U.S. Global Investors Gold & Precious Metals Fund (USERX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in U.S. Global Investors Gold & Precious Metals Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

U.S. Global Investors Gold & Precious Metals Fund (USERX) has returned -3.65% so far this year and 93.42% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, USERX has achieved an annualized return of 17.26%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 1980, USERX's average daily return is +0.31%, while the average monthly return is +0.61%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 9.5 years.

Historically, 50% of months were positive and 50% were negative. The best month was Mar 1987 with a return of +41.5%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -33.1%. The longest winning streak lasted 7 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 8 months.

On a daily basis, USERX closed higher 47% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 15, 1980 with a return of +1,043.8%, while the worst single day was Mar 19, 1980 at -90.0%.

U.S. Global Investors Gold & Precious Metals Fund has an annualized alpha of 111.11%, beta of 0.30, and R² of 0.00 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 1980.

• This fund participated in 69.38% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 37.48% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.30 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.00 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R² of 0.00 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index — capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

USERX has a high expense ratio of 1.52%, indicating above-average management fees.

USERX ranks 90 for risk / return — in the top 90% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for U.S. Global Investors Gold & Precious Metals Fund (USERX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

U.S. Global Investors Gold & Precious Metals Fund provided a 3.06% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.87 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for U.S. Global Investors Gold & Precious Metals Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the U.S. Global Investors Gold & Precious Metals 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 U.S. Global Investors Gold & Precious Metals Fund was 97.74%, occurring on Nov 10, 2000. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current U.S. Global Investors Gold & Precious Metals Fund drawdown is 47.32%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.