Do REMX and WDIG hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 16% 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 WDIG?

REMX has 9% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so REMX differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, REMX or WDIG?

REMX charges 0.53% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so REMX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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REMX vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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REMX and WDIG hold 16% of their weight 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 $5.8m on Aug 31, 2026 for WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund.

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At a glance

8.7%

REMX in the S&P 500

3.6%

WDIG in the S&P 500

−17.8%

REMX total return, 1 year

−36.1%

WDIG total return, since launch, May 7, 2026

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.

WDIG · 3 months to Nov 4, 2026 96% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

4% of WDIG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

REMX costs 0.02 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

REMX vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	REMX	WDIG
Return
Measure	REMX	WDIG
Total return, 1 year	−17.8%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	REMX	WDIG
Below its all-time high	76.3%, high on Apr 11, 2011	40.2%, high on May 13, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	REMX	WDIG
What it tracks	Rare earth and critical materials	Rare earth and critical materials
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 32.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	REMX	WDIG
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.55%
Net assets, REMX as of Nov 3, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026	$1.4bn	$5.8m
Holdings
Measure	REMX	WDIG
Holdings in common	16%

Method

What they share

16%

By the books each fund has filed, REMX and WDIG hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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16% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first REMX WDIG

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.74% 2.93%

Iluka Resources Ltd 4.48% 2.38%

Mp Materials Corp 6.88% 2.30%

Almonty Industries Inc 3.60% 1.58%

Eq Resources Ltd 2.27% 1.29%

Albemarle Corp 8.70% 1.25%

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 8.64% 1.12%

Iperionx Ltd 1.15% 0.45%

Eramet Sa 1.35% 0.39%

Amg Critical Materials Nv 2.66% 0.37%

United States Antimony Corp 0.98% 0.35%

Sigma Lithium Corp 0.97% 0.30%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in REMX

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.69%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.36%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.14%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.61%

Lianyou Metals Co Ltd 3.69%

Shenghe Resources Holding Co Ltd 3.54%

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd 3.28%

Liontown Resources Ltd 2.79%

Only in WDIG

ATI INC 4.34%

MATERION CORP 3.45%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 2.71%

FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 2.32%

GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV 2.13%

ENERGY FUELS INC 2.07%

GLENCORE PLC 1.80%

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP 1.73%

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Window by window

Window by window: REMX vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	REMX	WDIG	REMX	WDIG
3 months	−28.6%	−24.6%	−27.3 pts vs ACWI	not measured
6 months	−52.6%	–	−55.2 pts vs ACWI	–
1 year	−17.8%	–	−32.8 pts vs ACWI	–
3 years	−9.2%	–	−86.8 pts vs ACWI	–
Since launchNot the same days: REMX Oct 2010 · WDIG May 2026	−65.3%	−36.1%	−453.0 pts vs ACWI	not measured

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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 WDIG WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund · Holds 101 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer VanEck WisdomTree

Theme Rare earth and critical materials Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 8.7% 3.6%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 32 101

Top ten, share of the fund 61.9% 26.4%

Expense ratio 0.53% 0.55%

Fee for the differing part 0.53% 0.55%

Total return, 1 year −17.8% −36.1% (since launch, May 7, 2026)

vs its benchmark −32.8 pts vs ACWI not measured

Below its high −76.3% −40.2%

Net assets, REMX as of Nov 3, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026 $1.4bn $5.8m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

16% 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.

WDIG

By weight, 4% of WDIG'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 26% of the fund across 101 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Since it first traded on May 7, 2026 the fund returned −36.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 40.2% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do REMX and WDIG hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 16% 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 WDIG?: REMX has 9% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so REMX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, REMX or WDIG?: REMX charges 0.53% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so REMX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →REMX on its own →WDIG on its own →REMX dividend history →REMX holdings →WDIG dividend history →WDIG holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

WDIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for WDIG ↗

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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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