# The rare earth ETFs least like the S&P 500

> REXC leads the rare earth ETFs least like the S&P 500 at 0.0% (weight in S&P 500 companies), as of Nov 4, 2026. A ranking is not a recommendation.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

As of Nov 4, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.

## The rare earth ETFs least like the S&P 500

See 7 funds ranked by the share of each fund held in S&P 500 companies. Updated Nov 4, 2026. Every fund here is sold on rare earth. The one at the top holds the least of the S&P 500, so it adds the most you do not already own.

| # | Ticker | Fund | Weight in S&P 500 companies | Active share | Net assets | Fee |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | REXC | Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF | 0.0% | 100.0% | $71m | 0.65% |
| 2 | ISTM | iShares Strategic Metals ETF | 0.9% | 100.0% | $28m | 0.47% |
| 3 | WDIG | WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Str | 3.6% | 99.8% | $5.8m | 0.55% |
| 4 | EART | Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials | 8.1% | 99.8% | $47m | 0.59% |
| 5 | REMX | VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals E | 8.7% | 100.0% | $1.4bn | 0.53% |
| 6 | SETM | Sprott Critical Materials ETF | 9.1% | 99.8% | $421m | 0.65% |
| 7 | FMTL | First Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETF | 12.4% | 99.7% | $29m | 0.65% |

### Method

The 7 of 7 ETFs in the rare earth and critical materials theme with a filed book, least overlap first, each measured against the S&P 500 holdings ETFIQ reads for the same date. Across the funds listed here the weight held in S&P 500 companies runs from 0.0% to 12.4%. A thematic fund is worth its fee only for the part of it you do not already own. The list sorts one published number, with no scoring or weighting. Every fund ETFIQ covers in this category is eligible, closed funds included.

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