Do METL and SILJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 16% 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, METL or SILJ?

METL has 14% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so SILJ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, METL or SILJ?

METL charges 0.99% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so SILJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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METL vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, METL returned +6.9% to SILJ's +19.6%; 16% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $66m on Nov 4, 2026 for Sprott Active Metals & Miners ETF, and $2.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

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At a glance

14.2%

METL in the S&P 500

0.0%

SILJ in the S&P 500

+6.9%

METL total return, 1 year

+19.6%

SILJ total return, 1 year

METL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 86% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

14% of METL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 86% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 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

SILJ costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.7 points; SILJ is far larger, $2.9bn against $65m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

METL vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	METL	SILJ
Return
Measure	METL	SILJ
Total return, 1 year	+6.9%	+19.6%
Drawdown
Measure	METL	SILJ
Below its all-time high	33.0%, high on Jan 28, 2026	39.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	METL	SILJ
What it tracks	Miners and metals	Silver miners
Against the S&P 500, 1 year	behind by 7.9 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 7.9 pts
Cost and size
Measure	METL	SILJ
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.69%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$65m	$2.9bn
Holdings
Measure	METL	SILJ
Holdings in common	16%

Method

What they share

16%

By the books each fund has filed, METL and SILJ hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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16% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first METL SILJ

Endeavour Silver Corp. 3.74% 3.54%

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA 3.13% 3.31%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 2.19% 6.31%

Pan American Silver Corp. 2.09% 3.02%

Vizsla Silver Corp. 3.28% 1.89%

Coeur Mining Inc. 1.01% 9.50%

Americas Gold & Silver Corp. 0.76% 1.41%

GoGold Resources Inc. 2.05% 0.57%

Sovereign Metals Ltd. 0.55% 2.70%

Peninsula Energy Ltd. 0.37% 0.00%

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Only in METL

Nucor Corp. 5.14%

Major Drilling Group International Inc. 4.50%

Steel Dynamics Inc. 4.29%

Reliance Inc. 4.17%

Hudbay Minerals Inc. 4.01%

NexGen Energy Ltd. 3.75%

Cameco Corp. 3.37%

Lundin Mining Corp. 3.37%

Only in SILJ

Hecla Mining Co 10.28%

First Majestic Silver Corp 9.95%

Boliden AB 4.68%

SSR Mining Inc 4.61%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.32%

OR Royalties Inc 3.14%

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 3.05%

Seabridge Gold Inc 2.96%

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Window by window

Window by window: METL vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	METL	SILJ	METL	SILJ
3 months	−16.2%	−12.0%	−16.1 pts vs VOO	not measured
6 months	−26.0%	−21.4%	−31.0 pts vs VOO	not measured
1 year	+6.9%	+19.6%	−7.9 pts vs VOO	not measured
3 years	–	+205.4%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: METL Sep 2025 · SILJ Nov 2012	+12.3%	+42.1%	−6.9 pts vs VOO	not measured

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Side by side

METL Sprott Active Metals & Miners ETF · Holds 45 stocks in miners and metals, 14% 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 Sprott Amplify

Theme Miners and metals Silver miners

In the S&P 500 14.2% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.7% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 45 66

Top ten, share of the fund 39.6% 59.6%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.69%

Fee for the differing part 0.99% 0.69%

Total return, 1 year +6.9% +19.6%

vs its benchmark −7.9 pts vs VOO not measured

Below its high −33.0% −39.4%

Net assets, METL as of Nov 4, 2026 and SILJ as of Nov 3, 2026 $66m $2.9bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

16% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

METL

By weight, 14% 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 40% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +6.9% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Total Return Index, so a holder was behind by 7.9 pts. It sits 33.0% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 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 METL and SILJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 16% 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, METL or SILJ?: METL has 14% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so SILJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, METL or SILJ?: METL charges 0.99% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so SILJ 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 →METL on its own →SILJ on its own →METL dividend history →METL holdings →SILJ dividend history →SILJ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

METL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

METL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Sprott page for METL ↗

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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