Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
NIKL vs REXC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
NIKL and REXC hold 3% of their weight in the same names.
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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $38m for Sprott Nickel Miners ETF and $71m for Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF.
0% of NIKL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.
0% of REXC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.
Pair scorecard
REXC costs 0.10 points a year less; REXC is 1.9 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NIKL | REXC |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −19.4% | not published |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 48.9%, high on Jan 26, 2026 | 46.3%, high on May 6, 2026 |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Miners and metals | Rare earth and critical materials |
| Against the S&P 500, 1 year | behind by 34.2 pts | |
| Its benchmark, total return, 1 year | +14.8% | |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | behind by 34.2 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.65% |
| Net assets | $38m | $71m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 3% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, NIKL and REXC hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.
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3% in common
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Window by window
| Total return | vs its benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | NIKL | REXC | NIKL | REXC |
| 3 months | −25.3% | −26.7% | −25.2 pts vs VOO | not measured |
| 6 months | −40.1% | −46.3% | −45.1 pts vs VOO | not measured |
| 1 year | −19.4% | – | −34.2 pts vs VOO | – |
| 3 years | −27.4% | – | −110.7 pts vs VOO | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: NIKL Mar 2023 · REXC Apr 2026 | −35.6% | −39.1% | −140.4 pts vs VOO | not measured |
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Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
3% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
NIKL
By weight, 0% of NIKL'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 73% of the fund across 26 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −19.4% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Total Return Index, so a holder was behind by 34.2 pts. It sits 48.9% below its all-time high of Jan 26, 2026.
REXC
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 Nov 4, 2026. Since it first traded on Apr 15, 2026 the fund returned −39.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 46.3% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do NIKL and REXC hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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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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