About this ETF
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing 80% of its net assets in shares of gold and silver, focused companies that are engaged in exploring, developing and mining; or royalty and streaming companies engaged in the financing of gold and silver assets. The investment strategy of the fund is value oriented and contrarian. The fund is non-diversified.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 26, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +39.71% | +23.67% | -0.38% | +25.70% | +89.44% | — | — | — | +93.62% |
| Total return | +39.71% | +23.67% | -0.38% | +25.70% | +92.43% | — | — | — | +95.67% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.90% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $90.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 47 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DPM Metals Inc. | DPM.TO | 5.37% | 216.48K | $11.0M |
| 2 | Cash Equivalent | — | 5.25% | 10.78M | $10.8M |
| 3 | G Mining Ventures Corp. | GMIN.TO | 4.49% | 236.96K | $9.2M |
| 4 | Discovery Mining Ltd. | DSV.TO | 3.87% | 921.53K | $7.9M |
| 5 | IAMGOLD Corp. | IAG | 3.73% | 361.77K | $7.6M |
| 6 | Eldorado Gold Corp. | EGO | 3.65% | 163.83K | $7.5M |
| 7 | Coeur Mining Inc. | CDE | 3.50% | 342.69K | $7.2M |
| 8 | Montage Gold Corp. | MAU.TO | 3.40% | 469.02K | $7.0M |
| 9 | Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. | WDO.TO | 3.28% | 265.21K | $6.7M |
| 10 | Newmont Corp. | NEM | 3.06% | 47.73K | $6.3M |
| 11 | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | WPM | 2.98% | 38.82K | $6.1M |
| 12 | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | AEM.TO | 2.96% | 28.11K | $6.1M |
| 13 | Equinox Gold Corp. | EQX.TO | 2.94% | 446.66K | $6.0M |
| 14 | OceanaGold Corp. | OGC.TO | 2.92% | 192.91K | $6.0M |
| 15 | Genesis Minerals Ltd. | GMD.AX | 2.81% | 966.03K | $5.8M |
| 16 | Emerald Resources NL | EMR.AX | 2.75% | 1.12M | $5.6M |
| 17 | Northern Star Resources Ltd. | NST.AX | 2.75% | 328.25K | $5.6M |
| 18 | Ramelius Resources Ltd. | RMS.AX | 2.47% | 1.78M | $5.1M |
| 19 | Anglogold Ashanti PLC | AU | 2.45% | 41.49K | $5.0M |
| 20 | i-80 Gold Corp. | IAU.TO | 2.26% | 2.57M | $4.6M |
| 21 | Evolution Mining Ltd. | EVN.AX | 2.24% | 417.27K | $4.6M |
| 22 | Kinross Gold Corp. | KGC | 2.21% | 138.37K | $4.5M |
| 23 | Ora Banda Mining Ltd. | OBM.AX | 2.02% | 3.58M | $4.1M |
| 24 | K92 Mining Inc. | KNT.TO | 1.96% | 183.66K | $4.0M |
| 25 | Alamos Gold Inc. | AGI | 1.78% | 96.40K | $3.6M |
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Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 1.24% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.6799 |
| Frequency | Irregular | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Dec 18, 2025 | Last payment | $0.6799 (Dec 22, 2025) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | $0.6799 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 53.40% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 2.23 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -37.37% / — | Sortino 1Y | 3.14 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.882 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.432 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 37.83% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 47.10K | Average volume | 38.77K |
| AUM | $199.3M | Premium/Discount | -0.91% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$5.9M | -2.89% | $205.2M → $199.3M |
| 1 Week | $5.6M | +3.14% | $179.0M → $199.3M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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