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Global X - Gold Miners ETF

AUAUNYSE ArcaB

$37.59−0.51 (−1.34%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 2:29 PM

B65/ 100

Rank 3 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners

B65/100Rank 3 of 18inPrecious Metals Miners
Intraday session: down, 7 prints from 38.09 to 37.59. Range 37.15 to 38.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.37.2037.4037.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.35%
Fund size
$6M
1Y total return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
120
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$38.25
52W range
low $30.32high $50.38
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net AUAU Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 65 out of 100

Category
Precious Metals Miners⁠
Rank
3 of 18
Six-pillar profile for AUAU. Scores out of 100: Cost 94, Risk 67, Mission not scored, Tradability 25, Holdings 61, Durability 21. Strongest: Cost (94). Weakest: Durability (21). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 65 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A94 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 17

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D25 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 18

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    F21 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 18

Our read on AUAU

ETF.net Research

BGlobal X's run at the classic gold-miner trade: the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, about 100 mining companies worldwide, for 0.35% a year. A late-2025 arrival priced under most of the established names in the group.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to provide investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, which is designed to track global companies involved in gold mining.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Charges 0.35% a year, below the 0.52% median for precious-metals miner funds and below both GDX (0.51%) and RING (0.39%).
  2. 02Follows the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index: roughly 100 gold miners, global in scope rather than a US-only slice.assets.globalxetfs.com
  3. 03Plain index exposure, no stock picking: the fund aims to match the price and yield of that gold-mining benchmark.assets-cms.globalxetfs.com
  4. 04Pricing is its strongest card in an 18-fund miner cohort, and it sits in the upper half of that group overall.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Launched December 2025, so there is little live history to judge how closely it hugs its index or how it behaves in a rough tape.
  2. 02A small, thinly traded fund can show wider bid-ask spreads and bigger premiums or discounts than the category's household names.
  3. 03Miner shares add company risk (costs, output, where the mines sit) on top of gold's swings, and cash goes out annually or semiannually, not monthly.assets.globalxetfs.com

AUAU Holdings

As of Oct 11, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
120
Top-10 weight
57%
Largest holding
NEM12.8%

Geography

  • Canada52.49%
  • United States25.00%
  • Australia10.04%
  • South Africa4.63%
  • China3.85%
  • United Kingdom1.49%
  • Hong Kong0.89%
  • Mexico0.77%
  • Other countries (2)0.84%

Developed 87% · Emerging 13% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 8.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NEMNewmont Corp12.84%6,667$786K434
002AEMAgnico Eagle Mines Ltd9.96%3,225$610K42
003BBarrick Mining Corp6.94%10,342$425K52
004WPMWheaton Precious Metals Corp6.51%2,873$398K40
005AUAnglogold Ashanti PLC4.91%3,192$301K107
006FNVFranco-Nevada Corp4.85%1,211$297K36
007GFIGold Fields Ltd-Spons Adr3.47%5,769$212K53
008KGCKinross Gold Corp2.96%7,630$181K36
0092899.HKZijin Mining Group Co Ltd-H2.61%38,000$159K96
010NST.AXNorthern Star Resources Ltd2.45%8,826$150K115
011RGLDRoyal Gold Inc2.10%544$129K188
012PAASPan American Silver Corp1.98%2,613$121K33
013EVN.AXEvolution Mining Ltd1.95%13,030$120K121
014CDECoeur Mining Inc1.84%6,583$113K208
015AGIAlamos Gold Inc-Class A1.45%2,692$89K23

Showing 1–15 of 120 holdings

AUAU Performance

Launched Dec 9, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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AUAU$10,426
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,500
Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. AUAU $10,426. SPY $11,500. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,922$10,938$13,955Dec 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for AUAU. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAUAU
Year to date+4.3%
1 month−8.7%
3 months+17.3%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for AUAU
YearReturn barAUAU
2026 YTD+4.3%
2025+5.1%

Since listing, Dec 9, 2025

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AUAU Dividends

Last payment
$0.23 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment in 2026 YTD. Jun 29, 2026 $0.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.23

AUAU Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.67
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

AUAU Cost

Expense ratio0.35%
  • The middle half of Precious Metals Miners funds
  • Median 0.52%

No Precious Metals Miners fund charges less.

AUAU costs $35.00 a year on $10,000. The median Precious Metals Miners fund costs $51.50.

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