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XME vs GBUG

State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF vs Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF

XME

State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.35%

Fund size

$5.3B

GBUG

Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF

Sprott

Annual cost

0.90%

Fund size

$164M

Key differences

  • XME costs 0.55% less per year.
  • XME is significantly larger than GBUG — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • XME covers north america markets; GBUG covers global.
  • XME follows a index tracking strategy; GBUG uses active selection.
  • XME has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

XMEGBUG
Annual cost (TER)0.35%0.90%
Fund size (AUM)$5.3B$164M
Since20062025
Dividend yield0.32%1.55%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americaglobal
Strategyindex trackingactive selection
CAGR 1Y+106.2%+74.3%
CAGR 3Y+38.7%N/A
CAGR 5Y+23.5%N/A
Sharpe 3Y1.13N/A
Volatility 1Y34.35%47.45%
Max drawdown-61.69%-32.10%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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