ETF comparison

PICKvsXME

Both Materials.

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF · State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
15.1%

23 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of PICK and XME would leave roughly15.1%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

PICK only 84.4%Shared 15.1%XME only 84.9%
In PICK only
226 positions
Shared
23 positions
In XME only
17 positions

Side by side

PICK

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

iShares · Materials

66composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.39%
Net assets
$2.58B
TTM yield
2.08%
Top-10 conc.
47.1%
XME

State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

State Street · Materials

71composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.35%
Net assets
$4.89B
TTM yield
0.32%
Top-10 conc.
48.4%

Sub-score comparison

61
Cost
65
81
Tax efficiency
85
74
Liquidity
86
47
Concentration
45
Tracking quality
PICKsub-scoreXME

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

XME is 4 bps cheaper than PICK. On a $100,000 position that's about $40/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 XME.

Top shared holdings

23 shared in total
#HoldingIn PICKIn XMEOverlap
1FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.5.44%4.26%4.26%
2NUCOR CORPORATION3.30%3.74%3.30%
3STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.2.08%3.60%2.08%
4ALCOA CORPORATION1.16%3.35%1.16%
5RELIANCE, INC.1.15%3.99%1.15%
6MP MATERIALS CORP0.53%4.41%0.53%
7COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY0.49%3.59%0.49%
8CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.0.44%3.18%0.44%
9WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.0.29%3.59%0.29%
10MATERION CORPORATION0.26%4.22%0.26%
11CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY0.21%3.28%0.21%
12KAISER ALUMINUM CORPORATION0.17%2.94%0.17%

Only in PICK

226 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 XME

17 total
  • Uranium Energy Corp4.76%
  • Hecla Mining Co4.62%
  • Centrus Energy Corp4.60%
  • Coeur Mining Inc4.46%
  • Royal Gold Inc4.26%
  • Newmont Corp4.24%
  • Core Natural Resources Inc3.69%
  • Peabody Energy Corp3.37%
  • Hycroft Mining Holding Corp2.68%
  • McEwen Inc1.34%

Open PICK or XME 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.