---
ticker: "GOAU"
name: "U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/GOAU"
grade: "C"
score: 45
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Precious Metals Miners"
category_rank: "11 of 18"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# GOAU: U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF

Grade **C**, Score 45 of 100. Rank 11 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 41 | 11 of 18 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 64 | 5 of 17 |
| Tradability | 26 | 13 of 18 |
| Holdings | 59 | 10 of 18 |
| Durability | 49 | 10 of 18 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 30 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | FNV | Franco-Nevada Corp | 10.25% |
| 2 | RGLD | Royal Gold Inc | 10.11% |
| 3 | WPM | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | 9.93% |
| 4 | OR | OR Royalties Inc | 4.24% |
| 5 | TFPM | Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp | 4.13% |
| 6 | FSM | Fortuna Mining Corp | 3.91% |
| 7 | TXG.TO | Torex Gold Resources Inc | 3.79% |
| 8 | KGC | Kinross Gold Corp | 3.59% |
| 9 | GFI | Gold Fields Ltd | 3.49% |
| 10 | KNT.TO | K92 Mining Inc | 3.41% |
| 11 | IAG | IAMGOLD Corp | 3.05% |
| 12 | MUX | McEwen Inc | 2.95% |
| 13 | DPM.TO | DPM Metals Inc | 2.94% |
| 14 | AU | Anglogold Ashanti Plc | 2.91% |
| 15 | ITRG | Integra Resources Corp | 2.77% |
| 16 | CDE | Coeur Mining Inc. | 2.76% |
| 17 | GROY | Gold Royalty Corp | 2.75% |
| 18 | HMY | Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd | 2.72% |
| 19 | FGXXX | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 | 2.53% |
| 20 | PRU.AX | Perseus Mining Ltd | 2.40% |
| 21 | BVN | Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA | 2.06% |
| 22 | ALK.AX | Alkane Resources Ltd | 2.06% |
| 23 | OBM.AX | Ora Banda Mining Ltd | 1.95% |
| 24 | WAF.AX | West African Resources Ltd | 1.94% |
| 25 | GMD.AX | Genesis Minerals Ltd | 1.94% |
| 26 | VAL.JO | Valterra Platinum Ltd | 1.86% |
| 27 | 2099.HK | China Gold International Resources Corp Ltd | 1.81% |
| 28 | HOC.L | Hochschild Mining PLC | 1.81% |
| 29 | RSG.AX | Resolute Mining Ltd | 0.82% |
| 30 | GBP | British Pounds | <0.01% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/GOAU. Please cite the page URL.