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PICK vs SIL: which is really different?

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

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF and Global X Silver Miners ETF.

11.8%PICK in the S&P 500
0.0%SIL in the S&P 500
+49.6%PICK total return, 1 year
+50.3%SIL total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SIL scores higher

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

PICK 74SIL 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
SIL100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year 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 76% of the fund · 43 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 76% 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 SIL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PICK and SIL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPICKSIL
BUENAVENTURA ADR REPRESENTING0.35%3.67%
ABRASILVER RESOURCE CORP0.07%0.78%
Only in each
Only in PICKOnly in SIL
BHP GROUP LTD 13.44%WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP 24.02%
RIO TINTO PLC 6.27%PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP 11.27%
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 6.26%COEUR MINING INC 10.87%
GLENCORE PLC 4.26%HECLA MINING CO 4.81%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 3.41%FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP 4.65%
NUCOR 3.36%INDUSTRIAS PENOLES SAB DE CV 4.58%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 3.17%SSR MINING INC 4.23%
RIO TINTO LTD 2.69%FRESNILLO PLC 4.06%

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 SIL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
PICKSILPICKSILPICKSIL
3 months−1.8%+13.9%−4.0 pts+11.6 pts+0.7 pts+16.3 pts
6 months+20.2%+20.4%+2.2 pts+2.4 pts−4.0 pts−3.9 pts
1 year+49.6%+50.3%+33.1 pts+33.7 pts+27.9 pts+28.5 pts
3 years+67.1%+286.4%−11.3 pts+208.0 pts−31.1 pts+188.3 pts
Since launch+114.0%+156.7%−527.4 pts−586.9 pts−1122.5 pts−1411.9 pts
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PICK and SIL 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
SIL
Global X Silver Miners ETF
Holds 43 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesGlobal X
ThemeMiners and metalsSilver miners
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%
Holdings27943
Top ten, share of the fund47.2%76.1%
Expense ratio0.39%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.39%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+49.6%+50.3%
vs the S&P 500+33.1 pts+33.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+27.9 pts+28.5 pts
Below its high−9.6%−19.2%
Net assets$2.5bn$5.0bn

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.

SIL in plain words

By weight, 0% of SIL'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 76% of the fund across 43 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +50.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.7 pts. It sits 19.2% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do PICK and SIL 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 SIL?
PICK has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SIL has 0%, so SIL differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PICK or SIL?
PICK charges 0.39% a year and SIL 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 SIL, 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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