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Inception date
Jun 27, 2017
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
US Global Investors, Inc. (Asset Management)
Distributor
Quasar Distributors LLC
GOAU provides an alternate take on the mining space by using fundamental analysis and complex tiered weighting. Unlike some competitors, the fund includes royalty and streaming companies, which provide capital to mining start-ups in exchange for a stake in the eventual production. GOAU starts by screening out mining firms that are financed primarily with debt. Miners in the top 10% by revenue per employee are deemed as priority firms. The index scores priority firms by revenue/employees, operating cash flow/employees, and gross margin, and other firms by operating cash flow/enterprise value. GOAU builds its portfolio by filling a fixed, four-tier bracket of 28 names, starting with the highest-scored priority companies and then moving down the list of other firms. Tier 1 contains three names, weighted at 10% each, which must be gold or silver miners directly listed in the US or Canada, with at least a $1 billion market cap. Requirements become less stringent with each succeeding tier.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Non-Energy Minerals
Stocks99.87%
Non-Energy Minerals99.87%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.13%
Mutual fund0.07%
Cash0.06%
Stock breakdown by region
North America80.86%
Oceania11.73%
Africa5.67%
Latin America1.74%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
GOAU top holdings are Wheaton Precious Metals Corp and Royal Gold, Inc., occupying 9.59% and 9.26% of the portfolio correspondingly.
GOAU last dividends amounted to 0.40 USD. The year before, the issuer paid 0.17 USD in dividends, which shows a 58.21% increase.
Yes, GOAU pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.43%. The last dividend (Dec 26, 2024) amounted to 0.40 USD. The dividends are paid annually.
GOAU shares are issued by U.S. Global Investors, Inc. under the brand US Global. The ETF was launched on Jun 27, 2017, and its management style is Passive.
GOAU expense ratio is 0.60% meaning you'd have to pay 0.60% of your investment to help manage the fund.
GOAU follows the US Glo. Go Gold and Precious Metals Min. (USD)(GR). ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
GOAU invests in stocks.
See more dynamics on GOAU price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −1.94% over the last month, showed a 16.67% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 34.50% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −1.94% over the last month, showed a 16.67% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 34.50% in a year.
GOAU trades at a premium (2.86%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.