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PICK vs REXC: which is really different?

PICK and REXC hold 2% of their weight in the same names.

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF and Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF.

11.8%PICK in the S&P 500
0.0%REXC in the S&P 500
+49.6%PICK 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?

PICK 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

PICK88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund · 279 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% 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

2% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PICK and REXC hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PICK and REXC both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPICKREXC
LYNAS RARE EARTHS0.56%19.82%
MP MATERIALS CLASS A0.41%19.11%
USA RARE EARTH CLASS A0.18%6.23%
ILUKA RESOURCES0.11%4.62%
SUNRISE ENERGY METALS0.08%6.05%
ARAFURA RARE EARTHS LTD0.04%4.04%
LINDIAN RESOURCES LTD0.04%3.85%
BRAZILIAN RARE EARTHS LTD0.03%3.13%
NIOCORP DEVELOPMENTS0.03%2.93%
RAMACO RESOURCES INC CLASS A0.02%0.30%
IDR CASH0.00%0.35%
Only in each
Only in PICKOnly in REXC
BHP GROUP LTD 13.44%Neo Performance Materials Inc. 5.00%
RIO TINTO PLC 6.27%Critical Metals Corp. 3.45%
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 6.26%REalloys Inc. 2.90%
GLENCORE PLC 4.26%Meteoric Resources Ltd. 2.09%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 3.41%Viridis Mining and Minerals Ltd. 2.07%
NUCOR 3.36%Energy Fuels Inc. 1.98%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 3.17%St George Mining Ltd. 1.26%
RIO TINTO LTD 2.69%Ucore Rare Metals Inc. 1.15%

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

PICK 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
PICKREXCPICKREXCPICKREXC
3 months−1.8%−21.8%−4.0 pts−24.0 pts+0.7 pts−19.3 pts
6 months+20.2%not published+2.2 ptsnot published−4.0 ptsnot published
1 year+49.6%not published+33.1 ptsnot published+27.9 ptsnot published
3 years+67.1%not published−11.3 ptsnot published−31.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+114.0%−22.0%−527.4 pts−31.4 pts−1122.5 pts−35.3 pts
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PICK and REXC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PICK
iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
Holds 279 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
IssueriSharesSprott
ThemeMiners and metalsRare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 50011.8%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.7%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings27941
Top ten, share of the fund47.2%75.3%
Expense ratio0.39%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.39%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+49.6%−22.0% (since launch on Apr 15, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+33.1 pts−31.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+27.9 pts−35.3 pts
Below its high−9.6%−31.2%
Net assets$2.5bn$65m

PICK in plain words

By weight, 12% 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 47% of the fund across 279 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +49.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.1 pts. It sits 9.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 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 PICK and REXC hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 2% 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, PICK or REXC?
PICK has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and REXC has 0%, so REXC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PICK or REXC?
PICK charges 0.39% a year and REXC charges 0.65%, so PICK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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PICK 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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