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GOAU vs SGDM: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GOAU returned +19.2% to SGDM's +27.9%; 39% 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 $617m on Nov 4, 2026 for Sprott Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance
2.8%
GOAU in the S&P 500
8.0%
SGDM in the S&P 500
+19.2%
GOAU total return, 1 year
+27.9%
SGDM total return, 1 year
GOAU · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 97% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
97% of its weight is outside the S&P 5003% of GOAU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 97% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.3%97%3% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 55% of the fund · 29 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in97% of its weight is outside the S&P 5003% of GOAU's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 97% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.3%97%3% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

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

SGDM · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 92% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
92% of its weight is outside the S&P 5008% of SGDM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.8%92%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 56% of the fund · 48 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in92% of its weight is outside the S&P 5008% of SGDM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.8%92%8% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

8% of SGDM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SGDM costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.7 points.

GOAU vs SGDM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureGOAUSGDM
Return
Total return, 1 year+19.2%+27.9%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high26.7%, high on Feb 27, 202625.6%, high on Mar 2, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMiners and metalsGold miners
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%0.46%
Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and SGDM as of Nov 4, 2026$165m$617m
Holdings
Holdings in common39%

Method

What they share

39%

By the books each fund has filed, GOAU and SGDM hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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39% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOAU SGDM
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 9.50% 7.10%
Franco-Nevada Corp 9.93% 6.17%
Endeavour Mining PLC 3.80% 3.11%
Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd 3.96% 2.98%
IAMGOLD Corp 2.92% 2.97%
OR Royalties Inc 9.56% 2.88%
Newmont Corp 2.82% 8.00%
Pan American Silver Corp 2.80% 3.45%
Fortuna Mining Corp 3.81% 2.18%
Triple Flag Precious Metals Co 2.04% 2.75%
DPM Metals Inc 2.04% 2.82%
K92 Mining Inc 1.94% 2.62%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GOAU
Aya Gold & Silver Inc 4.02%
Endeavour Silver Corp 3.76%
Capricorn Metals Ltd 3.31%
Genesis Minerals Ltd 3.19%
Evolution Mining Ltd 3.13%
Westgold Resources Ltd 3.06%
West African Resources Ltd 2.80%
Pan African Resources PLC 2.69%
Only in SGDM
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. 10.02%
Barrick Mining Corp. 7.73%
Kinross Gold Corp. 3.85%
Lundin Gold Inc. 3.58%
Coeur Mining Inc. 2.97%
Torex Resources Inc 2.85%
Centerra Gold Inc. 2.73%
Discovery Mining Ltd. 2.65%
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Window by window

Window by window: GOAU vs SGDM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowGOAUSGDM
3 months−0.2%+2.7%
6 months−6.8%−5.9%
1 year+19.2%+27.9%
3 years+167.4%+198.6%
Since launchNot the same days: GOAU Jun 2017 · SGDM Jul 2014+270.9%+219.4%

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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 SGDM Sprott Gold Miners ETF · Holds 48 stocks in gold miners, 8% 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% 8.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 99.8%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 29 48
Top ten, share of the fund 54.9% 56.0%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.46%
Fee for the differing part 0.60% 0.46%
Total return, 1 year +19.2% +27.9%
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high −26.7% −25.6%
Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and SGDM as of Nov 4, 2026 $165m $617m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

39% 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.

SGDM

By weight, 8% of SGDM'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 56% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +27.9% with distributions reinvested. It sits 25.6% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GOAU and SGDM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 39% 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 SGDM?
GOAU has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SGDM has 8%, so GOAU differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GOAU or SGDM?
GOAU charges 0.60% a year and SGDM charges 0.46%, so SGDM 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 →GOAU on its own →SGDM on its own →GOAU dividend history →GOAU holdings →SGDM dividend history →SGDM holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
GOAU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
GOAU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
U.S. Global website ↗
SGDM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SGDM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Sprott page for SGDM ↗

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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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