Do AUAU and GOAU hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, AUAU or GOAU?

AUAU has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GOAU has 3%, so AUAU differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, AUAU or GOAU?

AUAU charges 0.35% a year and GOAU charges 0.60%, so AUAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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AUAU vs GOAU: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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AUAU and GOAU hold 30% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $6.1m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Gold Miners ETF, and $165m on Jun 30, 2026 for US Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETF.

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At a glance

12.3%

AUAU in the S&P 500

2.8%

GOAU in the S&P 500

+4.0%

AUAU total return, since launch, Dec 10, 2025

+19.2%

GOAU total return, 1 year

AUAU · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

12% of AUAU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 88% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

GOAU · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 97% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

3% of GOAU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 97% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

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AUAU costs 0.25 points a year less.

AUAU vs GOAU: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AUAU	GOAU
Return
Measure	AUAU	GOAU
Total return, 1 year	not published	+19.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AUAU	GOAU
Below its all-time high	26.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026	26.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AUAU	GOAU
What it tracks	Gold miners	Miners and metals
Cost and size
Measure	AUAU	GOAU
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.60%
Net assets, AUAU as of Oct 12, 2026 and GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026	$6.1m	$165m
Holdings
Measure	AUAU	GOAU
Holdings in common	30%

Method

What they share

30%

By the books each fund has filed, AUAU and GOAU hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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30% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AUAU GOAU

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 6.11% 9.50%

Franco-Nevada Corporation 5.04% 9.93%

NEWMONT CORPORATION 12.35% 2.82%

Pan American Silver Corp. 2.35% 2.80%

EVOLUTION MINING LIMITED 2.06% 3.13%

ENDEAVOUR MINING PLC 1.33% 3.80%

HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED 1.13% 3.96%

IAMGOLD CORPORATION 1.06% 2.92%

DPM Metals Inc. 0.97% 2.04%

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. 0.76% 2.04%

OR Royalties Inc. 0.72% 9.56%

PERSEUS MINING LIMITED 0.59% 2.03%

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Only in AUAU

AGNICO EAGLE MINES LIMITED 8.98%

BARRICK MINING CORPORATION 7.56%

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 4.94%

Gold Fields Limited 3.76%

KINROSS GOLD CORPORATION 3.56%

Zijin Mining Group Company Limited 3.27%

NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD 2.49%

ROYAL GOLD, INC. 2.17%

Only in GOAU

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd 1.96%

LunR Royalties Corp 0.09%

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Window by window

Window by window: AUAU vs GOAU: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	AUAU	GOAU
3 months	+1.2%	−0.2%
6 months	−8.0%	−6.8%
1 year	–	+19.2%
3 years	–	+167.4%
Since launchNot the same days: AUAU Dec 2025 · GOAU Jun 2017	+4.0%	+270.9%

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Side by side

AUAU Global X Gold Miners ETF · Holds 105 stocks in gold miners, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies GOAU US Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETF · Holds 29 stocks in miners and metals, 3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X U.S. Global

Theme Gold miners Miners and metals

In the S&P 500 12.3% 2.8%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 99.8%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 105 29

Top ten, share of the fund 58.1% 54.9%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.60%

Fee for the differing part 0.35% 0.60%

Total return, 1 year +4.0% (since launch, Dec 10, 2025) +19.2%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −26.3% −26.7%

Net assets, AUAU as of Oct 12, 2026 and GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 $6.1m $165m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

30% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

AUAU

By weight, 12% of AUAU's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 105 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Since it first traded on Dec 10, 2025 the fund returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. It sits 26.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

GOAU

By weight, 3% of GOAU's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 55% of the fund across 29 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 26.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AUAU and GOAU hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AUAU or GOAU?: AUAU has 12% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GOAU has 3%, so AUAU differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AUAU or GOAU?: AUAU charges 0.35% a year and GOAU charges 0.60%, so AUAU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →AUAU on its own →GOAU on its own →AUAU dividend history →AUAU holdings →GOAU dividend history →GOAU holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AUAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AUAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for AUAU ↗

GOAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

U.S. Global website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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