CRIT vs. GDX ETF Comparison

Comparison of Optica Rare Earths & Critical Materials ETF (CRIT) to Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX)

CRIT

Optica Rare Earths & Critical Materials ETF

CRIT Description

Optica Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets of global region. It invests in stocks of companies operating across rare earth or critical metal mining, production, recycling, mineral sands, processing and/or refining sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. It seeks to track the performance of the EQM Rare Earth & Critical Materials Index, by using full replication technique. Optica Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETF is domiciled in the United States.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$15.53

Average Daily Volume

2,279

Number of Holdings ^*

14

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

GDX

Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF

GDX Description

The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and American depositary receipts of companies involved in the gold mining industry. Such companies may include medium-capitalization companies and foreign issuers. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Gold Miners Index. It may also utilize convertible securities and participation notes to seek performance that corresponds to the Gold Miners Index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$36.32

Average Daily Volume

16,720,252

Number of Holdings ^*

10

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	CRIT	GDX
30 Days	-2.00%	4.64%
60 Days	-19.18%	0.61%
90 Days	-19.64%	8.29%
12 Months	-14.04%	30.54%

0 Overlapping Holdings

	Symbol	Grade	Weight in CRIT	Weight in GDX	Overlap

CRIT Overweight 14 Positions Relative to GDX

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	SCCO	D	11.91%
	FCX	D	10.67%
	BHP	F	9.11%
	SQM	F	2.19%
	ALB	F	2.08%
	AA	F	1.51%
	SBSW	F	0.86%
	CENX	F	0.78%
	CSTM	D	0.74%
	TROX	F	0.73%
	MP	C	0.73%
	UEC	F	0.65%
	DNN	F	0.61%
	KALU	F	0.6%

CRIT Underweight 10 Positions Relative to GDX

	Symbol	Grade	Weight
	NEM	B	-15.8%
	GOLD	C	-9.02%
	GFI	F	-3.89%
	RGLD	C	-2.81%
	HMY	C	-1.83%
	HL	C	-1.07%
	BVN	F	-0.94%
	IAG	B	-0.76%
	CDE	D	-0.69%
	DRD	D	-0.22%

CRIT: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Aluminum Industrial Metals & Minerals Chemicals Copper Gold Other Industrial Metals & Mining Specialty Chemicals

Keywords: Extrusion Mining Alloys Chemical Elements Aluminium Aluminum Products Molybdenum Oil And Gas Smelting Uranium Aerospace Bauxite Biocides Catalysts Chemical Chemical Substances Chloride Consumer Electronics Disinfectant Electronics

GDX: Top Represented Industries & Keywords

Industries: Gold Industrial Metals & Minerals

Keywords: Mining Gold Copper Gold Mining Molybdenum Silver Mining In The United States Base Metal Bullion Electrical Transmission Harmony Gold Iamgold Lead Metals Precious And Base Metal S&P 500 Silver Smelting Zinc