Do SLX and WDIG hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% 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, SLX or WDIG?

SLX has 14% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so SLX differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, SLX or WDIG?

SLX and WDIG both charge 0.55% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SLX vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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SLX and WDIG hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $150m on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Steel ETF, and $5.8m on Aug 31, 2026 for WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund.

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At a glance

13.5%

SLX in the S&P 500

3.6%

WDIG in the S&P 500

+32.9%

SLX total return, 1 year

−36.1%

WDIG total return, since launch, May 7, 2026

SLX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 87% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

14% of SLX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 87% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

WDIG · 3 months to Nov 4, 2026 96% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

4% of WDIG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.55% a year.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SLX vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	SLX	WDIG
Return
Measure	SLX	WDIG
Total return, 1 year	+32.9%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	SLX	WDIG
Below its all-time high	12.2%, high on Jun 2, 2026	40.2%, high on May 13, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	SLX	WDIG
What it tracks	Miners and metals	Rare earth and critical materials
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 17.9 pts
Cost and size
Measure	SLX	WDIG
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.55%
Net assets, SLX as of Nov 3, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026	$150m	$5.8m
Holdings
Measure	SLX	WDIG
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SLX and WDIG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SLX WDIG

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Only in SLX

Nucor Corp 7.73%

Bhp Group Ltd 6.84%

Rio Tinto Plc 6.36%

Steel Dynamics Inc 5.77%

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co 5.67%

Vale Sa 5.58%

Arcelormittal Sa 5.27%

Nippon Steel Corp 4.75%

Only in WDIG

ATI INC 4.34%

MATERION CORP 3.45%

LYNAS RARE EARTHS LTD 2.93%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 2.71%

ILUKA RESOURCES LTD 2.38%

FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC 2.32%

MP MATERIALS CORP 2.30%

GRUPO MEXICO SAB DE CV 2.13%

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Window by window

Window by window: SLX vs WDIG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	SLX	WDIG	SLX	WDIG
3 months	−9.3%	−24.6%	−8.0 pts vs ACWI	not measured
6 months	−8.1%	–	−10.7 pts vs ACWI	–
1 year	+32.9%	–	+17.9 pts vs ACWI	–
3 years	+64.3%	–	−13.3 pts vs ACWI	–
Since launchNot the same days: SLX Oct 2006 · WDIG May 2026	+326.1%	−36.1%	not measured	not measured

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Side by side

SLX VanEck Steel ETF · Holds 39 stocks in miners and metals, 14% 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

Issuer VanEck WisdomTree

Theme Miners and metals Rare earth and critical materials

In the S&P 500 13.5% 3.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.9% 99.8%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 39 101

Top ten, share of the fund 56.6% 26.4%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.55%

Fee for the differing part 0.55% 0.55%

Total return, 1 year +32.9% −36.1% (since launch, May 7, 2026)

vs its benchmark +17.9 pts vs ACWI not measured

Below its high −12.2% −40.2%

Net assets, SLX as of Nov 3, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026 $150m $5.8m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

SLX

By weight, 14% of SLX'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 57% of the fund across 39 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +32.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 17.9 pts. It sits 12.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

WDIG

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 26% of the fund across 101 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Since it first traded on May 7, 2026 the fund returned −36.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 40.2% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SLX and WDIG hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% 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, SLX or WDIG?: SLX has 14% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WDIG has 4%, so SLX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SLX or WDIG?: SLX and WDIG both charge 0.55% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

SLX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SLX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

WDIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for WDIG ↗

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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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