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Sprott Gold Equity Fund (SGDLX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US85208P1057

CUSIP

85208P105

Issuer

Sprott

Inception Date

Jun 28, 1998

Min. Investment

$1,000

Asset Class

Commodity

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

SGDLX has a high expense ratio of 1.44%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Sprott Gold Equity Fund (SGDLX) returned 44.83% year-to-date (YTD) and 49.96% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SGDLX returned 8.79% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


SGDLX

YTD

44.83%

1M

7.20%

6M

34.91%

1Y

49.96%

3Y*

16.85%

5Y*

9.31%

10Y*

8.79%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
202511.34%-0.24%13.81%7.30%6.79%44.83%
2024-7.00%-3.95%20.08%2.44%6.09%-6.11%9.45%5.77%4.88%4.07%-5.82%-7.42%20.58%
20237.73%-12.56%17.68%1.38%-6.22%-4.66%2.45%-4.80%-10.01%3.22%13.11%-1.02%1.91%
2022-5.32%11.69%5.75%-7.68%-8.41%-13.54%0.71%-10.80%0.84%-2.26%19.74%0.12%-13.21%
2021-5.66%-8.55%-0.87%6.19%13.06%-11.46%2.07%-4.48%-8.38%9.93%-1.86%0.69%-11.79%
2020-1.85%-10.21%-12.77%33.36%12.22%6.31%16.82%-0.76%-6.53%-2.52%-5.64%8.06%31.75%
20197.22%0.49%-1.78%-6.14%2.68%15.62%5.68%10.12%-11.51%3.75%-2.86%10.52%35.24%
20180.90%-8.60%1.12%1.60%0.54%-2.34%-3.19%-10.38%0.30%-2.59%-3.14%9.47%-16.37%
201714.95%-4.69%0.41%-1.86%0.19%-0.74%2.34%7.09%-7.10%-3.47%-0.98%4.22%8.91%
20161.50%24.99%3.97%25.91%-11.27%21.19%8.78%-12.03%3.53%-7.59%-14.78%0.78%40.42%
201510.43%-4.69%-10.83%7.82%-0.77%-6.75%-17.18%3.26%-3.74%5.51%-7.33%-0.33%-24.89%
201412.22%11.46%-7.39%3.28%-4.80%19.99%-3.29%1.59%-18.56%-15.54%4.71%0.66%-2.67%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 87, SGDLX is among the top 13% of mutual funds 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 SGDLX is 8787
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SGDLX is 8888
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SGDLX is 8989
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SGDLX is 8888
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SGDLX is 8181
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SGDLX 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 Gold Equity Fund (SGDLX) 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 Gold Equity Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.58
  • 5-Year: 0.31
  • 10-Year: 0.29
  • All Time: 0.31

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 Gold Equity Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Sprott Gold Equity Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.


0.00%0.02%0.04%0.06%0.08%0.10%0.12%$0.00$0.01$0.02$0.03$0.04$0.05202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM202420232022
Dividend$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05

Dividend yield

0.00%0.00%0.00%0.12%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Sprott Gold Equity Fund. 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$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$0.00$0.00
2022$0.05$0.05

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 Gold Equity Fund. 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 Gold Equity Fund was 75.02%, occurring on Jan 19, 2016. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Sprott Gold Equity Fund drawdown is 16.14%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-75.02%Sep 9, 20111096Jan 19, 2016
-68.76%Mar 6, 2008164Oct 27, 2008238Oct 7, 2009402
-33.98%Jun 4, 200238Jul 26, 2002111Jan 3, 2003149
-33.75%Oct 5, 1999283Nov 14, 2000289Jan 15, 2002572
-30%May 11, 200623Jun 13, 2006175Feb 23, 2007198
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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