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SGDM vs XME: which is really different?

SGDM and XME hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and SGDM returned more over the year.

Sprott Gold Miners ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Metals & Mining ETF.

7.4%SGDM in the S&P 500
18.0%XME in the S&P 500
+43.7%SGDM total return, 1 year
+22.4%XME total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SGDM scores higher

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

SGDM 77.7XME 71.40.1, 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
XME82% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
18%82%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund · 41 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in18%82%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund

10% 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 XME hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SGDM and XME both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSGDMXME
Newmont Corp.7.42%4.97%
Coeur Mining Inc.3.57%4.88%
Royal Gold Inc.0.31%4.93%
Hycroft Mining Holding Corp.0.12%1.10%
McEwen Inc.0.07%0.92%
Only in each
Only in SGDMOnly in XME
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. 9.67%CLEVELAND CLIFFS INC 5.36%
Barrick Mining Corp. 7.36%RELIANCE INC 5.12%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 7.22%STEEL DYNAMICS INC 5.07%
Franco-Nevada Corp. 6.04%NUCOR CORP 5.00%
Kinross Gold Corp. 4.47%FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 4.87%
Pan American Silver Corp. 3.69%COMMERCIAL METALS CO 4.85%
Endeavour Mining PLC 3.30%HECLA MINING CO 4.71%
Lundin Gold Inc. 3.19%ALCOA CORP 4.54%

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

SGDM and XME over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
SGDMXMESGDMXMESGDMXME
3 months+17.8%−7.1%+15.5 pts−9.3 pts+20.3 pts−4.6 pts
6 months+20.2%+7.0%+2.2 pts−11.1 pts−4.0 pts−17.3 pts
1 year+43.7%+22.4%+27.1 pts+5.9 pts+21.9 pts+0.7 pts
3 years+234.7%+110.4%+156.3 pts+32.0 pts+136.6 pts+12.2 pts
Since launch+261.2%+149.5%−112.7 pts−654.1 pts−467.4 pts−1540.8 pts
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SGDM and XME 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
XME
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Metals & Mining ETF
Holds 41 stocks in miners and metals, 18% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerSprottState Street
ThemeGold minersMiners and metals
In the S&P 5007.4%18.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.6%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings4841
Top ten, share of the fund55.9%46.9%
Expense ratio0.46%0.35%
Fee for the differing part0.46%0.35%
Total return, 1 year+43.7%+22.4%
vs the S&P 500+27.1 pts+5.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+21.9 pts+0.7 pts
Below its high−15.9%−18.1%
Net assets$713m$4.4bn

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.

XME in plain words

By weight, 18% of XME'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 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +22.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.9 pts. It sits 18.1% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SGDM and XME hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 10% 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, SGDM or XME?
SGDM has 7% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XME has 18%, so SGDM differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SGDM or XME?
SGDM charges 0.46% a year and XME charges 0.35%, so XME is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SGDM against XME, 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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