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SGDM vs SILJ: which is really different?

SGDM and SILJ hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and SILJ returned more over the year.

Sprott Gold Miners ETF and Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF.

7.4%SGDM in the S&P 500
0.0%SILJ in the S&P 500
+43.7%SGDM 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?

SGDM 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

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
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

21% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SGDM and SILJ hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SGDM and SILJ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSGDMSILJ
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.7.22%5.83%
Coeur Mining Inc.3.57%10.38%
Pan American Silver Corp.3.69%2.94%
OR Royalties Inc.2.72%2.70%
Franco-Nevada Corp.6.04%2.42%
Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp.2.68%2.41%
Royal Gold Inc.0.31%1.33%
SSR Mining Inc.0.30%4.81%
Skeena Resources Ltd.0.24%2.16%
Seabridge Gold Inc.0.20%2.92%
Perpetua Resources Corp.0.17%3.10%
Hycroft Mining Holding Corp.0.12%3.01%
Only in each
Only in SGDMOnly in SILJ
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. 9.67%Hecla Mining Co 10.49%
Newmont Corp. 7.42%First Majestic Silver Corp 10.35%
Barrick Mining Corp. 7.36%Aya Gold & Silver Inc 3.91%
Kinross Gold Corp. 4.47%Boliden AB 3.89%
Endeavour Mining PLC 3.30%Endeavour Silver Corp 3.73%
Lundin Gold Inc. 3.19%Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA 3.16%
IAMGOLD Corp. 3.14%Silvercorp Metals Inc 3.01%
Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. 3.12%Americas Gold & Silver Corp 1.92%

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

SGDM 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
SGDMSILJSGDMSILJSGDMSILJ
3 months+17.8%+8.1%+15.5 pts+5.9 pts+20.3 pts+10.6 pts
6 months+20.2%+14.8%+2.2 pts−3.3 pts−4.0 pts−9.5 pts
1 year+43.7%+53.2%+27.1 pts+36.6 pts+21.9 pts+31.4 pts
3 years+234.7%+263.6%+156.3 pts+185.2 pts+136.6 pts+165.5 pts
Since launch+261.2%+75.8%−112.7 pts−506.2 pts−467.4 pts−1057.0 pts
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SGDM and SILJ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SGDM
Sprott Gold Miners ETF
Holds 48 stocks in gold miners, 7% 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
ThemeGold minersSilver miners
In the S&P 5007.4%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings4870
Top ten, share of the fund55.9%59.7%
Expense ratio0.46%0.69%
Fee for the differing part0.46%0.69%
Total return, 1 year+43.7%+53.2%
vs the S&P 500+27.1 pts+36.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+21.9 pts+31.4 pts
Below its high−15.9%−25.1%
Net assets$713m$3.9bn

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.

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 SGDM and SILJ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 21% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. 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 7% 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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Where these figures came from

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SGDM 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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