PICK vs REMX overlap - what they share and where they differ

PICK and REMX share 1.2% of their weight across 10 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.

PICK and REMX

1.2%

10 shared positions

PICK

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 230 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 48.9%·Holdings of PICK

REMX

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF

Reported positions cover 97% of the fund, 30 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 59.3%·Holdings of REMX

Reported positions cover PICK 99%, REMX 97% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

REMX vs PICK side by side

PICKiShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF

230

stock positions reported to the SEC

97.9% of its weight is in 220 names REMX does not hold

REMXVanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF

30

stock positions reported to the SEC

70.5% of its weight is in 20 names PICK does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

PICK
REMX
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Basic Materials
47.8%
28.6%
Industrials
0.0%
2.8%
Consumer Cyclical
1.8%
0.0%
Financial Services
1.2%
0.0%
Real Estate
0.1%
0.0%
Technology
0.1%
0.0%

The widest gap is Basic Materials: PICK has 19.2 points more of it.

The figures side by side

PICKREMX
Filing dateMay 31, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported23030
Weight of the ten largest48.9%59.3%
Largest positionBHP 13.0%XIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO LTD 7.0%
Held alone220 positions, 97.9%20 positions, 70.5%
Covered by stock positions99%97%

Holdings they share

StockIn PICKIn REMXCounted
MPMP MATERIALS CORP0.53%5.99%0.53%
ALMALMONTY INDUSTRIES INC.0.21%4.64%0.21%
ELVRELEVRA LITHIUM LIMITED0.08%2.04%0.08%
IPXIperionx Ltd0.07%1.16%0.07%
LACLithium Americas Corp0.07%2.11%0.07%
SGMLSigma Lithium Corp0.06%1.29%0.06%
UAMYUnited States Antimony Corp0.06%1.47%0.06%
JIAXIN INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES INVESTMENT LTD0.05%0.60%0.05%
JINDUICHENG MOLYBDENUM CO LTD0.04%5.73%0.04%
ERAMET SA0.03%0.96%0.03%

What each holds alone

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

Only in PICK

BHPBHP GROUP LIMITED13.03%
RIORIO TINTO LIMITED9.77%
FCXFREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.5.44%
GLENCORE PLC4.37%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC3.45%
VALEVALE S.A.3.43%
NUENUCOR CORPORATION3.30%
GRUPO MEXICO, S.A.B. DE C.V.2.23%
STLDSTEEL DYNAMICS, INC.2.08%
TECKTeck Resources Limited1.75%

Only in REMX

XIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO LTD7.02%
ALBAlbemarle Corp6.99%
CHINA NORTHERN RARE EARTH GROUP HIGH-TECH CO LTD6.82%
PLS GROUP LTD6.60%
LYNAS RARE EARTHS LTD6.56%
SOCIEDAD QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE SA4.75%
SHENGHE RESOURCES HOLDING CO LTD4.17%
GANFENG LITHIUM GROUP CO LTD3.87%
LIONTOWN LTD3.78%
ILUKA RESOURCES LTD3.28%

Questions people ask

Is PICK the same as REMX?

1.2% of their weight sits in the same 10 holdings. PICK also reports BHP, RIO, FCX, which the other does not. REMX also reports XIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO LTD, ALB, CHINA NORTHERN RARE EARTH GROUP HIGH-TECH CO LTD, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between PICK and REMX measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 99% of PICK and 97% of REMX, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, REMX or PICK?

PICK reports 230 stock positions and REMX reports 30. 97.9% of PICK's weight sits in names REMX does not hold, and 70.5% of REMX's weight in names PICK does not hold. The ten largest positions are 48.9% of PICK and 59.3% of REMX.

How do PICK and REMX differ by sector?

The widest gap is Basic Materials: PICK has 19.2 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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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.