EWC vs GDX overlap - what they share and where they differ

EWC and GDX share 11.3% of their weight across 7 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

EWC and GDX

11.3%

7 shared positions

EWC

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 83 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 43.0%·Holdings of EWC

GDX

VanEck Gold Miners ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 61 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 58.6%·Holdings of GDX

Reported positions cover EWC 100%, GDX 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

GDX vs EWC side by side

EWCiShares MSCI Canada ETF

83

stock positions reported to the SEC

88.4% of its weight is in 76 names GDX does not hold

GDXVanEck Gold Miners ETF

61

stock positions reported to the SEC

61.6% of its weight is in 54 names EWC does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

EWC
GDX
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Basic Materials
15.8%
74.5%
Financial Services
27.9%
2.6%
Industrials
8.0%
0.0%
Technology
7.7%
0.0%
Energy
7.4%
0.0%
Real Estate
0.0%
2.8%

The widest gap is Basic Materials: GDX has 58.7 points more of it.

The figures side by side

EWCGDX
Filing dateMay 31, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported8361
Weight of the ten largest43.0%58.6%
Largest positionRY 8.7%AEM 10.7%
Held alone76 positions, 88.4%54 positions, 61.6%
Covered by stock positions100%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn EWCIn GDXCounted
AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED3.00%10.67%3.00%
BBARRICK MINING CORPORATION2.34%7.95%2.34%
WPMWheaton Precious Metals Corp.1.98%5.60%1.98%
FNVFranco-Nevada Corporation1.45%4.89%1.45%
KGCKINROSS GOLD CORPORATION1.19%4.39%1.19%
PAASPan American Silver Corp.0.78%2.97%0.78%
AGIALAMOS GOLD INC.0.56%1.89%0.56%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in EWC

RYROYAL BANK OF CANADA8.71%
TDTHE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK6.28%
SHOPSHOPIFY INC.4.74%
ENBEnbridge Inc.3.89%
BMOBANK OF MONTREAL3.74%
CMCANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE3.30%
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA3.22%
CNQCANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED3.08%
BROOKFIELD CORPORATION3.05%
CANADIEN PACIFIQUE KANSAS CITY LIMITEE2.60%

Only in GDX

NEMNewmont Corp10.41%
AUAnglogold Ashanti Plc5.04%
GFIGold Fields Ltd4.07%
NTRSNorthern Star Resources Ltd2.63%
CDECoeur Mining Inc2.38%
RGLDRoyal Gold Inc1.95%
EVOLUTION MINING LTD1.65%
INDUSTRIAS PENOLES SAB DE CV1.52%
AGFirst Majestic Silver Corp1.43%
ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC1.39%

Questions people ask

Is EWC the same as GDX?

11.3% of their weight sits in the same 7 holdings. EWC also reports RY, TD, SHOP, which the other does not. GDX also reports NEM, AU, GFI, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between EWC and GDX measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of EWC and 100% of GDX, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, GDX or EWC?

EWC reports 83 stock positions and GDX reports 61. 88.4% of EWC's weight sits in names GDX does not hold, and 61.6% of GDX's weight in names EWC does not hold. The ten largest positions are 43.0% of EWC and 58.6% of GDX.

How do EWC and GDX differ by sector?

The widest gap is Basic Materials: GDX has 58.7 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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