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Gabelli Opportunities in Live and Sports ETF

GOLSNYSE ArcaD

$25.56+0.10 (+0.40%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:54 PM

D27/ 100

Rank 20 of 21 in Global Thematic

D27/100Rank 20 of 21inGlobal Thematic
Intraday session: up, 11 prints from 25.46 to 25.56. Range 25.46 to 25.67. Use the arrow keys to read each point.25.5025.6025.6510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.90%
Fund size
$33M
1Y total return
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Yield · Last 12 months
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Holdings
49
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$25.38
52W range
low $23.65high $27.98
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net GOLS Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 27 out of 100

Category
Global Thematic⁠
Rank
20 of 21
Six-pillar profile for GOLS. Scores out of 100: Cost 5, Risk 66, Mission not scored, Tradability 39, Holdings 21, Durability 27. Strongest: Risk (66). Weakest: Cost (5). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 27 of 100 falls in the D 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.
    F5 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 21

  • 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.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 21

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 21

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F21 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 18

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D27 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 21

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 Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
49
Top-10 weight
61%
Largest holding
MSGS11.4%

Geography

  • United States83.20%
  • United Kingdom7.13%
  • Canada4.51%
  • Italy2.68%
  • Bermuda1.02%
  • South Africa0.90%
  • Mexico0.57%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001MSGSMadison Square Garden Sports11.38%9,400$378M111
002BATRKAtlanta Braves Holdings In-C9.58%61,200$318M67
003FWONALiberty Media Corp-Class A7.59%29,100$252M64
004MSGEMadison Square Garden Entert6.21%25,548$206M91
005MANUManchester United Plc-Cl A5.80%94,000$193M2
006LLYVALiberty Live Holdings-A4.88%17,010$162M57
007TKOTko Group Holdings Inc4.23%7,902$141M220
008DISWalt Disney Co/The4.13%12,700$137M371
009CHDNChurchill Downs Inc3.75%15,600$125M134
010RCIRogers Communications Inc-B3.67%41,000$122M17
011CNNECannae Holdings Inc3.12%67,000$104M44
012—Borussia Dortmund Gmbh & Co2.55%245,000$85M1
013NXSTNexstar Media Group Inc2.43%4,994$81M154
014VSNTVersant Media Group Inc2.39%25,886$79M146
015—Dena Co Ltd2.38%50,000$79M1

Showing 1–15 of 49 holdings

GOLS Performance

Launched Dec 31, 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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GOLS$9,802
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,332
Jul 10, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. GOLS $9,802. SPY $10,332. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,576$10,202$10,829Jul 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026

Jul 10, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 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−2.9%
3 months−2.0%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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+1.7%

History from Jan 2, 2026

GOLS in the news

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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 Oct 12, 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.
0.57
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.

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