GOAUU.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF
Seeks total return.
By U.S. Global Investors · Launched 2017
Annual Cost
0.60%
#3,235 of 5,861 · average
Fund Size
$165M
#2,516 of 5,861 · mid-size
Return (1Y)Goal
+28.6%
Track Record
9 years
#1,553 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,929+19.3%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 57.6% of fundmoderately concentrated
Royal Gold Inc
10.4%
Franco-Nevada Corp
10.1%
OR Royalties Inc
8.8%
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC
5.9%
DPM Metals Inc
4.0%
Gold Fields Ltd
3.9%
Torex Gold Resources Inc
3.8%
IAMGOLD Corp
3.8%
Coeur Mining Inc
3.7%
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd
3.2%
Asset allocation
Stocks
97.8%
Cash
2.2%
Other
0.0%
By sector
Basic Materials
100.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
48.5%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-52.9%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.75Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.05Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks total return.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in common stocks or ADRs of companies that earn at least 50% of revenue from precious metals. At least 80% of net assets in Precious Metals Companies, with at least 20% in Gold Companies. The Adviser selects holdings based on liquidity and investibility, focusing on free cash flow and momentum.
- Inception date
- June 27, 2017
- Fund family
- U.S. Global Investors
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Data updated on 2026-08-04