Do GOAU and RING hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 23% 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, GOAU or RING?

GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RING has 18%, so GOAU differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GOAU or RING?

GOAU charges 0.60% a year and RING charges 0.39%, so RING is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GOAU vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GOAU returned +19.2% to RING's +28.4%; 23% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $165m on Jun 30, 2026 for US Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETF, and $2.3bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance

2.8%

GOAU in the S&P 500

17.6%

RING in the S&P 500

+19.2%

GOAU total return, 1 year

+28.4%

RING total return, 1 year

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.

RING · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 82% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

18% of RING's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 82% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RING costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GOAU vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GOAU	RING
Return
Measure	GOAU	RING
Total return, 1 year	+19.2%	+28.4%
Drawdown
Measure	GOAU	RING
Below its all-time high	26.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026	25.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	GOAU	RING
What it tracks	Miners and metals	Gold miners
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		ahead by 13.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	GOAU	RING
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.39%
Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and RING as of Nov 4, 2026	$165m	$2.3bn
Holdings
Measure	GOAU	RING
Holdings in common	23%

Method

What they share

23%

By the books each fund has filed, GOAU and RING hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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23% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOAU RING

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 9.50% 7.33%

Newmont Corp 2.82% 17.65%

Pan American Silver Corp 2.80% 3.02%

IAMGOLD Corp 2.92% 2.11%

Endeavour Mining PLC 3.80% 2.01%

Genesis Minerals Ltd 3.19% 1.41%

Westgold Resources Ltd 3.06% 0.87%

Pan African Resources PLC 2.69% 0.85%

Emerald Resources NL 2.18% 0.75%

Hochschild Mining PLC 2.61% 0.75%

West African Resources Ltd 2.80% 0.70%

Resolute Mining Ltd 1.89% 0.57%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GOAU

Franco-Nevada Corp 9.93%

OR Royalties Inc 9.56%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.02%

Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 3.96%

Fortuna Mining Corp 3.81%

Endeavour Silver Corp 3.76%

Capricorn Metals Ltd 3.31%

Evolution Mining Ltd 3.13%

Only in RING

AGNICO EAGLE MINES 12.79%

BARRICK MINING 8.72%

GOLD FIELDS 4.51%

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 4.40%

KINROSS GOLD 3.74%

COEUR MINING 2.84%

EQUINOX GOLD 2.47%

ALAMOS GOLD CLASS A 2.36%

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Window by window

Window by window: GOAU vs RING: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	GOAU	RING	GOAU	RING
3 months	−0.2%	+2.4%	not measured	+3.7 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−6.8%	−7.2%	not measured	−9.8 pts vs ACWI
1 year	+19.2%	+28.4%	not measured	+13.4 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+167.4%	+233.8%	not measured	+156.2 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: GOAU Jun 2017 · RING Feb 2012	+270.9%	+74.0%	not measured	−293.7 pts vs ACWI

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Side by side

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 RING iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF · Holds 41 stocks in gold miners, 18% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer U.S. Global iShares

Theme Miners and metals Gold miners

In the S&P 500 2.8% 17.6%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 29 41

Top ten, share of the fund 54.9% 67.5%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.39%

Fee for the differing part 0.60% 0.39%

Total return, 1 year +19.2% +28.4%

vs its benchmark not measured +13.4 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −26.7% −25.1%

Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and RING as of Nov 4, 2026 $165m $2.3bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

23% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

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.

RING

By weight, 18% of RING'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 68% of the fund across 41 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, so a holder was ahead by 13.4 pts. It sits 25.1% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GOAU and RING hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 23% 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, GOAU or RING?: GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RING has 18%, so GOAU differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GOAU or RING?: GOAU charges 0.60% a year and RING charges 0.39%, so RING is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

GOAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

U.S. Global website ↗

RING filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RING prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for RING ↗

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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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