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SLX vs WDIG: which is really different?

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

VanEck Steel ETF and WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund.

12.1%SLX in the S&P 500
3.8%WDIG in the S&P 500
+48.9%SLX total return, 1 year
−17.2%WDIG total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SLX scores higher

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

SLX 81.8WDIG 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

SLX88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund · 39 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% 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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SLX and WDIG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in SLXOnly in WDIG
Rio Tinto Plc 7.08%ATI INC 3.98%
Bhp Group Ltd 7.05%LYNAS RARE EARTHS LTD 3.77%
Vale Sa 6.74%MATERION CORP 3.29%
Nucor Corp 6.55%MP MATERIALS CORP 2.92%
Arcelormittal Sa 5.91%ILUKA RESOURCES LTD 2.92%
Steel Dynamics Inc 5.12%ENERGY FUELS INC 2.87%
Rio Tinto Ltd 4.74%SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 2.67%
Nippon Steel Corp 4.72%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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

SLX 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
SLXWDIGSLXWDIGSLXWDIG
3 months+0.7%−9.8%−1.6 pts−12.0 pts+3.2 pts−7.3 pts
6 months+23.8%not published+5.8 ptsnot published−0.5 ptsnot published
1 year+48.9%not published+32.3 ptsnot published+27.1 ptsnot published
3 years+72.2%not published−6.2 ptsnot published−25.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+176.7%−17.2%−626.8 pts−21.8 pts−1513.5 pts−21.1 pts
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SLX and WDIG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
Holds 39 stocks in miners and metals, 12% 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
IssuerVanEckWisdomTree
ThemeMiners and metalsRare earth and critical materials
In the S&P 50012.1%3.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.9%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings39101
Top ten, share of the fund58.2%29.4%
Expense ratio0.55%0.55%
Fee for the differing part0.55%0.55%
Total return, 1 year+48.9%−17.2% (since launch on May 7, 2026)
vs the S&P 500+32.3 pts−21.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+27.1 pts−21.1 pts
Below its high−6.6%−22.6%
Net assets$167m$5m

SLX in plain words

By weight, 12% 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 58% of the fund across 39 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +48.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 32.3 pts. It sits 6.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 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 SLX and WDIG hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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, SLX or WDIG?
SLX has 12% 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 charges 0.55% a year and WDIG charges 0.55%, so SLX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SLX 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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