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SETM vs SGDJ: which is really different?

SETM and SGDJ hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and SGDJ returned more over the year.

Sprott Critical Materials ETF and Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF.

8.4%SETM in the S&P 500
0.0%SGDJ in the S&P 500
+37.9%SETM total return, 1 year
+64.3%SGDJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SGDJ scores higher

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

SETM 77.7SGDJ 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

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
SGDJ100% 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 47% of the fund · 31 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 47% of the fund

1% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SETM and SGDJ hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SETM and SGDJ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSETMSGDJ
Endeavour Silver Corp.0.99%4.45%
Philex Mining Corp.0.04%1.65%
Only in each
Only in SETMOnly in SGDJ
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 5.00%Minerals 260 Ltd. 5.42%
Cameco Corp. 4.91%Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. 5.33%
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. 4.73%Seabridge Gold Inc. 4.84%
PLS Group Ltd. 4.05%Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS 4.82%
NAC Kazatomprom JSC 3.57%Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. 4.55%
Hecla Mining Co. 3.46%Catalyst Metals Ltd. 4.51%
First Majestic Silver Corp. 3.42%West African Resources Ltd. 4.46%
Albemarle Corp. 3.37%Fortuna Mining Corp. 4.38%

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

SETM and SGDJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
SETMSGDJSETMSGDJSETMSGDJ
3 months−9.0%+16.5%−11.3 pts+14.3 pts−6.5 pts+19.0 pts
6 months+5.4%+24.0%−12.6 pts+5.9 pts−18.8 pts−0.3 pts
1 year+37.9%+64.3%+21.4 pts+47.7 pts+16.2 pts+42.5 pts
3 years+82.1%+317.7%+3.7 pts+239.3 pts−16.1 pts+219.5 pts
Since launch+61.6%+444.2%−30.1 pts+98.0 pts−74.6 pts−199.0 pts
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SETM and SGDJ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SETM
Sprott Critical Materials ETF
Holds 156 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SGDJ
Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF
Holds 31 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerSprottSprott
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsGold miners
In the S&P 5008.4%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings15631
Top ten, share of the fund39.0%47.1%
Expense ratio0.65%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.65%0.50%
Total return, 1 year+37.9%+64.3%
vs the S&P 500+21.4 pts+47.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+16.2 pts+42.5 pts
Below its high−21.8%−16.1%
Net assets$568m$366m

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.

SGDJ in plain words

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 31 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +64.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 47.7 pts. It sits 16.1% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SETM and SGDJ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 1% 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, SETM or SGDJ?
SETM has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDJ has 0%, so SGDJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SETM or SGDJ?
SETM charges 0.65% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, so SGDJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SETM against SGDJ, 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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