Do RING and SGDJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 5% 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, RING or SGDJ?

RING has 18% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDJ has 0%, so SGDJ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, RING or SGDJ?

RING charges 0.39% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, so RING is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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RING vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RING returned +28.4% to SGDJ's +26.2%; 5% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $2.3bn for iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF and $315m for Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance

17.6%

RING in the S&P 500

0.0%

SGDJ in the S&P 500

+28.4%

RING total return, 1 year

+26.2%

SGDJ total return, 1 year

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.

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

0% of SGDJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RING costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; RING is 7.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RING vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	RING	SGDJ
Return
Measure	RING	SGDJ
Total return, 1 year	+28.4%	+26.2%
Drawdown
Measure	RING	SGDJ
Below its all-time high	25.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026	31.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	RING	SGDJ
What it tracks	Gold miners	Gold miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 13.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	RING	SGDJ
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.50%
Net assets	$2.3bn	$315m
Holdings
Measure	RING	SGDJ
Holdings in common	5%

Method

Risk and return

Apr 10, 2015 to Oct 30, 2026 · 603 weekly returns

RING SGDJ

Return

Total return edge RING +387.2% +279.4%

Annualized edge RING +14.6% +12.2%

Price return edge RING +319.4% +184.3%

Risk

Volatility edge RING (slight) 38.3% 42.0%

Max drawdown edge RING −49.0% −58.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge RING 0.49 0.43

Sortino edge RING 0.74 0.65

Calmar edge RING 0.30 0.21

Reading

From Apr 2015 to Oct 2026, RING returned more: +387.2% to +279.4%. RING swung slightly less: 38.3% to 42.0%. RING fell less at its worst: −49.0% to −58.9%.

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Risk and return: RING vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	RING	SGDJ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+387.2%	+279.4%	RING	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+14.6%	+12.2%	RING	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+319.4%	+184.3%	RING	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	38.3%	42.0%	RING (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	25.3%	28.2%	RING	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−49.0%	−58.9%	RING	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.49	0.43	RING	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.74	0.65	RING	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.30	0.21	RING	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 603 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, RING and SGDJ hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RING SGDJ

WESDOME GOLD MINES LTD 0.93% 5.28%

EMERALD RESOURCES 0.75% 4.54%

WEST AFRICAN RESOURCES LTD 0.70% 4.91%

DRDGOLD LTD 0.64% 4.31%

RESOLUTE MINING 0.57% 1.35%

ORA BANDA MINING LTD 0.48% 4.05%

MCEWEN INC 0.33% 1.34%

CATALYST METALS LTD 0.28% 2.90%

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in SGDJ

Minerals 260 Ltd. 5.21%

Seabridge Gold Inc. 5.03%

Allied Gold Corp. 4.66%

Fortuna Mining Corp. 4.46%

Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS 4.42%

TR Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS 4.39%

Endeavour Silver Corp. 4.33%

Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. 4.14%

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Window by window

Window by window: RING vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	RING	SGDJ	RING	SGDJ
3 months	+2.4%	−6.7%	+3.7 pts vs ACWI	not measured
6 months	−7.2%	−14.2%	−9.8 pts vs ACWI	not measured
1 year	+28.4%	+26.2%	+13.4 pts vs ACWI	not measured
3 years	+233.8%	+232.8%	+156.2 pts vs ACWI	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: RING Feb 2012 · SGDJ Mar 2015	+74.0%	+342.6%	−293.7 pts vs ACWI	not measured

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Side by side

RING iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF · Holds 41 stocks in gold miners, 18% of its weight in S&P 500 companies SGDJ Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF · Holds 30 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer iShares Sprott

Theme Gold miners Gold miners

In the S&P 500 17.6% 0.0%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 41 30

Top ten, share of the fund 67.5% 47.2%

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.39% 0.50%

Total return, 1 year +28.4% +26.2%

vs its benchmark +13.4 pts vs ACWI not measured

Below its high −25.1% −31.7%

Net assets $2.3bn $315m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

5% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

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.

SGDJ

By weight, 0% of SGDJ'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 47% of the fund across 30 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 31.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do RING and SGDJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 5% 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, RING or SGDJ?: RING has 18% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDJ has 0%, so SGDJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, RING or SGDJ?: RING charges 0.39% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, so RING is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

RING filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RING prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for RING ↗

SGDJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SGDJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Sprott page for SGDJ ↗

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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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