Do PICK and RING hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% 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 RING?

PICK has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RING has 18%, so RING differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, PICK or RING?

PICK and RING both charge 0.39% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Thematic ETFs

PICK vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns

Share on X Download as PDF

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PICK returned +28.0% to RING's +28.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about PICK and RING

Net assets: $2.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF, and $2.3bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF.

PICK on its own →RING on its own →

At a glance

12.8%

PICK in the S&P 500

17.6%

RING in the S&P 500

+28.0%

PICK total return, 1 year

+28.4%

RING 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.

RING · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 82% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

18% of RING's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 82% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.39% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PICK vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	PICK	RING
Return
Measure	PICK	RING
Total return, 1 year	+28.0%	+28.4%
Drawdown
Measure	PICK	RING
Below its all-time high	18.4%, high on Jun 2, 2026	25.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	PICK	RING
What it tracks	Miners and metals	Gold miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 13.0 pts	ahead by 13.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	PICK	RING
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.39%
Net assets	$2.2bn	$2.3bn
Holdings
Measure	PICK	RING
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

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

PICK RING

Return

Total return edge PICK +94.6% +62.1%

Annualized edge PICK +4.6% +3.3%

Price return edge RING +8.3% +35.2%

Risk

Volatility edge PICK 28.6% 37.2%

Max drawdown edge PICK −67.4% −78.7%

Downside capture 127.6% 70.7%

Beta 1.36 0.74

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge PICK (slight) 0.24 0.23

Sortino edge PICK (slight) 0.35 0.33

Treynor 0.050 0.114

Calmar edge PICK 0.07 0.04

Against the benchmark

Alpha −6.4% a year +1.2% a year

Alpha t-stat −1.26 0.13

Information ratio −0.14 −0.04

Tracking error 20.3% 35.6%

Reading

From Feb 2012 to Oct 2026, PICK returned more: +94.6% to +62.1%. PICK swung less: 28.6% to 37.2%. PICK fell less at its worst: −67.4% to −78.7%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: PICK vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	PICK	RING	ACWI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+94.6%	+62.1%	+358.7%	PICK	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.6%	+3.3%	+10.9%	PICK	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+8.3%	+35.2%	+243.4%	RING	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	28.6%	37.2%	15.3%	PICK	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	19.6%	25.4%	10.7%	PICK	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−67.4%	−78.7%	−32.1%	PICK	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	145.4%	44.7%	100.0%	PICK	Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	127.6%	70.7%	100.0%	RING	Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.36	0.74	1.00	RING lower	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.53	0.09	1.00	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.24	0.23	0.64	PICK (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.35	0.33	0.91	PICK (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.050	0.114	0.098	RING	Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.07	0.04	0.34	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	+1.2% a year	0.0%	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−1.26	0.13		Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−16.5% to +3.6%	−17.0% to +19.4%		Both include zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−0.14	−0.04		RING	Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	20.3%	35.6%	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 RING hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PICK RING

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 RING

NEWMONT 17.65%

AGNICO EAGLE MINES 12.79%

BARRICK MINING 8.72%

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS 7.33%

GOLD FIELDS 4.51%

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 4.40%

KINROSS GOLD 3.74%

PAN AMERICAN SILVER 3.02%

Check overlap with more funds →

Window by window

Window by window: PICK vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	PICK	RING	PICK	RING
3 months	−11.8%	+2.4%	−10.5 pts vs ACWI	+3.7 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−12.8%	−7.2%	−15.4 pts vs ACWI	−9.8 pts vs ACWI
1 year	+28.0%	+28.4%	+13.0 pts vs ACWI	+13.4 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+57.0%	+233.8%	−20.6 pts vs ACWI	+156.2 pts vs ACWI
Since launchPICK Feb 2012 · RING Feb 2012	+93.0%	+74.0%	−274.7 pts vs ACWI	−293.7 pts vs ACWI

Open this comparison in the app →

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 RING iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF · Holds 41 stocks in gold miners, 18% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer iShares iShares

Theme Miners and metals Gold miners

In the S&P 500 12.8% 17.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.7% 99.8%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 259 41

Top ten, share of the fund 48.8% 67.5%

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.39%

Fee for the differing part 0.39% 0.39%

Total return, 1 year +28.0% +28.4%

vs its benchmark +13.0 pts vs ACWI +13.4 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −18.4% −25.1%

Net assets, PICK as of Nov 3, 2026 and RING as of Nov 4, 2026 $2.1bn $2.3bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief:

The two-page PDF for this pair is coming. Save the comparison to follow its changes. Free. It needs an email sign-in, once.

Your saved page · Privacy.

Alert

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.

RING

By weight, 18% of RING'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 68% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, so a holder was ahead by 13.4 pts. It sits 25.1% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do PICK and RING hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% 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 RING?: PICK has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RING has 18%, so RING differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PICK or RING?: PICK and RING both charge 0.39% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

PICK vs GBUG PICK vs AUMI PICK vs AUAU PICK vs GDMN RING vs XME RING vs SLX RING vs GOAU RING vs METL

Where to next

All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →PICK on its own →RING on its own →PICK dividend history →PICK holdings →RING dividend history →RING holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

PICK and RING filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PICK and RING prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PICK ↗

iShares page for RING ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, PICK against RING, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/pick-vs-ring

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.