Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
PICK vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PICK returned +28.0% to SILJ's +19.6%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.1bn for iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF and $2.9bn for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.
13% of PICK's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 87% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.
0% of SILJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.
Pair scorecard
PICK costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points; SILJ is 1.4 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | PICK | SILJ |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +28.0% | +19.6% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 18.4%, high on Jun 2, 2026 | 39.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026 |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Miners and metals | Silver miners |
| Its benchmark, total return, 1 year | +15.0% | |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | ahead by 13.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.39% | 0.69% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.1bn | $2.9bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 1% | |
Risk and return
Dec 7, 2012 to Oct 30, 2026 · 725 weekly returnsFrom Dec 2012 to Oct 2026, PICK returned more: +131.5% to +38.8%. PICK swung less: 28.8% to 45.2%. PICK fell less at its worst: −64.5% to −78.9%.
Full scorecard
9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | PICK | SILJ | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +131.5% | +38.8% | PICK | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +6.2% | +2.4% | PICK | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | +29.6% | +17.1% | PICK | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 28.8% | 45.2% | PICK | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 19.6% | 30.8% | PICK | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −64.5% | −78.9% | PICK | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | 0.29 | 0.24 | PICK | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | 0.42 | 0.35 | PICK | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Calmar | 0.10 | 0.03 | PICK | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 725 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, PICK and SILJ hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
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1% in common
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Window by window
| Total return | vs its benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | PICK | SILJ | PICK | SILJ |
| 3 months | −11.8% | −12.0% | −10.5 pts vs ACWI | not measured |
| 6 months | −12.8% | −21.4% | −15.4 pts vs ACWI | not measured |
| 1 year | +28.0% | +19.6% | +13.0 pts vs ACWI | not measured |
| 3 years | +57.0% | +205.4% | −20.6 pts vs ACWI | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: PICK Feb 2012 · SILJ Nov 2012 | +93.0% | +42.1% | −274.7 pts vs ACWI | not measured |
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
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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.
SILJ
By weight, 0% of SILJ'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 60% of the fund across 66 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 39.4% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do PICK and SILJ hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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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.
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