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GOLS

GradeDNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Gabelli Opportunities in Live and Sports ETF

Themes · Gabelli · Inception 2025-12-31 · SEC filings

$25.99−0.22 (−0.83%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:59 PM EDT

History starts Jan 2, 2026.History starts Jan 2, 2026.
Intraday session: down, 8 prints from 26.21 to 25.99. Range 25.99 to 26.21. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$26.05$26.10$26.15$26.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.90%
Fund size
$34M
1Y return
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Yield · Last 12 months
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Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$26.25
52W range
low $23.65high $27.98

The ETF.net GOLS Grade

D

28/ 100

Rank 19 of 21 in Global Thematic⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for GOLS. Scores out of 100: Cost 5, Risk 70, Mission not scored, Tradability 38, Holdings 23, Durability 27. Strongest: Risk (70). Weakest: Cost (5). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 28 of 100 sits in the D 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.
    FScore 5
    Category rank20/21 · bottom quartile

  • 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.
    AScore 70
    Category rank6/20 · top 30%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 38
    Category rank14/21 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    FScore 23
    Category rank16/18 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    DScore 27
    Category rank20/21 · bottom quartile

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

Our read on GOLS

ETF.net Research

DConcerts, stadiums, ticket stubs: GOLS packages the live and sports economy into one ticker. Gabelli launched it in 2026 as a narrow theme inside the communication services aisle, with a single stated goal of capital appreciation.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  1. 01One ticker for the live economy: sports and live entertainment and the businesses around them, rather than the whole communication services sector.
  2. 02Simple mandate. Capital appreciation from equities, with preferred shares as well as common stock available in the toolkit.
  3. 03A specialist among peers built as broad sector index trackers (XLC, FCOM, VOX), so it covers ground those funds spread thin.

Worth knowing

  1. 010.90% a year is what the theme costs. The big communication services index funds, XLC and FCOM, charge 0.08%.
  2. 02Launched in 2026, so there is no long record to lean on, and assets and trading volume are still building, which tends to mean wider spreads.
  3. 03Built for capital appreciation, not income. Payouts are not part of the stated objective.

GOLS Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 9:03 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
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Top-10 weight
59%
Largest holding
MSGS11.0%

Geography

  • United States82.48%
  • United Kingdom6.69%
  • Canada5.26%
  • Italy2.76%
  • Bermuda1.30%
  • South Africa0.92%
  • Mexico0.59%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001MSGSMADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS10.96%9,304$370M111
002BATRKATLANTA BRAVES HOLDINGS IN-C9.00%60,234$304M67
003FWONALIBERTY MEDIA CORP-FORMULA-A7.37%29,100$249M65
004MSGEMADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERT5.96%25,548$202M93
005MANUMANCHESTER UNITED PLC-CL A5.41%93,000$183M2
006LLYVALIBERTY LIVE HOLDINGS-A4.67%17,010$158M57
007RCIROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC-B4.25%41,000$144M17
008TKOTKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC3.97%7,102$134M228
009DISWALT DISNEY CO/THE3.85%12,700$130M379
010CHDNCHURCHILL DOWNS INC3.77%15,600$128M135
011CNNECANNAE HOLDINGS INC2.96%67,000$100M45
012SPHRSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO2.77%6,450$94M112
013VSNTVERSANT MEDIA GROUP INC2.69%25,886$91M144
014—BORUSSIA DORTMUND GMBH & CO2.64%245,000$89M1
015—DENA CO LTD2.40%50,000$81M1

Showing 1–15 of 49 holdings

GOLS Performance

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

GOLS$10,186
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,415
Jun 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. GOLS $10,186. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,709$10,322$10,935Jun 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026

Jun 22, 2026 – 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 GOLS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodGOLS
Year to dateHistory unavailable—
1 month−5.5%
3 months+1.9%
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 GOLS
YearReturn barGOLS
2026 YTD+4.6%

History from Jan 2, 2026

GOLS in the news

GOLS 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.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

Listed Dec 2025. No distributions yet.

GOLS 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.
0.52
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.

GOLS Cost

Expense ratio0.90%
  • The middle half of Global Thematic funds
  • Median 0.58%

19 of the 21 Global Thematic funds charge less.

GOLS costs $90.00 a year on $10,000. The median Global Thematic fund costs $58.00.