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US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (G...
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ETF Info

ISINUS26922A7191
CUSIP26922A719
IssuerUS Global Investors
Inception DateJun 27, 2017
RegionDeveloped Markets (Broad)
CategoryMaterials
Index TrackedU.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners Index
Asset ClassEquity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

The US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF has a high expense ratio of 0.60%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for GOAU: current value at 0.60% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.60%

Share Price Chart


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US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


20.00%40.00%60.00%80.00%100.00%120.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
68.36%
108.96%
GOAU (US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF had a return of 13.54% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.24% in the last 12 months.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date13.54%6.92%
1 month10.63%-2.83%
6 months25.98%23.86%
1 year1.24%23.33%
5 years (annualized)10.61%11.66%
10 years (annualized)N/A10.52%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-5.99%-9.12%22.71%
2023-8.76%1.49%12.72%1.11%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of GOAU is 19, indicating that it is in the bottom 19% of the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of GOAU is 1919
US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF(GOAU)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of GOAU is 1919Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of GOAU is 2121Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of GOAU is 2121Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of GOAU is 2020Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of GOAU is 1818Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


GOAU
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for GOAU, currently valued at 0.09, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.000.09
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for GOAU, currently valued at 0.35, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.000.35
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for GOAU, currently valued at 1.04, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.501.04
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for GOAU, currently valued at 0.06, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.000.06
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for GOAU, currently valued at 0.13, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.000.13
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.19, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.002.19
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 3.18, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.003.18
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.38, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.501.38
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.68, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.68
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 8.62, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.008.62

Sharpe Ratio

The current US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF Sharpe ratio is 0.09. A Sharpe ratio between 0 and 1.0 is considered sub-optimal.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-0.500.000.501.001.502.002.503.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
0.09
2.19
GOAU (US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF granted a 0.87% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.17 per share.


PeriodTTM2023202220212020201920182017
Dividend$0.17$0.17$0.24$0.23$0.15$0.03$0.05$0.02

Dividend yield

0.87%0.99%1.55%1.28%0.74%0.16%0.47%0.13%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.17
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.24
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.23
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.15
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05
2017$0.02

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-40.00%-30.00%-20.00%-10.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-22.64%
-2.94%
GOAU (US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF. 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 US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF was 55.41%, occurring on Sep 26, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF drawdown is 22.64%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-55.41%Aug 6, 2020539Sep 26, 2022
-39.55%Sep 5, 2019137Mar 20, 202024Apr 24, 2020161
-27.5%Sep 8, 2017299Nov 13, 2018150Jun 21, 2019449
-11.06%May 21, 202020Jun 18, 20208Jun 30, 202028
-6.18%Jun 29, 20176Jul 7, 201713Jul 26, 201719

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF volatility is 8.16%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
8.16%
3.65%
GOAU (US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)