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 Oct 12, 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 | -9.81% | +18.64% | -5.38% | +6.64% | +22.25% | — | — | — | +66.53% |
| Total return | -9.81% | +18.64% | -5.38% | +6.64% | +24.21% | — | — | — | +68.17% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 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 Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 45 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DPM Metals Inc. | DPM.TO | 5.26% | 220.57K | $9.2M |
| 2 | G Mining Ventures Corp. | GMIN.TO | 4.77% | 241.44K | $8.3M |
| 3 | Cash Equivalent | — | 4.46% | 7.80M | $7.8M |
| 4 | Discovery Mining Ltd. | DSV.TO | 4.41% | 938.97K | $7.7M |
| 5 | IAMGOLD Corp. | IAG | 3.96% | 368.61K | $6.9M |
| 6 | Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. | WDO.TO | 3.74% | 270.23K | $6.5M |
| 7 | Eldorado Gold Corp. | EGO | 3.60% | 166.93K | $6.3M |
| 8 | Coeur Mining Inc. | CDE | 3.42% | 349.18K | $6.0M |
| 9 | Montage Gold Corp. | MAU.TO | 3.33% | 477.90K | $5.8M |
| 10 | Newmont Corp. | NEM | 3.28% | 48.64K | $5.7M |
| 11 | Northern Star Resources Ltd. | NST.AX | 3.26% | 334.46K | $5.7M |
| 12 | Ramelius Resources Ltd. | RMS.AX | 3.26% | 2.16M | $5.7M |
| 13 | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | WPM | 3.14% | 39.55K | $5.5M |
| 14 | OceanaGold Corp. | OGC.TO | 3.10% | 196.56K | $5.4M |
| 15 | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | AEM.TO | 3.10% | 28.64K | $5.4M |
| 16 | Emerald Resources NL | EMR.AX | 3.02% | 1.14M | $5.3M |
| 17 | Equinox Gold Corp. | EQX.TO | 2.98% | 455.11K | $5.2M |
| 18 | Genesis Minerals Ltd. | GMD.AX | 2.90% | 984.31K | $5.1M |
| 19 | K92 Mining Inc. | KNT.TO | 2.63% | 232.46K | $4.6M |
| 20 | Skeena Resources Ltd. | SKE.TO | 2.39% | 128.31K | $4.2M |
| 21 | i-80 Gold Corp. | IAU.TO | 2.37% | 2.62M | $4.1M |
| 22 | Anglogold Ashanti PLC | AU | 2.28% | 42.28K | $4.0M |
| 23 | Evolution Mining Ltd. | EVN.AX | 2.24% | 425.16K | $3.9M |
| 24 | Ora Banda Mining Ltd. | OBM.AX | 2.13% | 3.65M | $3.7M |
| 25 | Alamos Gold Inc. | AGI | 1.85% | 98.22K | $3.2M |
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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) | 1.46% | 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 | 54.05% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.751 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -37.37% / — | Sortino 1Y | 1.04 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.923 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.478 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 39.08% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (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 Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 31.16K | Average volume | 33.66K |
| AUM | $174.8M | Premium/Discount | +0.47% |
| 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 | $4.1M | +2.46% | $166.3M → $170.4M |
| 1 Month | -$13.0M | -6.59% | $198.2M → $170.4M |
| 1 Week | -$4.6M | -2.68% | $173.2M → $170.4M |
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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