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SGDJ vs SGDM: which is really different?

SGDJ and SGDM hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and SGDJ returned more over the year.

Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF and Sprott Gold Miners ETF.

0.0%SGDJ in the S&P 500
7.4%SGDM in the S&P 500
+64.3%SGDJ total return, 1 year
+43.7%SGDM 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?

SGDJ 91.8SGDM 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

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
SGDM93% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
7%93%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund · 48 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in7%93%7% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund

8% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SGDJ and SGDM hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SGDJ and SGDM both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSGDJSGDM
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.5.33%2.58%
Allied Gold Corp.4.12%2.42%
Fortuna Mining Corp.4.38%2.41%
Seabridge Gold Inc.4.84%0.20%
Perpetua Resources Corp.3.13%0.17%
Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd.1.49%0.15%
Hycroft Mining Holding Corp.3.60%0.12%
Orezone Gold Corp.1.54%0.08%
Rio2 Ltd.1.49%0.08%
Collective Mining Ltd.1.15%0.07%
McEwen Inc.1.35%0.07%
Only in each
Only in SGDJOnly in SGDM
Minerals 260 Ltd. 5.42%Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. 9.67%
Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS 4.82%Newmont Corp. 7.42%
Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd. 4.55%Barrick Mining Corp. 7.36%
Catalyst Metals Ltd. 4.51%Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 7.22%
West African Resources Ltd. 4.46%Franco-Nevada Corp. 6.04%
Endeavour Silver Corp. 4.45%Kinross Gold Corp. 4.47%
TR Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS 4.32%Pan American Silver Corp. 3.69%
Emerald Resources NL 4.25%Coeur Mining Inc. 3.57%

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

SGDJ and SGDM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
SGDJSGDMSGDJSGDMSGDJSGDM
3 months+16.5%+17.8%+14.3 pts+15.5 pts+19.0 pts+20.3 pts
6 months+24.0%+20.2%+5.9 pts+2.2 pts−0.3 pts−4.0 pts
1 year+64.3%+43.7%+47.7 pts+27.1 pts+42.5 pts+21.9 pts
3 years+317.7%+234.7%+239.3 pts+156.3 pts+219.5 pts+136.6 pts
Since launch+444.2%+261.2%+98.0 pts−112.7 pts−199.0 pts−467.4 pts
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SGDJ and SGDM on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SGDJ
Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF
Holds 31 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SGDM
Sprott Gold Miners ETF
Holds 48 stocks in gold miners, 7% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerSprottSprott
ThemeGold minersGold miners
In the S&P 5000.0%7.4%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings3148
Top ten, share of the fund47.1%55.9%
Expense ratio0.50%0.46%
Fee for the differing part0.50%0.46%
Total return, 1 year+64.3%+43.7%
vs the S&P 500+47.7 pts+27.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+42.5 pts+21.9 pts
Below its high−16.1%−15.9%
Net assets$366m$713m

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.

SGDM in plain words

By weight, 7% of SGDM'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 56% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +43.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 27.1 pts. It sits 15.9% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SGDJ and SGDM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 8% 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, SGDJ or SGDM?
SGDJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDM has 7%, so SGDJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SGDJ or SGDM?
SGDJ charges 0.50% a year and SGDM charges 0.46%, so SGDM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SGDJ against SGDM, 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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