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AUAU

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Global X - Gold Miners ETF

Themes · Global X · Inception 2025-12-09 · SEC filings

$40.16−1.89 (−4.49%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:03 PM EDT

History starts Dec 9, 2025.History starts Dec 9, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 6 prints from 42.05 to 40.16. Range 39.98 to 40.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$40.00$40.05$40.1010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.35%
Fund size
$7M
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
115
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$41.84
52W range
low $30.32high $50.38

The ETF.net AUAU Grade

B

65/ 100

Rank 3 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for AUAU. Scores out of 100: Cost 94, Risk 66, Mission not scored, Tradability 29, Holdings 60, Durability 21. Strongest: Cost (94). Weakest: Durability (21). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 65 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 94
    Category rank2/18 · top 11%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 66
    Category rank3/17 · top 18%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 29
    Category rank14/18 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 60
    Category rank10/18 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    FScore 21
    Category rank16/18 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

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 Sep 21, 2026, 6:07 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
115
Top-10 weight
57%
Largest holding
NEM12.5%

Geography

  • Canada52.76%
  • United States24.84%
  • Australia9.50%
  • South Africa4.98%
  • China3.86%
  • United Kingdom1.58%
  • Hong Kong0.89%
  • Mexico0.79%
  • Other countries (2)0.80%

Developed 86% · Emerging 14% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 8.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NEMNEWMONT CORP12.46%6,651$821K428
002AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES LTD9.74%3,216$642K42
003BBARRICK MINING CORP6.80%10,342$448K51
004WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP6.57%2,866$433K39
005AUANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC4.99%3,184$329K82
006FNVFRANCO-NEVADA CORP4.89%1,211$322K37
007GFIGOLD FIELDS LTD-SPONS ADR3.71%5,754$245K51
008KGCKINROSS GOLD CORP3.24%7,610$214K39
0092899.HKZIJIN MINING GROUP CO LTD-H2.51%38,000$165K98
010NST.AXNORTHERN STAR RESOURCES LTD2.12%8,826$139K116
011RGLDROYAL GOLD INC2.06%544$136K188
012PAASPAN AMERICAN SILVER CORP1.98%2,607$130K30
013CDECOEUR MINING INC1.97%6,566$130K206
014EVN.AXEVOLUTION MINING LTD1.93%13,030$127K120
015AGIALAMOS GOLD INC-CLASS A1.46%2,685$96K22

Showing 1–15 of 117 holdings

AUAU Performance

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

AUAU$11,510
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. AUAU $11,510. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,922$10,938$13,955Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+15.1%
1 month−5.1%
3 months+19.8%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per 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+15.1%
2025+5.1%

Since listing, Dec 9, 2025

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AUAU Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
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.