Do REMX 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, REMX or RING?

REMX has 9% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RING has 18%, so REMX differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, REMX or RING?

REMX charges 0.53% a year and RING charges 0.39%, so RING is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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REMX vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, REMX returned −17.8% to RING's +28.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF, and $2.3bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance

8.7%

REMX in the S&P 500

17.6%

RING in the S&P 500

−17.8%

REMX total return, 1 year

+28.4%

RING total return, 1 year

REMX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 91% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

9% of REMX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 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

RING costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 46.2 points; RING is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

REMX vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	REMX	RING
Return
Measure	REMX	RING
Total return, 1 year	−17.8%	+28.4%
Drawdown
Measure	REMX	RING
Below its all-time high	76.3%, high on Apr 11, 2011	25.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	REMX	RING
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Gold miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 32.8 pts	ahead by 13.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	REMX	RING
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.39%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.4bn	$2.1bn
Holdings
Measure	REMX	RING
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

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

REMX RING

Return

Total return edge RING −65.7% +62.1%

Annualized edge RING −7.0% +3.3%

Price return edge RING −76.8% +35.2%

Risk

Volatility edge REMX (slight) 34.6% 37.2%

Max drawdown edge RING (slight) −84.3% −78.7%

Downside capture 134.5% 70.7%

Beta 1.40 0.74

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge RING −0.09 0.23

Sortino edge RING −0.13 0.33

Treynor −0.022 0.114

Calmar edge RING −0.08 0.04

Against the benchmark

Alpha −16.7% a year +1.2% a year

Alpha t-stat −2.34 0.13

Information ratio −0.46 −0.04

Tracking error 27.9% 35.6%

Reading

From Feb 2012 to Oct 2026, RING returned more: +62.1% to −65.7%. REMX swung slightly less: 34.6% to 37.2%. RING fell slightly less at its worst: −78.7% to −84.3%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: REMX vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	REMX	RING	ACWI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−65.7%	+62.1%		RING	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−7.0%	+3.3%		RING	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−76.8%	+35.2%		RING	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	34.6%	37.2%		REMX (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	23.8%	25.4%		REMX (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−84.3%	−78.7%		RING (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	122.2%	44.7%	100.0%	REMX	Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	134.5%	70.7%	100.0%	RING	Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.40	0.74	1.00	RING lower	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.38	0.09	1.00	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.09	0.23		RING	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.13	0.33		RING	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	−0.022	0.114	0.098	RING	Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	−0.08	0.04		RING	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	ACWI	ACWI	ACWI		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−16.7% a year	+1.2% a year	0.0%	REMX significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−2.34	0.13		Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−30.6% to −2.7%	−17.0% to +19.4%		RING's includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−0.46	−0.04		RING	Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	27.9%	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, REMX and RING hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first REMX RING

Only in one fund ↓

Only in REMX

Albemarle Corp 8.70%

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 8.64%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.69%

Mp Materials Corp 6.88%

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.74%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.36%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.14%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.61%

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%

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Window by window

Window by window: REMX vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	REMX	RING	REMX	RING
3 months	−28.6%	+2.4%	−27.3 pts vs ACWI	+3.7 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−52.6%	−7.2%	−55.2 pts vs ACWI	−9.8 pts vs ACWI
1 year	−17.8%	+28.4%	−32.8 pts vs ACWI	+13.4 pts vs ACWI
3 years	−9.2%	+233.8%	−86.8 pts vs ACWI	+156.2 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: REMX Oct 2010 · RING Feb 2012	−65.3%	+74.0%	−453.0 pts vs ACWI	−293.7 pts vs ACWI

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Side by side

REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF · Holds 32 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 9% 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 VanEck iShares

Theme Rare earth and critical materials Gold miners

In the S&P 500 8.7% 17.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 99.8%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 32 41

Top ten, share of the fund 61.9% 67.5%

Expense ratio 0.53% 0.39%

Fee for the differing part 0.53% 0.39%

Total return, 1 year −17.8% +28.4%

vs its benchmark −32.8 pts vs ACWI +13.4 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −76.3% −25.1%

Net assets, REMX as of Nov 3, 2026 and RING as of Nov 4, 2026 $1.4bn $2.3bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

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About each fund

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX'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 62% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −17.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.8 pts. It sits 76.3% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

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 REMX 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, REMX or RING?: REMX has 9% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RING has 18%, so REMX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, REMX or RING?: REMX charges 0.53% a year and RING charges 0.39%, so RING is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

RING filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RING prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for RING ↗

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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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