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PICK vs SETM: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PICK returned +28.0% to SETM's +3.9%; 16% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $2.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF, and $421m on Nov 4, 2026 for Sprott Critical Materials ETF.

At a glance
12.8%
PICK in the S&P 500
9.1%
SETM in the S&P 500
+28.0%
PICK total return, 1 year
+3.9%
SETM total return, 1 year
PICK · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 87% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
87% of its weight is outside the S&P 50013% of PICK's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 87% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 49% of the fund · 259 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in87% of its weight is outside the S&P 50013% of PICK's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 87% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

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

SETM · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 91% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
91% of its weight is outside the S&P 5009% of SETM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.9%91%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 40% of the fund · 156 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in91% of its weight is outside the S&P 5009% of SETM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.9%91%9% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

9% of SETM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PICK costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.1 points; PICK is 5.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PICK vs SETM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasurePICKSETM
Return
Total return, 1 year+28.0%+3.9%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high18.4%, high on Jun 2, 202637.4%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksMiners and metalsRare earth and critical materials
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 10.9 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+15.0%+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearahead by 13.0 ptsbehind by 10.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.39%0.65%
Net assets$2.2bn$421m
Holdings
Holdings in common16%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 10, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026 · 194 weekly returns
PICK SETM
Return
Total return edge PICK +40.2% +34.3%
Annualized edge PICK +9.5% +8.2%
Price return edge SETM (slight) +24.9% +26.5%
Risk
Volatility edge PICK 26.0% 36.2%
Max drawdown edge PICK −30.0% −39.0%
Downside capture 127.6% 129.3%
Beta 1.36 1.48
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge PICK (slight) 0.30 0.27
Sortino edge PICK (slight) 0.43 0.39
Treynor 0.050 0.067
Calmar edge PICK 0.32 0.21
Against the benchmark
Alpha −6.4% a year −11.2% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.26 −0.71
Information ratio −0.14 −0.14
Tracking error 20.3% 30.6%

Each against its own benchmark: PICK against ACWI, Feb 10, 2012 to Oct 30, 2026; SETM against VOO, Feb 10, 2023 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Feb 2023 to Oct 2026, PICK returned more: +40.2% to +34.3%. PICK swung less: 26.0% to 36.2%. PICK fell less at its worst: −30.0% to −39.0%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: PICK vs SETM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasurePICKSETMEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+40.2%+34.3%PICKPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.5%+8.2%PICKTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+24.9%+26.5%SETM (slight)Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility26.0%36.2%PICKSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation18.4%25.6%PICKLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−30.0%−39.0%PICKDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture145.4%116.9%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture127.6%129.3%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.361.48Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.530.32Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.300.27PICK (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.430.39PICK (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0500.067Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.320.21PICKAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkACWIVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−6.4% a year−11.2% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.26−0.71Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−16.5% to +3.6%−42.0% to +19.7%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.14−0.14Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error20.3%30.6%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 194 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

16%

By the books each fund has filed, PICK and SETM hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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16% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PICK SETM
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 6.19% 5.47%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 1.14% 2.48%
FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS 1.10% 2.34%
LUNDIN MINING 1.02% 2.34%
ANTOFAGASTA PLC 1.01% 2.68%
KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA 0.68% 1.41%
HUDBAY MINERALS 0.63% 1.02%
LYNAS RARE EARTHS 0.53% 4.87%
CAPSTONE COPPER CORP 0.47% 1.05%
SANDFIRE RESOURCES 0.44% 0.85%
PLS GROUP LTD 0.40% 3.12%
MP MATERIALS CLASS A 0.37% 2.86%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in PICK
BHP GROUP LTD 13.95%
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%
GRUPO MEXICO B 2.44%
Only in SETM
Cameco Corp. 4.81%
NAC Kazatomprom JSC 4.15%
Teck Resources Ltd. 3.95%
Albemarle Corp. 3.61%
Hecla Mining Co. 3.42%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA 3.40%
First Majestic Silver Corp. 3.33%
Uranium Energy Corp. 3.01%
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Window by window

Window by window: PICK vs SETM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowPICKSETMPICKSETM
3 months−11.8%−21.2%−10.5 pts vs ACWI−21.1 pts vs VOO
6 months−12.8%−35.3%−15.4 pts vs ACWI−40.3 pts vs VOO
1 year+28.0%+3.9%+13.0 pts vs ACWI−10.9 pts vs VOO
3 years+57.0%+57.7%−20.6 pts vs ACWI−25.6 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: PICK Feb 2012 · SETM Feb 2023+93.0%+29.5%−274.7 pts vs ACWI−64.0 pts vs VOO

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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 SETM Sprott Critical Materials ETF · Holds 156 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 9% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Miners and metals Rare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 500 12.8% 9.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.7% 99.8%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 259 156
Top ten, share of the fund 48.8% 40.1%
Expense ratio 0.39% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.39% 0.65%
Total return, 1 year +28.0% +3.9%
vs its benchmark +13.0 pts vs ACWI −10.9 pts vs VOO
Below its high −18.4% −37.4%
Net assets, PICK as of Nov 3, 2026 and SETM as of Nov 4, 2026 $2.1bn $421m

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
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.

SETM

By weight, 9% of SETM'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 156 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Total Return Index, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. It sits 37.4% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do PICK and SETM 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, PICK or SETM?
PICK has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SETM has 9%, so SETM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PICK or SETM?
PICK charges 0.39% a year and SETM charges 0.65%, so PICK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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