Metals & Mining ETFs

32 US-listed ETFs in the Metals & Mining category, from 10 issuers, with $66.0B in assets. The largest is VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) at $26.8B. The cheapest with at least $50M in assets is XME at 0.35%. The median fund charges 0.53%.

Funds
32
10 issuers
Assets
$66.0B
Median fee
0.53%
0.35% to 0.69%
Median 1-year return
+15.4%
price return
Net flows, May 2026
−$350M
from SEC filings
Best 1-year return
+39.7%
ICOP, $50M+ in assets

Net flows by month

through Jul 2026SEC filings

Net creations across these funds as reported in SEC filings. The most recent months only include funds that have filed for them; funds whose filing covers other share classes are left out.

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Net flows of Metals & Mining ETFs by month, Aug 2023 to Jul 2026
MonthCreationsRedemptionsNet flowFunds reporting
Jul 2026$445M$959M−$514M6 partial
Jun 2026$1.3B$1.6B−$284M20 partial
May 2026$2.0B$2.3B−$350M24
Apr 2026$2.1B$2.1B+$63M24
Mar 2026$2.5B$4.3B−$1.8B24
Feb 2026$3.4B$2.4B+$967M23
Jan 2026$5.2B$1.3B+$3.9B23
Dec 2025$4.4B$858M+$3.5B23
Nov 2025$2.9B$1.4B+$1.4B23
Oct 2025$2.9B$1.1B+$1.8B22
Sep 2025$1.9B$1.3B+$655M21
Aug 2025$2.3B$677M+$1.6B21
Jul 2025$696M$961M−$265M21
Jun 2025$799M$1.2B−$407M21
May 2025$965M$978M−$13M21
Apr 2025$275M$1.5B−$1.2B21
Mar 2025$442M$795M−$353M21
Feb 2025$639M$1.9B−$1.2B21
Jan 2025$490M$1.1B−$598M21
Dec 2024$635M$493M+$142M20
Nov 2024$967M$1.3B−$296M20
Oct 2024$657M$908M−$251M20
Sep 2024$1.4B$681M+$718M20
Aug 2024$336M$1.0B−$697M19
Jul 2024$864M$900M−$36M19
Jun 2024$554M$587M−$34M19
May 2024$748M$1.2B−$413M19
Apr 2024$557M$1.4B−$805M19
Mar 2024$1.2B$435M+$780M18
Feb 2024$754M$436M+$318M18
Jan 2024$193M$817M−$624M18
Dec 2023$632M$712M−$80M17
Nov 2023$1.3B$425M+$861M16
Oct 2023$513M$551M−$38M16
Sep 2023$305M$649M−$344M16
Aug 2023$505M$434M+$71M15

All Metals & Mining ETFs

# Fund Issuer Fee Assets YTD 1Y Yield 3M flow Score Holdings as of
1 GDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF VanEck 0.51% $26.8B +4.1% +12.8% 0.71% −$561M 73 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
2 GDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF VanEck 0.52% $8.4B +0.6% +9.2% 2.31% −$438M 77 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
3 COPXGlobal X Copper Miners ETF (NEW) Global X 0.65% $7.3B +19.4% +33.7% 2.25% +$126M 63 Oct 9, 2026 issuer
4 SILGlobal X Silver Miners ETF (NEW) Global X 0.65% $4.4B +4.0% +17.4% 1.17% −$301M 58 Oct 9, 2026 issuer
5 XMEState Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF State Street SPDR 0.35% $4.1B +2.6% +4.0% 0.32% +$78M 87 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
6 SILJAmplify Junior Silver Miners ETF Amplify 0.69% $3.6B −1.0% +10.3% 2.02% −$101M 62 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
7 PICKiShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF iShares 0.39% $2.5B +18.1% +31.3% 2.17% +$77M 78 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
8 RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF iShares 0.39% $2.3B +6.0% +16.2% 1.16% −$431M 75 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
9 REMXVanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF VanEck 0.53% $1.8B −17.5% −18.2% 2.13% +$131M 67 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
10 SLVPiShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF iShares 0.39% $896M +2.7% +23.1% 2.00% −$88M 65 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
11 SLVRSprott Silver Miners & Physical Silver ETF Sprott 0.65% $692M −2.8% +14.6% 3.79% −$44M 44 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
12 SGDMSprott Gold Miners ETF Sprott — $662M +7.6% +17.1% 0.97% — 57 —
13 SETMSprott Funds Trust Sprott Critical Materials ETF Sprott 0.65% $512M −0.8% +5.1% 1.58% +$102M 51 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
14 ICOPiShares Copper and Metals Mining ETF iShares 0.47% $479M +22.9% +39.7% 1.64% +$11M 61 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
15 SGDJSprott Junior Gold Miners ETF Sprott — $335M +5.3% +13.2% 7.95% — 54 —
16 COPPSprott Copper Miners ETF Sprott — $284M +22.0% +38.6% 1.94% — 51 —
17 GOAUUS Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETFActive U.S. Global Investors 0.60% $193M +2.4% +3.5% 0.92% +$343K 40 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
18 COPJSprott Junior Copper Miners ETF Sprott — $160M +10.0% +20.2% 10.52% — 47 —
19 SLXVanEck Steel ETF VanEck 0.55% $159M +22.3% +37.1% 1.27% +$13M 46 Oct 8, 2026 issuer
20 GOEXGlobal X Gold Explorers ETF (NEW) Global X 0.65% $122M +3.8% +14.7% 2.11% +$4.9M 32 Oct 9, 2026 issuer
21 NIKLSprott Nickel Miners ETF Sprott — $48M −17.0% −18.8% 3.04% — 24 —
22 EARTGlobal X Funds Global X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF Global X 0.59% $43M — — 0.49% +$2.7M 34 Oct 9, 2026 issuer
23 ISTMiShares U.S. ETF Trust iShares Strategic Metals ETF iShares 0.47% $33M — — — +$3.2M 33 Apr 30, 2026 SEC
24 FMTLFirst Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETF First Trust 0.65% $26M +21.4% — 1.50% +$5.3M 23 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
25 AUMIThemes Gold Miners ETF Themes 0.35% $24M +1.5% +10.0% 0.85% $0 46 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
26 COPAThemes Copper Miners ETF Themes 0.35% $13M +22.4% +34.4% 3.48% +$41K 43 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
27 AGMIThemes Silver Miners ETF Themes 0.35% $9.8M +8.1% +23.1% 4.10% −$3.5M 39 Jun 30, 2026 SEC
28 WDIGWisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund WisdomTree 0.55% $7.9M — — — +$8.1M 36 May 31, 2026 SEC
29 AUAUGlobal X Gold Miners ETF Global X 0.35% $7.6M +4.1% — 0.60% −$1.5M 38 Oct 9, 2026 issuer
30 GBUGSprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETFActive Sprott — — +6.6% +17.1% 1.46% — — —
31 METLSprott Active Metals & Miners ETFActive Sprott — — −0.4% +6.5% 1.00% — — —
32 PMTLFirst Trust Indxx Quality Precious Metals Miners ETF First Trust — — — — — — — —

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Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.