U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU)
| Assets | $98.44M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.60% |
| PE Ratio | 8.94 |
| Shares Out | 5.40M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.24 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.33% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 23, 2022 |
| Payout Ratio | 11.94% |
| 1-Year Return | +0.67% |
| Volume | 18,873 |
| Open | 17.87 |
| Previous Close | 17.98 |
| Day's Range | 17.86 - 18.15 |
| 52-Week Low | 11.30 |
| 52-Week High | 20.88 |
| Beta | 0.99 |
| Holdings | 31 |
| Inception Date | Jun 27, 2017 |
About GOAU
Fund Home PageThe U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in materials equity. The fund tracks an index of 28 precious metal mining firms listed in the US, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong or South Africa. Holdings are selected by fundamental factors and weighted in fixed tiers. GOAU was launched on Jun 27, 2017 and is managed by US Global Investors.
Top 10 Holdings
57.44% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP COM | WPM.TO | 9.66% |
| FRANCO NEV CORP | FNV.TO | 9.38% |
| Royal Gold, Inc. | RGLD | 9.05% |
| DRDGOLD Limited | DRD | 5.49% |
| AngloGold Ashanti Limited | AU | 4.80% |
| OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES LTD | OR.TO | 4.07% |
| TOREX GOLD RES INC COM NEW | TXG.TO | 4.03% |
| HARMONY GOLD MINING CO LTD | HAM.DE | 3.89% |
| SANDSTORM GOLD LTD | SSL.TO | 3.68% |
| NEW GOLD INC CDA | NGD.TO | 3.39% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.24005 | Dec 28, 2022 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | $0.228 | Dec 28, 2021 |
| Dec 29, 2020 | $0.147 | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | $0.02753 | Dec 26, 2019 |
| Dec 28, 2018 | $0.05368 | Jan 2, 2019 |
| Dec 28, 2017 | $0.01741 | Jan 2, 2018 |
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