Do GOAU and SGDJ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 17% 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 SGDJ?

GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDJ has 0%, so SGDJ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GOAU or SGDJ?

GOAU charges 0.60% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, so SGDJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GOAU vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GOAU returned +19.2% to SGDJ's +26.2%; 17% 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 $315m on Nov 4, 2026 for Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance

2.8%

GOAU in the S&P 500

0.0%

SGDJ in the S&P 500

+19.2%

GOAU total return, 1 year

+26.2%

SGDJ 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.

SGDJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of SGDJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SGDJ costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.0 points.

GOAU vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GOAU	SGDJ
Return
Measure	GOAU	SGDJ
Total return, 1 year	+19.2%	+26.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GOAU	SGDJ
Below its all-time high	26.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026	31.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GOAU	SGDJ
What it tracks	Miners and metals	Gold miners
Cost and size
Measure	GOAU	SGDJ
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.50%
Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and SGDJ as of Nov 4, 2026	$165m	$315m
Holdings
Measure	GOAU	SGDJ
Holdings in common	17%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 7, 2017 to Oct 30, 2026 · 486 weekly returns

GOAU SGDJ

Return

Total return edge GOAU +263.4% +200.6%

Annualized edge GOAU +14.8% +12.5%

Price return edge GOAU +234.0% +131.6%

Risk

Volatility edge GOAU 36.6% 41.2%

Max drawdown edge GOAU (slight) −51.7% −54.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge GOAU 0.49 0.43

Sortino edge GOAU 0.73 0.64

Calmar edge GOAU 0.29 0.23

Reading

From Jul 2017 to Oct 2026, GOAU returned more: +263.4% to +200.6%. GOAU swung less: 36.6% to 41.2%. GOAU fell slightly less at its worst: −51.7% to −54.9%.

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Risk and return: GOAU vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GOAU	SGDJ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+263.4%	+200.6%	GOAU	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+14.8%	+12.5%	GOAU	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+234.0%	+131.6%	GOAU	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	36.6%	41.2%	GOAU	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	24.6%	27.8%	GOAU	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−51.7%	−54.9%	GOAU (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.49	0.43	GOAU	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.73	0.64	GOAU	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.29	0.23	GOAU	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 486 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

17%

By the books each fund has filed, GOAU and SGDJ hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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17% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOAU SGDJ

Fortuna Mining Corp 3.81% 4.46%

Endeavour Silver Corp 3.76% 4.33%

West African Resources Ltd 2.80% 4.91%

Emerald Resources NL 2.18% 4.54%

Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd 1.99% 4.14%

Bellevue Gold Ltd 1.94% 1.43%

Resolute Mining Ltd 1.89% 1.35%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GOAU

Franco-Nevada Corp 9.93%

OR Royalties Inc 9.56%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 9.50%

Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.02%

Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 3.96%

Endeavour Mining PLC 3.80%

Capricorn Metals Ltd 3.31%

Genesis Minerals Ltd 3.19%

Only in SGDJ

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. 5.28%

Minerals 260 Ltd. 5.21%

Seabridge Gold Inc. 5.03%

Allied Gold Corp. 4.66%

Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS 4.42%

TR Anadolu Metal Madencilik Isletmeleri AS 4.39%

DRDGOLD Ltd. 4.31%

Ora Banda Mining Ltd. 4.05%

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Window by window

Window by window: GOAU vs SGDJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	GOAU	SGDJ
3 months	−0.2%	−6.7%
6 months	−6.8%	−14.2%
1 year	+19.2%	+26.2%
3 years	+167.4%	+232.8%
Since launchNot the same days: GOAU Jun 2017 · SGDJ Mar 2015	+270.9%	+342.6%

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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 SGDJ Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF · Holds 30 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer U.S. Global Sprott

Theme Miners and metals Gold miners

In the S&P 500 2.8% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 29 30

Top ten, share of the fund 54.9% 47.2%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.60% 0.50%

Total return, 1 year +19.2% +26.2%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −26.7% −31.7%

Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and SGDJ as of Nov 4, 2026 $165m $315m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

17% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief

No client brief for this pair: the two funds' holdings are dated 127 days apart.

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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.

SGDJ

By weight, 0% of SGDJ'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 47% of the fund across 30 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 31.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GOAU and SGDJ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 17% 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 SGDJ?: GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDJ has 0%, so SGDJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GOAU or SGDJ?: GOAU charges 0.60% a year and SGDJ charges 0.50%, so SGDJ 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 →SGDJ on its own →GOAU dividend history →GOAU holdings →SGDJ dividend history →SGDJ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

GOAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

U.S. Global website ↗

SGDJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SGDJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Sprott page for SGDJ ↗

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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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