Do PICK and REMX hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 1% 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, PICK or REMX?

PICK has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REMX has 9%, so REMX differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, PICK or REMX?

PICK charges 0.39% a year and REMX charges 0.53%, so PICK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Thematic ETFs

PICK vs REMX: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PICK returned +28.0% to REMX's −17.8%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.1bn for iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF and $1.4bn for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

12.8%

PICK in the S&P 500

8.7%

REMX in the S&P 500

+28.0%

PICK total return, 1 year

−17.8%

REMX total return, 1 year

PICK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 87% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

13% of PICK's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 87% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

REMX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 91% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

9% of REMX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PICK costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 45.8 points; PICK is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PICK vs REMX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	PICK	REMX
Return
Measure	PICK	REMX
Total return, 1 year	+28.0%	−17.8%
Drawdown
Measure	PICK	REMX
Below its all-time high	18.4%, high on Jun 2, 2026	76.3%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	PICK	REMX
What it tracks	Miners and metals	Rare earth and critical materials
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 13.0 pts	behind by 32.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	PICK	REMX
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.53%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$2.1bn	$1.4bn
Holdings
Measure	PICK	REMX
Holdings in common	1%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 10, 2012 to Oct 30, 2026 · 768 weekly returns · each against ACWI

PICK REMX

Return

Total return edge PICK +94.6% −65.7%

Annualized edge PICK +4.6% −7.0%

Price return edge PICK +8.3% −76.8%

Risk

Volatility edge PICK 28.6% 34.6%

Max drawdown edge PICK −67.4% −84.3%

Downside capture 127.6% 134.5%

Beta 1.36 1.40

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge PICK 0.24 −0.09

Sortino edge PICK 0.35 −0.13

Treynor 0.050 −0.022

Calmar edge PICK 0.07 −0.08

Against the benchmark

Alpha −6.4% a year −16.7% a year

Alpha t-stat −1.26 −2.34

Information ratio −0.14 −0.46

Tracking error 20.3% 27.9%

Reading

From Feb 2012 to Oct 2026, PICK returned more: +94.6% to −65.7%. PICK swung less: 28.6% to 34.6%. PICK fell less at its worst: −67.4% to −84.3%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: PICK vs REMX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	PICK	REMX	ACWI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+94.6%	−65.7%		PICK	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.6%	−7.0%		PICK	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+8.3%	−76.8%		PICK	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	28.6%	34.6%		PICK	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	19.6%	23.8%		PICK	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−67.4%	−84.3%		PICK	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	145.4%	122.2%	100.0%	PICK	Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	127.6%	134.5%	100.0%	PICK (slight)	Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.36	1.40	1.00	PICK lower	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.53	0.38	1.00	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.24	−0.09		PICK	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.35	−0.13		PICK	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.050	−0.022	0.098	PICK	Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.07	−0.08		PICK	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	ACWI	ACWI	ACWI		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−6.4% a year	−16.7% a year	0.0%	REMX significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−1.26	−2.34		Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−16.5% to +3.6%	−30.6% to −2.7%		PICK's includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−0.14	−0.46		PICK	Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	20.3%	27.9%	0.0%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 768 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, PICK and REMX hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PICK REMX

LYNAS RARE EARTHS 0.53% 6.74%

MP MATERIALS CLASS A 0.37% 6.88%

ILUKA RESOURCES 0.12% 4.48%

AMG CRITICAL MATERIALS NV 0.06% 2.66%

EQ RESOURCES LTD 0.04% 2.27%

LITHIUM AMERICAS 0.04% 1.72%

ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD 0.03% 0.99%

ERAMET 0.03% 1.35%

IPERIONX 0.03% 1.15%

JINDUICHENG MOLYBDENUM LTD A 0.03% 5.14%

UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP 0.03% 0.98%

XIAMEN TUNGSTEN LTD A 0.03% 4.61%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in PICK

BHP GROUP LTD 13.95%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 6.19%

RIO TINTO 6.07%

GLENCORE PLC 4.43%

NUCOR 4.24%

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 3.69%

CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 2.80%

RIO TINTO 2.63%

Only in REMX

Albemarle Corp 8.70%

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 8.64%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.69%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.36%

Lianyou Metals Co Ltd 3.69%

Almonty Industries Inc 3.60%

Shenghe Resources Holding Co Ltd 3.54%

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd 3.28%

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Window by window

Window by window: PICK vs REMX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	PICK	REMX	PICK	REMX
3 months	−11.8%	−28.6%	−10.5 pts vs ACWI	−27.3 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−12.8%	−52.6%	−15.4 pts vs ACWI	−55.2 pts vs ACWI
1 year	+28.0%	−17.8%	+13.0 pts vs ACWI	−32.8 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+57.0%	−9.2%	−20.6 pts vs ACWI	−86.8 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: PICK Feb 2012 · REMX Oct 2010	+93.0%	−65.3%	−274.7 pts vs ACWI	−453.0 pts vs ACWI

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Side by side

PICK iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF · Holds 259 stocks in miners and metals, 13% of its weight in S&P 500 companies REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF · Holds 32 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 9% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer iShares VanEck

Theme Miners and metals Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 12.8% 8.7%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 259 32

Top ten, share of the fund 48.8% 61.9%

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.53%

Fee for the differing part 0.39% 0.53%

Total return, 1 year +28.0% −17.8%

vs its benchmark +13.0 pts vs ACWI −32.8 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −18.4% −76.3%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.1bn $1.4bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

PICK

By weight, 13% of PICK'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 49% of the fund across 259 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +28.0% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, so a holder was ahead by 13.0 pts. It sits 18.4% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX'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 62% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −17.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.8 pts. It sits 76.3% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Do PICK and REMX hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 1% 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, PICK or REMX?: PICK has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REMX has 9%, so REMX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PICK or REMX?: PICK charges 0.39% a year and REMX charges 0.53%, so PICK 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 →PICK on its own →REMX on its own →PICK dividend history →PICK holdings →REMX dividend history →REMX holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

PICK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PICK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PICK ↗

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

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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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