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Global X Gold Miners ETF

AUAUNYSE ArcaGlobal XB

$34.13+0.92 (+2.78%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:49 PM ET

B61/ 100

Rank 7 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners

B61/100Rank 7 of 18inPrecious Metals Miners
Intraday session: up, 77 prints from 33.21 to 34.13. Range 33.44 to 36.33. Use the arrow keys to read each point.34.5035.0035.5036.0036.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.35%
Fund size
$5M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
119
Avg volume · 30D
1.66K sh
52W range
low $30.32high $50.38
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net AUAU Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 61 out of 100

Category
Precious Metals Miners⁠
Rank
7 of 18
Six-pillar profile for AUAU. Scores out of 100: Cost 94, Risk 51, Mission not scored, Tradability 20, Holdings 64, Durability 21. Strongest: Cost (94). Weakest: Tradability (20). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 61 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.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 18

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F20 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B64 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

In short

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

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

Worth knowing

  • Launched December 2025, so there is little live history to judge how closely it hugs its index or how it behaves in a rough tape.
  • A small, thinly traded fund can show wider bid-ask spreads and bigger premiums or discounts than the category's household names.
  • Miner 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.globalxetfs.com

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$8,999
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,169
Dec 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. AUAU $8,999. SPY $11,169. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,000$10,000$12,000Dec 2025Jun 2026Oct 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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−10.0%
1 month−13.0%
3 months+2.4%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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−10.0%
2025+5.1%

Since listing, Dec 9, 2025

AUAU in the news

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

Risk pillarC51 out of 100Rank 10 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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.
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.
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

AUAU Cost

Tied cheapest in Precious Metals Miners

$7,126

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • AUAU 0.35%

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • AUAU 0.35%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530AUAU $7,126

Year by year

YearAUAU
10$634
20$2,454
30$7,126

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