ETF comparison
PICKvsVAW
Both Materials.
iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF · Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
24 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of PICK and VAW would leave roughly16.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VAW is 30 bps cheaper than PICK. On a $100,000 position that's about $300/yr more in fees for PICK.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with PICK vs VAW.
Top shared holdings
24 shared in total| # | Holding | In PICK | In VAW | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. | 5.44% | 6.06% | 5.44% |
| 2 | NUCOR CORPORATION | 3.30% | 3.67% | 3.30% |
| 3 | STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. | 2.08% | 2.32% | 2.08% |
| 4 | ALCOA CORPORATION | 1.16% | 1.29% | 1.16% |
| 5 | RELIANCE, INC. | 1.15% | 1.28% | 1.15% |
| 6 | MP MATERIALS CORP | 0.53% | 0.59% | 0.53% |
| 7 | COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY | 0.49% | 0.54% | 0.49% |
| 8 | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | 0.44% | 0.50% | 0.44% |
| 9 | WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. | 0.29% | 0.32% | 0.29% |
| 10 | MATERION CORPORATION | 0.26% | 0.29% | 0.26% |
| 11 | CONSTELLIUM SE | 0.25% | 0.27% | 0.25% |
| 12 | CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.21% |
Only in PICK
225 total- BHP GROUP LIMITED13.03%
- RIO TINTO PLC6.91%
- GLENCORE PLC4.37%
- ANGLO AMERICAN PLC3.45%
- VALE S.A.3.43%
- RIO TINTO LIMITED2.86%
- Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V.2.23%
- Teck Resources Limited1.75%
- ArcelorMittal SA1.69%
- FORTESCUE LTD1.57%
Only in VAW
86 total- Linde PLC14.92%
- Newmont Corp7.69%
- CRH PLC4.68%
- Sherwin-Williams Co/The4.59%
- Ecolab Inc4.19%
- Air Products and Chemicals Inc3.81%
- Corteva Inc3.40%
- Vulcan Materials Co2.40%
- Martin Marietta Materials Inc2.25%
- Amrize Ltd1.74%
Open PICK or VAW at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.