The investment seeks to provide investors the opportunity to participate in the investment characteristics of gold for a portion of their overall investment portfolio. To achieve its objective of providing investors the opportunity to participate in the investment characteristics of gold, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in gold and/or securities directly related to gold or issuers principally engaged in the gold industry, including securities of gold mining finance companies as well as operating companies with long-, medium- or short-life mines.

Nasdaq

SGGDX

The Sprott Physical Uranium Trust invests and holds substantially all of its assets in uranium in the form of U₃O₈, aiming to provide a secure, convenient, and exchange-traded investment alternative for investors interested in holding uranium.

Toronto

U-UN.TO

Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies principally engaged in the exploration for, or mining and processing of, precious stones and minerals, including but not limited to, gold, silver, platinum group, palladium, rare earth minerals, and diamonds. The fund also may purchase call and put options, and enter into covered option writing transactions. In addition, the fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. It is non-diversified.

UNWPX

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of domestic and foreign companies (including those located in emerging markets) principally engaged in the exploration, mining, or processing of gold and other precious metals and minerals, such as platinum, silver, and diamonds. It is non-diversified.

USAGX

Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies principally involved in the mining, fabrication, processing, marketing or distribution of precious metals including gold, silver, platinum group, palladium, as well as diamonds. The fund may also short positions in the fund's portfolio that are considered by the Adviser to be overvalued in an effort to realize a valuation discrepancy.

Symbol	Full Name	Category	Inception	Expense Ratio	YTD Return	10Y Return (Annualized)	Dividend Yield	Risk / Return Rank
SGGDX	First Eagle Gold Fund	Precious Metals	Aug 30, 1993	1.19%	12.80%	16.65%	0.96%	92
U-UN.TO	Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund	Gold, Precious Metals	Jul 19, 2021	0.60%	5.33%	20.12%	0.00%	40
UNWPX	U.S. Global Investors World Precious Minerals Fund	Precious Metals	Nov 26, 1985	1.53%	-40.12%	1.91%	9.94%	11
USAGX	USAA Precious Metals and Minerals Fund	Precious Metals	Aug 14, 1984	1.12%	11.25%	16.93%	0.22%	92
USERX	U.S. Global Investors Gold & Precious Metals Fund	Precious Metals	Jun 30, 1974	1.52%	4.81%	18.25%	2.81%	92

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