Do REMX and SIL 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 SIL?

REMX has 9% 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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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REMX vs SIL: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, REMX returned −17.8% to SIL's +27.1%; 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 $4.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Silver Miners ETF.

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At a glance

8.7%

REMX in the S&P 500

0.0%

SIL in the S&P 500

−17.8%

REMX total return, 1 year

+27.1%

SIL 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.

SIL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of SIL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

REMX costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 44.9 points; SIL is 2.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

REMX vs SIL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	REMX	SIL
Return
Measure	REMX	SIL
Total return, 1 year	−17.8%	+27.1%
Drawdown
Measure	REMX	SIL
Below its all-time high	76.3%, high on Apr 11, 2011	33.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	REMX	SIL
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Silver miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 32.8 pts	ahead by 12.1 pts
Cost and size
Measure	REMX	SIL
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$1.7bn	$4.4bn
Holdings
Measure	REMX	SIL
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Nov 5, 2010 to Oct 30, 2026 · 834 weekly returns · each against ACWI

REMX SIL

Return

Total return edge SIL −69.1% +23.8%

Annualized edge SIL −7.1% +1.3%

Price return edge SIL −80.3% +3.8%

Risk

Volatility edge REMX 35.3% 39.8%

Max drawdown edge SIL (slight) −89.2% −82.3%

Downside capture 133.2% 100.8%

Beta 1.43 1.01

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SIL −0.08 0.19

Sortino edge SIL −0.11 0.28

Treynor −0.019 0.077

Calmar edge SIL −0.08 0.02

Against the benchmark

Alpha −15.9% a year −1.6% a year

Alpha t-stat −2.35 −0.17

Information ratio −0.43 −0.04

Tracking error 27.8% 36.4%

Reading

From Nov 2010 to Oct 2026, SIL returned more: +23.8% to −69.1%. REMX swung less: 35.3% to 39.8%. SIL fell slightly less at its worst: −82.3% to −89.2%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: REMX vs SIL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	REMX	SIL	ACWI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−69.1%	+23.8%		SIL	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−7.1%	+1.3%		SIL	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−80.3%	+3.8%		SIL	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	35.3%	39.8%		REMX	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	24.5%	27.5%		REMX	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−89.2%	−82.3%		SIL (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	129.3%	77.3%	100.0%	REMX	Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	133.2%	100.8%	100.0%	SIL	Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.43	1.01	1.00	SIL lower	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.42	0.16	1.00	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.08	0.19		SIL	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.11	0.28		SIL	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	−0.019	0.077	0.092	SIL	Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	−0.08	0.02		SIL	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	ACWI	ACWI	ACWI		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−15.9% a year	−1.6% a year	0.0%	REMX significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−2.35	−0.17		Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−29.1% to −2.6%	−19.5% to +16.3%		SIL's includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	−0.43	−0.04		SIL	Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	27.8%	36.4%	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, 834 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, REMX and SIL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first REMX SIL

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 SIL

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 22.38%

Pan American Silver Corp. 12.54%

COEUR MINING, INC. 10.59%

INDUSTRIAS PENOLES, S.A.B. DE C.V. 5.21%

HECLA MINING COMPANY 4.63%

FIRST MAJESTIC SILVER CORP. 4.47%

FRESNILLO PLC 4.30%

Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. 4.18%

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Window by window

Window by window: REMX vs SIL: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	REMX	SIL	REMX	SIL
3 months	−28.6%	−6.8%	−27.3 pts vs ACWI	−5.5 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−52.6%	−17.4%	−55.2 pts vs ACWI	−20.0 pts vs ACWI
1 year	−17.8%	+27.1%	−32.8 pts vs ACWI	+12.1 pts vs ACWI
3 years	−9.2%	+223.9%	−86.8 pts vs ACWI	+146.3 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: REMX Oct 2010 · SIL Apr 2010	−65.3%	+110.6%	−453.0 pts vs ACWI	−282.3 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 SIL Global X Silver Miners ETF · Holds 39 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer VanEck Global X

Theme Rare earth and critical materials Silver miners

In the S&P 500 8.7% 0.0%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 32 39

Top ten, share of the fund 61.9% 76.3%

Expense ratio 0.53% 0.65%

Fee for the differing part 0.53% 0.65%

Total return, 1 year −17.8% +27.1%

vs its benchmark −32.8 pts vs ACWI +12.1 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −76.3% −33.7%

Net assets, REMX as of Nov 3, 2026 and SIL as of Oct 12, 2026 $1.4bn $4.4bn

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.

SIL

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 39 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +27.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 12.1 pts. It sits 33.7% 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. 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 9% 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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Sources and dates

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

SIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for SIL ↗

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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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