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

REMX and XLB share 2.1% of their weight across 1 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.

REMX and XLB

2.1%

1 shared positions

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

XLB

State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 26 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 58.4%·Holdings of XLB

Reported positions cover REMX 97%, XLB 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

XLB vs REMX side by side

REMXVanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF

30

stock positions reported to the SEC

89.5% of its weight is in 29 names XLB does not hold

XLBState Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF

26

stock positions reported to the SEC

97.7% of its weight is in 25 names REMX does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

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

Largest sectors for both funds

Basic Materials
28.6%
77.1%
Consumer Defensive
0.0%
6.4%
Consumer Cyclical
0.0%
4.9%
Industrials
2.8%
0.0%
Healthcare
0.0%
2.7%

The widest gap is Basic Materials: XLB has 48.5 points more of it.

The figures side by side

REMXXLB
Filing dateJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported3026
Weight of the ten largest59.3%58.4%
Largest positionXIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO LTD 7.0%LIN 14.1%
Held alone29 positions, 89.5%25 positions, 97.7%
Covered by stock positions97%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn REMXIn XLBCounted
ALBAlbemarle Corp6.99%2.13%2.13%

What each holds alone

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

Only in REMX

XIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO LTD7.02%
CHINA NORTHERN RARE EARTH GROUP HIGH-TECH CO LTD6.82%
PLS GROUP LTD6.60%
LYNAS RARE EARTHS LTD6.56%
MPMP Materials Corp5.99%
JINDUICHENG MOLYBDENUM CO LTD5.73%
SOCIEDAD QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE SA4.75%
ALMAlmonty Industries Inc4.64%
SHENGHE RESOURCES HOLDING CO LTD4.17%
GANFENG LITHIUM GROUP CO LTD3.87%

Only in XLB

LINLinde PLC14.06%
NEMNewmont Corp5.84%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc5.30%
CTVACorteva Inc4.96%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co/The4.94%
ECLEcolab Inc4.73%
VMCVulcan Materials Co4.72%
CRHCRH PLC4.67%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc4.62%
MLMMartin Marietta Materials Inc4.55%

Questions people ask

Is REMX the same as XLB?

2.1% of their weight sits in the same 1 holdings. REMX also reports XIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO LTD, CHINA NORTHERN RARE EARTH GROUP HIGH-TECH CO LTD, PLS GROUP LTD, which the other does not. XLB also reports LIN, NEM, FCX, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between REMX and XLB measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 97% of REMX and 100% of XLB, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, XLB or REMX?

REMX reports 30 stock positions and XLB reports 26. 89.5% of REMX's weight sits in names XLB does not hold, and 97.7% of XLB's weight in names REMX does not hold. The ten largest positions are 59.3% of REMX and 58.4% of XLB.

How do REMX and XLB differ by sector?

The widest gap is Basic Materials: XLB has 48.5 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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