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SILJ vs WDIG: which is really different?

SILJ and WDIG hold 12% of their weight in the same names.

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF and WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund.

0.0%SILJ in the S&P 500
3.8%WDIG in the S&P 500
+53.2%SILJ total return, 1 year
−17.2%WDIG 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?

SILJ 91.8WDIG 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

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
WDIG96% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
4%96%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 29% of the fund · 101 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in4%96%4% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 29% of the fund

12% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SILJ and WDIG hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SILJ and WDIG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSILJWDIG
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp5.83%1.65%
Perpetua Resources Corp3.10%1.52%
COEUR MINING INC.10.38%0.96%
Boliden AB3.89%0.93%
Fresnillo PLC0.90%1.19%
KGHM Polska Miedz SA0.86%0.95%
Hecla Mining Co10.49%0.70%
First Majestic Silver Corp10.35%0.67%
Trilogy Metals Inc0.63%0.72%
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA3.16%0.63%
Industrias Penoles SAB de CV0.53%1.02%
SSR Mining Inc4.81%0.53%
Only in each
Only in SILJOnly in WDIG
Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 3.01%ATI INC 3.98%
Pan American Silver Corp 2.94%LYNAS RARE EARTHS LTD 3.77%
Seabridge Gold Inc 2.92%MATERION CORP 3.29%
OR Royalties Inc 2.70%MP MATERIALS CORP 2.92%
Franco-Nevada Corp 2.42%ILUKA RESOURCES LTD 2.92%
Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp 2.41%ENERGY FUELS INC 2.87%
Skeena Resources Ltd 2.16%SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 2.67%
Americas Gold & Silver Corp 1.92%5N PLUS INC 2.65%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

SILJ and WDIG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
SILJWDIGSILJWDIGSILJWDIG
3 months+8.1%−9.8%+5.9 pts−12.0 pts+10.6 pts−7.3 pts
6 months+14.8%not published−3.3 ptsnot published−9.5 ptsnot published
1 year+53.2%not published+36.6 ptsnot published+31.4 ptsnot published
3 years+263.6%not published+185.2 ptsnot published+165.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+75.8%−17.2%−506.2 pts−21.8 pts−1057.0 pts−21.1 pts
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SILJ and WDIG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SILJ
Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF
Holds 70 stocks in silver miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
WDIG
WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund
Holds 101 stocks in rare earth and critical materials, 4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAmplifyWisdomTree
ThemeSilver minersRare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 5000.0%3.8%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings70101
Top ten, share of the fund59.7%29.4%
Expense ratio0.69%0.55%
Fee for the differing part0.69%0.55%
Total return, 1 year+53.2%−17.2% (since launch on May 7, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+36.6 pts−21.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+31.4 pts−21.1 pts
Below its high−25.1%−22.6%
Net assets$3.9bn$5m

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.

WDIG in plain words

By weight, 4% of WDIG'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 29% of the fund across 101 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Since it launched on May 7, 2026 the fund returned −17.2% with distributions reinvested against +4.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.8 pts. It sits 22.6% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SILJ and WDIG hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 12% 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, SILJ or WDIG?
SILJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so SILJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SILJ or WDIG?
SILJ charges 0.69% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so WDIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SILJ against WDIG, 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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