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REXC vs SETM: which is really different?

REXC and SETM hold 12% of their weight in the same names.

Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF and Sprott Critical Materials ETF.

0.0%REXC in the S&P 500
8.4%SETM in the S&P 500
−22.0%REXC total return, 1 year
+37.9%SETM total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: REXC scores higher

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

REXC 91.8SETM 77.70.1, 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

REXC100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months 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 75% of the fund · 41 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 75% of the fund
SETM92% 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 39% of the fund · 156 holdings filed Sep 18, 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 39% of the fund

12% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, REXC and SETM hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions REXC and SETM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingREXCSETM
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.19.82%4.73%
MP Materials Corp.19.11%3.01%
Energy Fuels Inc.1.98%1.12%
Sunrise Energy Metals Ltd.6.05%0.67%
Iluka Resources Ltd.4.62%0.61%
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd.4.04%0.22%
Lindian Resources Ltd.3.85%0.21%
Critical Metals Corp.3.45%0.19%
Brazilian Rare Earths Ltd.3.13%0.17%
NioCorp Developments Ltd.2.93%0.16%
Meteoric Resources Ltd.2.09%0.12%
Viridis Mining and Minerals Ltd.2.07%0.11%
Only in each
Only in REXCOnly in SETM
USA Rare Earth Inc. 6.23%Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 5.00%
Neo Performance Materials Inc. 5.00%Cameco Corp. 4.91%
REalloys Inc. 2.90%PLS Group Ltd. 4.05%
Ucore Rare Metals Inc. 1.15%NAC Kazatomprom JSC 3.57%
Victory Metals Ltd. 0.79%Hecla Mining Co. 3.46%
American Rare Earths Ltd. 0.66%First Majestic Silver Corp. 3.42%
Brazilian Critical Minerals Ltd. 0.54%Albemarle Corp. 3.37%
Ionic Rare Earths Ltd. 0.52%Uranium Energy Corp. 3.27%

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

REXC and SETM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
REXCSETMREXCSETMREXCSETM
3 months−21.8%−9.0%−24.0 pts−11.3 pts−19.3 pts−6.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+5.4%not published−12.6 ptsnot published−18.8 pts
1 yearnot published+37.9%not published+21.4 ptsnot published+16.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+82.1%not published+3.7 ptsnot published−16.1 pts
Since launch−22.0%+61.6%−31.4 pts−30.1 pts−35.3 pts−74.6 pts
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REXC and SETM on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
REXC
Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF
Holds 41 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SETM
Sprott Critical Materials ETF
Holds 156 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerSprottSprott
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsRare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 5000.0%8.4%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings41156
Top ten, share of the fund75.3%39.0%
Expense ratio0.65%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.65%0.65%
Total return, 1 year−22.0% (since launch on Apr 15, 2026)+37.9%
vs the S&P 500−31.4 pts+21.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−35.3 pts+16.2 pts
Below its high−31.2%−21.8%
Net assets$65m$568m

REXC in plain words

By weight, 0% of REXC'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 75% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Apr 15, 2026 the fund returned −22.0% with distributions reinvested against +9.4% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 31.4 pts. It sits 31.2% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

SETM in plain words

By weight, 8% of SETM'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 39% of the fund across 156 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +37.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.4 pts. It sits 21.8% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do REXC and SETM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 12% 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, REXC or SETM?
REXC has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SETM has 8%, so REXC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, REXC or SETM?
REXC charges 0.65% a year and SETM charges 0.65%, so REXC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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REXC against SETM, 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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