Do SGDJ and SILJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 14% 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, SGDJ or SILJ?

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

Which is cheaper, SGDJ or SILJ?

SGDJ charges 0.50% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so SGDJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SGDJ vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SGDJ returned +26.2% to SILJ's +19.6%; 14% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $315m on Nov 4, 2026 for Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF, and $2.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

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At a glance

0.0%

SGDJ in the S&P 500

0.0%

SILJ in the S&P 500

+26.2%

SGDJ total return, 1 year

+19.6%

SILJ total return, 1 year

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.

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

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

Pair scorecard

SGDJ costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points; SILJ is 9.7 times larger.

SGDJ vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	SGDJ	SILJ
Return
Measure	SGDJ	SILJ
Total return, 1 year	+26.2%	+19.6%
Drawdown
Measure	SGDJ	SILJ
Below its all-time high	31.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026	39.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SGDJ	SILJ
What it tracks	Gold miners	Silver miners
Cost and size
Measure	SGDJ	SILJ
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.69%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$299m	$2.9bn
Holdings
Measure	SGDJ	SILJ
Holdings in common	14%

Method

Risk and return

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

SGDJ SILJ

Return

Total return edge SGDJ (slight) +279.4% +272.6%

Annualized edge Tie +12.2% +12.0%

Price return edge SILJ +184.3% +214.5%

Risk

Volatility edge SGDJ (slight) 42.0% 45.5%

Max drawdown edge SGDJ −58.9% −69.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge Tie 0.43 0.43

Sortino edge Tie 0.65 0.64

Calmar edge SGDJ 0.21 0.17

Reading

From Apr 2015 to Oct 2026, SGDJ returned slightly more: +279.4% to +272.6%. SGDJ swung slightly less: 42.0% to 45.5%. SGDJ fell less at its worst: −58.9% to −69.8%.

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Risk and return: SGDJ vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	SGDJ	SILJ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+279.4%	+272.6%	SGDJ (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+12.2%	+12.0%	Tie	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+184.3%	+214.5%	SILJ	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	42.0%	45.5%	SGDJ (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	28.2%	30.6%	SGDJ (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−58.9%	−69.8%	SGDJ	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.43	0.43	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.65	0.64	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.21	0.17	SGDJ	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

14%

By the books each fund has filed, SGDJ and SILJ hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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14% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SGDJ SILJ

Endeavour Silver Corp. 4.33% 3.54%

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp. 3.73% 3.05%

Seabridge Gold Inc. 5.03% 2.96%

Perpetua Resources Corp. 2.80% 2.70%

McEwen Inc. 1.34% 0.65%

i-80 Gold Corp. 3.31% 0.65%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SGDJ

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. 5.28%

Minerals 260 Ltd. 5.21%

West African Resources Ltd. 4.91%

Allied Gold Corp. 4.66%

Emerald Resources NL 4.54%

Fortuna Mining Corp. 4.46%

Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS 4.42%

TR Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS 4.39%

Only in SILJ

Hecla Mining Co 10.28%

First Majestic Silver Corp 9.95%

COEUR MINING INC. 9.50%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 6.31%

Boliden AB 4.68%

SSR Mining Inc 4.61%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.32%

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA 3.31%

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Window by window

Window by window: SGDJ vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	SGDJ	SILJ
3 months	−6.7%	−12.0%
6 months	−14.2%	−21.4%
1 year	+26.2%	+19.6%
3 years	+232.8%	+205.4%
Since launchNot the same days: SGDJ Mar 2015 · SILJ Nov 2012	+342.6%	+42.1%

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Side by side

SGDJ Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF · Holds 30 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies SILJ Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF · Holds 66 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Sprott Amplify

Theme Gold miners Silver miners

In the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 30 66

Top ten, share of the fund 47.2% 59.6%

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.69%

Fee for the differing part 0.50% 0.69%

Total return, 1 year +26.2% +19.6%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −31.7% −39.4%

Net assets, SGDJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and SILJ as of Nov 3, 2026 $315m $2.9bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

14% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

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.

SILJ

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 66 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 39.4% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SGDJ and SILJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 14% 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, SGDJ or SILJ?: SGDJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so SGDJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SGDJ or SILJ?: SGDJ charges 0.50% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so SGDJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

SGDJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SGDJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Sprott page for SGDJ ↗

SILJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SILJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Amplify page for SILJ ↗

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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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