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SETM vs SILJ: which is really different?

SETM and SILJ hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and SILJ returned more over the year.

Sprott Critical Materials ETF and Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

8.4%SETM in the S&P 500
0.0%SILJ in the S&P 500
+37.9%SETM total return, 1 year
+53.2%SILJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SILJ scores higher

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

SETM 77.7SILJ 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
SILJ100% 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 60% of the fund · 70 holdings filed Sep 21, 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 60% of the fund

18% 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 SILJ hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SETM and SILJ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSETMSILJ
Hecla Mining Co.3.46%10.49%
First Majestic Silver Corp.3.42%10.35%
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA2.65%3.16%
Aya Gold & Silver Inc.2.50%3.91%
Silvercorp Metals Inc.1.07%3.01%
Endeavour Silver Corp.0.99%3.73%
KGHM Polska Miedz SA1.35%0.86%
Americas Gold & Silver Corp.0.69%1.92%
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd.0.49%1.20%
AbraSilver Resource Corp.0.44%1.04%
GoGold Resources Inc.0.41%0.57%
Vizsla Silver Corp.0.40%1.90%
Only in each
Only in SETMOnly in SILJ
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 5.00%COEUR MINING INC. 10.38%
Cameco Corp. 4.91%Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 5.83%
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. 4.73%SSR Mining Inc 4.81%
PLS Group Ltd. 4.05%Boliden AB 3.89%
NAC Kazatomprom JSC 3.57%Perpetua Resources Corp 3.10%
Albemarle Corp. 3.37%Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 3.01%
Uranium Energy Corp. 3.27%Pan American Silver Corp 2.94%
Teck Resources Ltd. 3.20%Seabridge Gold Inc 2.92%

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 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

SETM and SILJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
SETMSILJSETMSILJSETMSILJ
3 months−9.0%+8.1%−11.3 pts+5.9 pts−6.5 pts+10.6 pts
6 months+5.4%+14.8%−12.6 pts−3.3 pts−18.8 pts−9.5 pts
1 year+37.9%+53.2%+21.4 pts+36.6 pts+16.2 pts+31.4 pts
3 years+82.1%+263.6%+3.7 pts+185.2 pts−16.1 pts+165.5 pts
Since launch+61.6%+75.8%−30.1 pts−506.2 pts−74.6 pts−1057.0 pts
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SETM and SILJ 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
SILJ
Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF
Holds 70 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerSprottAmplify
ThemeRare earth and critical materialsSilver 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%
Holdings15670
Top ten, share of the fund39.0%59.7%
Expense ratio0.65%0.69%
Fee for the differing part0.65%0.69%
Total return, 1 year+37.9%+53.2%
vs the S&P 500+21.4 pts+36.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+16.2 pts+31.4 pts
Below its high−21.8%−25.1%
Net assets$568m$3.9bn

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.

SILJ in plain words

By weight, 0% of SILJ'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 60% of the fund across 70 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +53.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 36.6 pts. It sits 25.1% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SETM and SILJ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 18% 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 SILJ?
SETM has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so SILJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SETM or SILJ?
SETM charges 0.65% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so SETM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SETM against SILJ, 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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