Do SGDM and SILJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 22% 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, SGDM or SILJ?

SGDM has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so SILJ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, SGDM or SILJ?

SGDM charges 0.46% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so SGDM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SGDM vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SGDM returned +27.9% to SILJ's +19.6%; 22% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $617m on Nov 4, 2026 for Sprott Gold Miners ETF, and $2.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

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At a glance

8.0%

SGDM in the S&P 500

0.0%

SILJ in the S&P 500

+27.9%

SGDM total return, 1 year

+19.6%

SILJ total return, 1 year

SGDM · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 92% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

8% of SGDM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% 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

SGDM costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.3 points; SILJ is 5.1 times larger.

SGDM vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	SGDM	SILJ
Return
Measure	SGDM	SILJ
Total return, 1 year	+27.9%	+19.6%
Drawdown
Measure	SGDM	SILJ
Below its all-time high	25.6%, high on Mar 2, 2026	39.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SGDM	SILJ
What it tracks	Gold miners	Silver miners
Cost and size
Measure	SGDM	SILJ
Expense ratio	0.46%	0.69%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$570m	$2.9bn
Holdings
Measure	SGDM	SILJ
Holdings in common	22%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 25, 2014 to Oct 30, 2026 · 640 weekly returns

SGDM SILJ

Return

Total return edge SGDM +182.9% +95.7%

Annualized edge SGDM +8.8% +5.6%

Price return edge SGDM +156.9% +65.2%

Risk

Volatility edge SGDM 37.5% 45.2%

Max drawdown edge SGDM −52.3% −69.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SGDM 0.36 0.30

Sortino edge SGDM 0.53 0.45

Calmar edge SGDM 0.17 0.08

Reading

From Jul 2014 to Oct 2026, SGDM returned more: +182.9% to +95.7%. SGDM swung less: 37.5% to 45.2%. SGDM fell less at its worst: −52.3% to −69.8%.

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Risk and return: SGDM vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	SGDM	SILJ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+182.9%	+95.7%	SGDM	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+8.8%	+5.6%	SGDM	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+156.9%	+65.2%	SGDM	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	37.5%	45.2%	SGDM	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	25.3%	30.8%	SGDM	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−52.3%	−69.8%	SGDM	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.36	0.30	SGDM	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.53	0.45	SGDM	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.17	0.08	SGDM	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 640 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, SGDM and SILJ hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SGDM SILJ

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 7.10% 6.31%

Pan American Silver Corp. 3.45% 3.02%

Coeur Mining Inc. 2.97% 9.50%

OR Royalties Inc. 2.88% 3.14%

Franco-Nevada Corp. 6.17% 2.72%

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. 2.75% 2.72%

Royal Gold Inc. 0.34% 1.63%

SSR Mining Inc. 0.27% 4.61%

Skeena Resources Ltd. 0.25% 2.46%

Seabridge Gold Inc. 0.18% 2.96%

Perpetua Resources Corp. 0.14% 2.70%

Hycroft Mining Holding Corp. 0.11% 3.05%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SGDM

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. 10.02%

Newmont Corp. 8.00%

Barrick Mining Corp. 7.73%

Kinross Gold Corp. 3.85%

Lundin Gold Inc. 3.58%

Endeavour Mining PLC 3.11%

Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. 2.98%

IAMGOLD Corp. 2.97%

Only in SILJ

Hecla Mining Co 10.28%

First Majestic Silver Corp 9.95%

Boliden AB 4.68%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.32%

Endeavour Silver Corp 3.54%

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA 3.31%

Silvercorp Metals Inc 2.70%

Vizsla Silver Corp 1.89%

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Window by window

Window by window: SGDM vs SILJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	SGDM	SILJ
3 months	+2.7%	−12.0%
6 months	−5.9%	−21.4%
1 year	+27.9%	+19.6%
3 years	+198.6%	+205.4%
Since launchNot the same days: SGDM Jul 2014 · SILJ Nov 2012	+219.4%	+42.1%

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Side by side

SGDM Sprott Gold Miners ETF · Holds 48 stocks in gold miners, 8% 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 8.0% 0.0%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 48 66

Top ten, share of the fund 56.0% 59.6%

Expense ratio 0.46% 0.69%

Fee for the differing part 0.46% 0.69%

Total return, 1 year +27.9% +19.6%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −25.6% −39.4%

Net assets, SGDM as of Nov 4, 2026 and SILJ as of Nov 3, 2026 $617m $2.9bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

22% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

SGDM

By weight, 8% 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 Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +27.9% with distributions reinvested. It sits 25.6% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 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 SGDM and SILJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 22% 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, SGDM or SILJ?: SGDM has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SILJ has 0%, so SILJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SGDM or SILJ?: SGDM charges 0.46% a year and SILJ charges 0.69%, so SGDM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →SGDM on its own →SILJ on its own →SGDM dividend history →SGDM holdings →SILJ dividend history →SILJ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SGDM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SGDM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Sprott page for SGDM ↗

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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