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As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. GOAU WDIG \n Expense ratio 0.60% 0.55% \n Net assets, GOAU as of Jun 30, 2026 and WDIG as of Aug 31, 2026 $165m $5.8m \n Total return, 1 year +19.2% not published \n What it tracks Miners and metals Rare earth and critical materials \n Holdings in common 3%","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, GOAU against WDIG, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/goau-vs-wdig","a":{"ticker":"GOAU","name":"US Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETF","issuer":"U.S. Global","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GOAU returned 19.2%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/goau","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"2.8%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.8%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"54.9%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+19.2%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.1%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid annually), ex-date Dec 24, 2025","value":"$0.4002","as_of":"2025-12-24","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$165m","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.60%","as_of":"2026-04-24","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 24, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"WDIG","name":"WisdomTree Efficient Rare Earth Plus Strategic Metals Fund","issuer":"WisdomTree","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"From its May 7, 2026 launch to Nov 4, 2026, WDIG lost 36.1%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/wdig","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"3.6%","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.8%","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"26.4%","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u221236.1%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Last payment, ex-date Oct 27, 2026","value":"$0.1271","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$5.8m","as_of":"2026-08-31","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Aug 31, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.55%","as_of":"2026-04-06","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 6, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":3,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/goau-vs-wdig"}