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REMX vs SIL: which is really different?

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

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF and Global X Silver Miners ETF.

7.6%REMX in the S&P 500
0.0%SIL in the S&P 500
+14.7%REMX total return, 1 year
+50.3%SIL total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: REMX scores higher

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

REMX 91.8SIL 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

REMX92% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
8%92%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% of the fund · 32 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in8%92%8% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 62% 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, REMX and SIL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in REMXOnly in SIL
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 7.93%WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP 24.02%
Albemarle Corp 7.78%PAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP 11.27%
Pilbara Minerals Ltd 6.28%COEUR MINING INC 10.87%
Mp Materials Corp 6.25%HECLA MINING CO 4.81%
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 5.96%FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP 4.65%
China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 5.76%INDUSTRIAS PENOLES SAB DE CV 4.58%
Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.95%SSR MINING INC 4.23%
Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 4.74%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

REMX 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
REMXSILREMXSILREMXSIL
3 months−27.7%+13.9%−30.0 pts+11.6 pts−25.2 pts+16.3 pts
6 months−12.7%+20.4%−30.7 pts+2.4 pts−36.9 pts−3.9 pts
1 year+14.7%+50.3%−1.9 pts+33.7 pts−7.1 pts+28.5 pts
3 years+3.6%+286.4%−74.8 pts+208.0 pts−94.6 pts+188.3 pts
Since launch−53.7%+156.7%−806.3 pts−586.9 pts−1534.3 pts−1411.9 pts
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REMX and SIL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
REMX
VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF
Holds 32 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 8% 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
IssuerVanEckGlobal X
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsSilver miners
In the S&P 5007.6%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings3243
Top ten, share of the fund61.8%76.1%
Expense ratio0.53%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.53%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+14.7%+50.3%
vs the S&P 500−1.9 pts+33.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−7.1 pts+28.5 pts
Below its high−68.3%−19.2%
Net assets$2.0bn$5.0bn

REMX in plain words

By weight, 8% 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 Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +14.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. It sits 68.3% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

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 REMX 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, REMX or SIL?
REMX has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SIL has 0%, so REMX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, REMX or SIL?
REMX charges 0.53% a year and SIL charges 0.65%, so REMX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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REMX 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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