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WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy Fund

GDMNCboeWisdomTreeC

$73.05+7.33 (+11.15%)

At close: Nov 4, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C47/ 100

Rank 11 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners

C47/100Rank 11 of 18inPrecious Metals Miners
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 65.72 to 73.05. Range 71.00 to 73.62. Use the arrow keys to read each point.68.0070.0072.0074.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.45%
Fund size
$150M
1Y total return
−5.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
8.38%
Holdings
59
Avg volume · 30D
52K sh
52W range
low $63.57high $147.27
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net GDMN Grade

C

Score 47 out of 100

Category
Precious Metals Miners⁠
Rank
11 of 18
Six-pillar profile for GDMN. Scores out of 100: Cost 68, Risk 22, Mission 100, Tradability 36, Holdings 45, Durability 45. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (22). Leans toward Mission.

Score 47 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 6

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F22 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 18

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 18

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 18

Our read on GDMN

ETF.net Research

In short

CGold or the miners? GDMN declines to choose. For every $100 it aims to hold roughly $90 of global gold miners plus gold futures worth about $90 more in notional terms, stacking two gold trades into one ticker.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks total return by investing in U.S.-listed gold futures contracts and global equity securities of companies deriving at least 50% of their revenue from gold mining. Gold futures are used to enhance capital efficiency.

Why people hold it

  • Return stacking in an ETF wrapper: about 90% of net assets in gold miner equities, with U.S.-listed gold futures adding roughly 90% of notional exposure on top.sec.govwisdomtree.com
  • The 0.45% fee sits under the typical precious-metals miner fund and below GDX's 0.51%, even with the futures sleeve doing extra work.
  • Discipline is written into the design: when exposure drifts 5% or more from the 90/90 target, the fund is expected to rebalance back toward it.sec.gov
  • Actively run, but measured against the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, the same benchmark behind AUAU, so the equity sleeve is judged on familiar ground.

Worth knowing

  • The stack cuts both ways. Roughly 180% gold-linked exposure magnifies losses as well as gains, and the prospectus flags higher volatility than an unlevered version.sec.govwisdomtree.com
  • It trades lightly next to the category's heavyweights, which can mean wider spreads and more care needed on size.
  • Gold exposure runs through a wholly-owned Cayman subsidiary, routine for commodity futures in a fund but more machinery than a plain miners basket.sec.gov

GDMN Holdings

Holdings pillarC45 out of 100Rank 13 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners
Asset class
Other
Holdings
59
Top-10 weight
70%
Largest holding
NEM15.6%

Sectors

  • Materials100.0%

Geography

  • Canada47.34%
  • United States26.86%
  • Australia11.93%
  • South Africa6.69%
  • China2.41%
  • United Kingdom2.08%
  • Peru1.41%
  • Mexico1.28%

Developed 84% · Emerging 16% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1NEMNewmont Mining Corp15.62%177,207$18.9M435
2AEMAgnico Eagle Mines Ltd9.32%68,187$11.3M40
3BBarrick Mining Corp9.27%302,950$11.2M51
4AUAngloGold Ashanti Plc6.69%101,440$8.09M125
5GFIGold Fields Ltd-Spons Adr5.15%189,192$6.23M36
6K.TOKinross Gold Corp5.01%300,889$6.06M98
7NST.AXNorthern Star Resources Ltd4.95%336,699$5.99M115
8SLWSilver Wheaton Corp4.95%51,308$5.98M2
9FNV.TOFranco-Nevada Corp4.90%26,303$5.92M85
10EVN.AXEvolution Mining Ltd3.77%551,740$4.56M126
11RGLDRoyal Gold Inc3.67%19,401$4.44M194
12PAAS.TOPan American Silver Corp3.40%108,228$4.11M78
13AGI.TOAlamos Gold Inc2.69%118,366$3.25M68
14EDV.TOEndeavour Mining Plc2.26%54,677$2.73M12
15CDECoeur d'Alene Mines Corp1.93%177,745$2.33M207

Showing 1–15 of 59 holdings

GDMN Performance

Launched Dec 16, 2021

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

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
GDMN$9,476
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,158
Nov 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026. GDMN $9,476. SPY $11,158. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,500$15,000$17,500Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 3, 2025 – Nov 3, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 3, 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 GDMN. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGDMN
Year to date−24.2%
1 month−14.3%
3 months−3.7%
1 year−5.2%
3 yearsper year+52.5%
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 GDMN
YearReturn barGDMN
2026 YTD−24.2%
2025+237.0%
2024+28.3%
2023+13.1%
2022−14.7%
2021+5.1%

Since listing, Dec 16, 2021

GDMN in the news

GDMN 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 Nov 3, 2026.
8.38%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$5.51Last 12 months
Last payment
$5.28 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2022–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Oct 25, 2022 $0.19; Dec 23, 2022 $0.14; Oct 25, 2023 $1.68; Dec 22, 2023 $0.16; Oct 28, 2024 $2.58; Dec 26, 2024 $0.12; Oct 28, 2025 $2.29; Dec 26, 2025 $0.23; Oct 27, 2026 $5.28. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 27, 2026Oct 29, 2026$5.28
Dec 26, 2025Dec 30, 2025$0.23
Oct 28, 2025Oct 30, 2025$2.29
Dec 26, 2024Dec 30, 2024$0.12
Oct 28, 2024Oct 30, 2024$2.58
Dec 22, 2023Dec 28, 2023$0.16
Oct 25, 2023Oct 30, 2023$1.68
Dec 23, 2022Dec 29, 2022$0.14
Oct 25, 2022Oct 28, 2022$0.19

$10,000 in GDMN 3 years ago paid $4,778 in dividends.

GDMN Risk

Risk pillarF22 out of 100Rank 17 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
53.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.
0.99
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.
−52.8%
58 months · trough Sep 2022
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.
0.87
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.

GDMN Cost

Compare GDMN and AUMI

Overpaying vs AUMI, tied cheapest in Precious Metals Miners

$1,915

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

  • GDMN 0.45%

    $9,041

  • AUMI 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • GDMN 0.45%
  • AUMI 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530GDMN $9,041AUMI $7,126

Year by year

YearGDMNAUMIOverpaying
10$812$634$178
20$3,128$2,454$674
30$9,041$7,126$1,915

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