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Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US85210B2016

CUSIP

85210B201

Issuer

Sprott

Inception Date

Mar 31, 2015

Region

Developed Markets (Broad)

Category

Materials

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Solactive Junior Gold Miners Custom Factors Index

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

SGDJ has an expense ratio of 0.50%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) returned 45.48% year-to-date (YTD) and 50.37% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SGDJ returned 7.95% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.45%.


SGDJ

YTD

45.48%

1M

17.69%

6M

32.89%

1Y

50.37%

5Y*

12.08%

10Y*

7.95%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.77%

1M

3.72%

6M

-5.60%

1Y

8.55%

5Y*

14.11%

10Y*

10.45%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of SGDJ, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
202511.66%-0.05%14.52%6.81%6.57%45.48%
2024-7.99%-3.25%19.97%1.24%8.68%-10.84%7.85%4.56%6.36%7.33%-5.34%-6.52%19.35%
202311.18%-11.71%18.02%-1.02%-9.75%-6.22%6.18%-3.36%-10.88%3.28%13.87%2.21%6.66%
2022-7.95%7.84%7.01%-9.20%-11.15%-19.72%3.48%-13.85%-3.35%-3.35%26.89%-0.42%-27.60%
2021-8.65%-7.93%-0.68%9.51%12.71%-13.15%1.25%-7.18%-10.91%13.51%-2.91%2.73%-15.12%
2020-2.81%-16.91%-18.99%36.71%13.98%9.93%22.08%3.91%-7.93%0.04%2.19%10.53%47.91%
201910.28%2.87%-2.47%-7.38%-1.44%19.99%6.69%4.80%-9.51%5.88%-6.46%12.83%37.00%
2018-6.28%-6.51%1.73%1.20%-2.74%-1.26%-2.34%-12.73%-3.59%-3.18%-6.75%15.71%-25.62%
201716.12%-6.21%0.20%-7.07%-3.57%7.12%1.62%9.35%-4.73%-7.81%-3.23%7.09%5.94%
20162.42%37.25%6.31%32.97%-13.83%22.88%15.91%-16.78%5.86%-6.05%-15.07%-1.88%68.21%
201511.62%3.40%-7.33%-21.14%5.94%-6.08%6.82%-7.47%-1.46%-18.27%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 89, SGDJ is among the top 11% of ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SGDJ is 8989
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SGDJ is 8989
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SGDJ is 9090
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SGDJ is 8888
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SGDJ is 8989
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SGDJ is 8989
Martin 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 Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 10, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.33
  • 5-Year: 0.32
  • 10-Year: 0.19
  • All Time: 0.23

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF provided a 4.51% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.18 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$2.18$2.18$1.34$0.71$0.90$0.97$0.22$0.00$0.05$0.56$0.16

Dividend yield

4.51%6.55%4.55%2.45%2.20%1.97%0.65%0.00%0.14%1.77%0.85%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.18$2.18
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.34$1.34
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.71$0.71
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.90$0.90
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.97$0.97
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.22
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.05
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.56$0.56
2015$0.16$0.16

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 Sprott Junior Gold 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 Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF was 59.27%, occurring on Mar 20, 2020. Recovery took 88 trading sessions.

The current Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF drawdown is 0.83%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-59.27%Aug 5, 2016912Mar 20, 202088Jul 27, 20201000
-57.81%Jan 6, 2021435Sep 27, 2022639Apr 15, 20251074
-38.43%May 18, 2015170Jan 19, 201633Mar 7, 2016203
-17.22%May 18, 20168May 27, 20168Jun 9, 201616
-14.39%Sep 16, 20206Sep 23, 202060Dec 17, 202066

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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