.0 pts−35.3 pts
Below its high−19.4%−31.2%
Net assets$85m$65m

METL in plain words

By weight, 12% of METL'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 38% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +32.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 16.2 pts. It sits 19.4% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

REXC in plain words

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 Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Apr 15, 2026 the fund returned −22.0% with distributions reinvested against +9.4% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 31.4 pts. It sits 31.2% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do METL and REXC hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, METL or REXC?
METL has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REXC has 0%, so REXC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, METL or REXC?
METL charges 0.99% a year and REXC charges 0.65%, so REXC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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METL against REXC, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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