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PICK vs SGDM: which is really different?

PICK and SGDM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and PICK returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF and Sprott Gold Miners ETF.

11.8%PICK in the S&P 500
7.4%SGDM in the S&P 500
+49.6%PICK total return, 1 year
+43.7%SGDM total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SGDM scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

PICK 74SGDM 77.70.1, 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
SGDM93% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
7%93%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund · 48 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in7%93%7% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund

0% 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 SGDM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PICK and SGDM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPICKSGDM
RIO TINTO PLC6.27%0.08%
COLLECTIVE MINING0.04%0.07%
SGD CASH0.00%0.13%
Only in each
Only in PICKOnly in SGDM
BHP GROUP LTD 13.44%Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. 9.67%
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 6.26%Newmont Corp. 7.42%
GLENCORE PLC 4.26%Barrick Mining Corp. 7.36%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 3.41%Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 7.22%
NUCOR 3.36%Franco-Nevada Corp. 6.04%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 3.17%Kinross Gold Corp. 4.47%
RIO TINTO LTD 2.69%Pan American Silver Corp. 3.69%
GRUPO MEXICO B 2.19%Coeur Mining Inc. 3.57%

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 SGDM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
PICKSGDMPICKSGDMPICKSGDM
3 months−1.8%+17.8%−4.0 pts+15.5 pts+0.7 pts+20.3 pts
6 months+20.2%+20.2%+2.2 pts+2.2 pts−4.0 pts−4.0 pts
1 year+49.6%+43.7%+33.1 pts+27.1 pts+27.9 pts+21.9 pts
3 years+67.1%+234.7%−11.3 pts+156.3 pts−31.1 pts+136.6 pts
Since launch+114.0%+261.2%−527.4 pts−112.7 pts−1122.5 pts−467.4 pts
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PICK and SGDM 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
SGDM
Sprott Gold Miners ETF
Holds 48 stocks in gold miners, 7% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesSprott
ThemeMiners and metalsGold miners
In the S&P 50011.8%7.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.7%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings27948
Top ten, share of the fund47.2%55.9%
Expense ratio0.39%0.46%
Fee for the differing part0.39%0.46%
Total return, 1 year+49.6%+43.7%
vs the S&P 500+33.1 pts+27.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+27.9 pts+21.9 pts
Below its high−9.6%−15.9%
Net assets$2.5bn$713m

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.

SGDM in plain words

By weight, 7% of SGDM'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 56% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +43.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 27.1 pts. It sits 15.9% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do PICK and SGDM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 SGDM?
PICK has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDM has 7%, so SGDM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PICK or SGDM?
PICK charges 0.39% a year and SGDM charges 0.46%, 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 SGDM, 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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