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%.
Net flows by month
through Jul 2026SEC filingsNet 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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| Month | Creations | Redemptions | Net flow | Funds reporting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | $445M | $959M | −$514M | 6 partial |
| Jun 2026 | $1.3B | $1.6B | −$284M | 20 partial |
| May 2026 | $2.0B | $2.3B | −$350M | 24 |
| Apr 2026 | $2.1B | $2.1B | +$63M | 24 |
| Mar 2026 | $2.5B | $4.3B | −$1.8B | 24 |
| Feb 2026 | $3.4B | $2.4B | +$967M | 23 |
| Jan 2026 | $5.2B | $1.3B | +$3.9B | 23 |
| Dec 2025 | $4.4B | $858M | +$3.5B | 23 |
| Nov 2025 | $2.9B | $1.4B | +$1.4B | 23 |
| Oct 2025 | $2.9B | $1.1B | +$1.8B | 22 |
| Sep 2025 | $1.9B | $1.3B | +$655M | 21 |
| Aug 2025 | $2.3B | $677M | +$1.6B | 21 |
| Jul 2025 | $696M | $961M | −$265M | 21 |
| Jun 2025 | $799M | $1.2B | −$407M | 21 |
| May 2025 | $965M | $978M | −$13M | 21 |
| Apr 2025 | $275M | $1.5B | −$1.2B | 21 |
| Mar 2025 | $442M | $795M | −$353M | 21 |
| Feb 2025 | $639M | $1.9B | −$1.2B | 21 |
| Jan 2025 | $490M | $1.1B | −$598M | 21 |
| Dec 2024 | $635M | $493M | +$142M | 20 |
| Nov 2024 | $967M | $1.3B | −$296M | 20 |
| Oct 2024 | $657M | $908M | −$251M | 20 |
| Sep 2024 | $1.4B | $681M | +$718M | 20 |
| Aug 2024 | $336M | $1.0B | −$697M | 19 |
| Jul 2024 | $864M | $900M | −$36M | 19 |
| Jun 2024 | $554M | $587M | −$34M | 19 |
| May 2024 | $748M | $1.2B | −$413M | 19 |
| Apr 2024 | $557M | $1.4B | −$805M | 19 |
| Mar 2024 | $1.2B | $435M | +$780M | 18 |
| Feb 2024 | $754M | $436M | +$318M | 18 |
| Jan 2024 | $193M | $817M | −$624M | 18 |
| Dec 2023 | $632M | $712M | −$80M | 17 |
| Nov 2023 | $1.3B | $425M | +$861M | 16 |
| Oct 2023 | $513M | $551M | −$38M | 16 |
| Sep 2023 | $305M | $649M | −$344M | 16 |
| Aug 2023 | $505M | $434M | +$71M | 15 |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sorted by assets; click a column to re-sort. 3M flow is each fund's latest three reported months. Returns are price returns and exclude distributions.
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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.