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Metals ETFs
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility
Diversification

Asset Allocation


S&P 500 Index

Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Metals ETFs, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends. The portfolio is rebalanced Every 3 months.


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The earliest data available for this chart is Sep 10, 2025, corresponding to the inception date of METL

Returns By Period


1D1MYTD6M1Y3Y*5Y*10Y*
Benchmark
S&P 500 Index
2.51%-0.19%-0.92%0.43%36.13%18.22%10.44%12.72%
Portfolio
Metals ETFs
5.05%-1.32%14.31%24.61%
COPX
Global X Copper Miners ETF
6.89%-0.26%14.26%30.91%170.22%31.53%19.74%22.43%
COPP
Sprott Copper Miners ETF
7.44%2.34%11.63%30.04%155.24%
SETM
Sprott Energy Transition Materials ETF
5.30%2.21%21.45%30.77%206.52%31.11%
URNM
NorthShore Global Uranium Mining ETF
4.94%-2.94%17.94%9.53%137.77%34.17%19.89%
URNJ
Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF
5.37%-4.97%18.41%5.51%168.28%33.29%
LITP
Sprott Lithium Miners ETF
4.84%10.69%16.85%48.48%222.57%1.51%
NIKL
Sprott Nickel Miners ETF
5.40%-1.90%5.34%6.11%130.50%-0.29%
GBUG
Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF
2.94%-5.58%11.00%23.78%151.66%
SGDM
Sprott Gold Miners ETF
3.07%-4.89%16.36%27.95%134.66%40.92%24.51%15.93%
SGDJ
Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF
4.06%-7.74%10.04%28.42%167.73%47.26%20.88%14.60%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Sep 11, 2025, Metals ETFs's average daily return is +0.33%, while the average monthly return is +5.84%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 1.0 years.

Historically, 88% of months were positive and 13% were negative. The best month was Jan 2026 with a return of +17.6%, while the worst month was Mar 2026 at -17.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 6 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 1 months.

On a daily basis, Metals ETFs closed higher 60% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 31, 2026 with a return of +7.2%, while the worst single day was Jan 30, 2026 at -10.2%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
202617.63%11.40%-17.57%5.83%14.31%
202513.58%2.94%4.65%8.25%32.45%

Benchmark Metrics

Metals ETFs has an annualized alpha of 98.22%, beta of 1.95, and R² of 0.32 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since September 11, 2025.

  • This portfolio captured 649.28% of S&P 500 Index gains but only 10.84% of its losses — a favorable profile for investors.
  • R² of 0.32 means the benchmark explains less than half of this portfolio's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

Alpha
98.22%
Beta
1.95
0.32
Upside Capture
649.28%
Downside Capture
10.84%

Expense Ratio

Metals ETFs has an expense ratio of 0.71%, placing it in the medium range. Below, you can find the expense ratios of the portfolio's funds side by side and easily compare their relative costs.


Top 10 holdings

Return for Risk

Return / Risk — by metrics


Risk / return metrics aren't available yet — we need at least 12 months of trading data to calculate them.


How much return does each position deliver for the risk it carries? Higher values mean better reward for the risk taken.

Risk / Return RankSharpe ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioMartin ratio
COPX
Global X Copper Miners ETF
924.244.211.585.6922.12
COPP
Sprott Copper Miners ETF
883.663.901.525.0420.03
SETM
Sprott Energy Transition Materials ETF
934.684.281.607.4525.05
URNM
NorthShore Global Uranium Mining ETF
712.733.191.394.1811.21
URNJ
Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF
682.713.091.374.5410.86
LITP
Sprott Lithium Miners ETF
863.923.801.476.4019.96
NIKL
Sprott Nickel Miners ETF
723.263.671.463.7711.53
GBUG
Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF
773.203.111.464.6916.32
SGDM
Sprott Gold Miners ETF
773.022.991.454.4915.76
SGDJ
Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF
813.403.211.464.9517.14

Sharpe Ratio

There isn't enough data available to calculate the Sharpe ratio for Metals ETFs. This metric is based on the past 12 months of trading data. Please check back later for updated information.


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Dividends

Dividend yield

Metals ETFs provided a 3.05% dividend yield over the last twelve months.


TTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Portfolio3.05%3.48%2.87%3.71%0.64%1.06%0.56%0.21%0.28%0.21%0.22%0.32%
COPX
Global X Copper Miners ETF
2.34%2.68%1.80%2.39%3.14%1.48%1.30%1.37%2.59%1.57%0.60%1.20%
COPP
Sprott Copper Miners ETF
2.12%2.37%2.59%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
SETM
Sprott Energy Transition Materials ETF
1.29%1.56%2.07%2.47%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
URNM
NorthShore Global Uranium Mining ETF
2.69%3.18%3.18%3.63%0.00%6.70%2.57%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
URNJ
Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF
5.56%6.58%4.33%4.03%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
LITP
Sprott Lithium Miners ETF
6.34%7.41%6.55%2.80%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
NIKL
Sprott Nickel Miners ETF
2.40%2.53%3.49%19.52%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
GBUG
Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF
1.40%1.56%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
SGDM
Sprott Gold Miners ETF
0.90%1.04%1.04%1.39%1.42%1.33%0.30%0.25%0.50%0.58%0.02%1.47%
SGDJ
Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF
7.61%8.37%6.55%4.55%2.46%2.20%1.97%0.65%0.00%0.14%1.77%0.85%

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Metals ETFs. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Metals ETFs was 28.24%, occurring on Mar 20, 2026. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Metals ETFs drawdown is 14.88%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-28.24%Jan 29, 202636Mar 20, 2026
-14.61%Oct 16, 202514Nov 4, 202526Dec 11, 202540
-4.33%Dec 29, 20253Dec 31, 20252Jan 5, 20265
-3.99%Dec 12, 20253Dec 16, 20253Dec 19, 20256
-3.79%Oct 9, 20252Oct 10, 20251Oct 13, 20253

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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Diversification

Diversification Metrics


Number of Effective Assets

The portfolio contains 11 assets, with an effective number of assets of 11.00, reflecting the diversification based on asset allocation. This number of effective assets suggests that the portfolio's investments are spread across a variety of assets, indicating a well-diversified allocation. However, true diversification also depends on the correlations between assets.

Asset Correlations Table

The table below displays the correlation coefficients between the individual components of the portfolio, the entire portfolio, and the chosen benchmark.

BenchmarkLITPURNMURNJNIKLSGDMSGDJCOPXGBUGCOPPSETMMETLPortfolio
Benchmark1.000.410.450.440.530.420.430.630.440.660.570.580.58
LITP0.411.000.490.500.590.470.490.560.490.550.760.640.71
URNM0.450.491.000.970.510.520.530.520.520.550.790.750.79
URNJ0.440.500.971.000.520.530.560.510.540.540.790.750.80
NIKL0.530.590.510.521.000.640.640.760.670.780.740.750.79
SGDM0.420.470.520.530.641.000.920.660.960.650.720.810.82
SGDJ0.430.490.530.560.640.921.000.670.950.660.730.840.84
COPX0.630.560.520.510.760.660.671.000.680.950.770.810.82
GBUG0.440.490.520.540.670.960.950.681.000.680.740.840.84
COPP0.660.550.550.540.780.650.660.950.681.000.780.820.83
SETM0.570.760.790.790.740.720.730.770.740.781.000.920.95
METL0.580.640.750.750.750.810.840.810.840.820.921.000.97
Portfolio0.580.710.790.800.790.820.840.820.840.830.950.971.00
The correlation results are calculated based on daily price changes starting from Sep 11, 2025