iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
$76.08−1.24 (−1.60%)
- 0.39%
- $2.3B
- +22.1%
- 1.17%
- 0.7M sh
- $77.80
- low $58.21high $100.41
The ETF.net RING Grade
B
Score 67 out of 100
- 2 of 18
Score 67 of 100 falls in the B 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.A79 out of 100Rank 4 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B64 out of 100Rank 5 of 17Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A74 out of 100Rank 5 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F21 out of 100Rank 17 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A81 out of 100Rank 3 of 18
Our read on RING
BThe low-fee way to own the gold diggers. RING holds roughly 40 gold mining companies worldwide for 0.39% a year, undercutting most funds in its niche, and it has been running that playbook since 2012.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Solactive Global Gold Explorers & Developers Total Return Index. It invests at least 80% of total assets in securities of companies economically tied to gold exploration.
Why people hold it
- At 0.39% a year it charges less than the typical gold-miner fund, and less than VanEck's GDX and GDXJ, the category's best-known names.ishares.com
- Pure play by design: the index targets companies primarily in the business of gold mining, so you get miners rather than a mixed metals-and-materials basket.ishares.com
- The mandate is global, not US-only, so the portfolio can reach gold producers listed across developed and emerging markets.ishares.com
- Live since 2012, a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and one of the strongest builds in its precious-metals miner peer group.
Worth knowing
- Roughly 40 stocks in a single industry. The largest miners carry real weight, so one company's bad quarter is felt across the fund.ishares.com
- This is mining equity, not bullion. Alongside the gold price you take on company execution, mine geology, labor and country risk.ishares.com
- Income is an afterthought here: distributions come once or twice a year, not monthly.
RING Holdings
- Stocks
- 50
- 67%
- NEM
Sectors
- Gold98.9%
- Diversified Metals & Mining1.1%
Geography
- Canada56.16%
- United States26.19%
- South Africa7.35%
- Australia5.84%
- United Kingdom2.79%
- Hong Kong1.30%
- Turkey0.37%
RING Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
RING$12,211
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.
| Period | RING |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.8% |
| 1 month | −9.5% |
| 3 months | +19.2% |
| 1 year | +22.1% |
| 3 years | +55.0% |
| 5 years | +26.7% |
| 10 years | +16.4% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | RING |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.8% | |
| 2025 | +164.7% | |
| 2024 | +16.0% | |
| 2023 | +12.3% | |
| 2022 | −15.4% | |
| 2021 | −7.5% | |
| 2020 | +25.0% |
RING in the news
RING Dividends
- 1.17%
- $0.90
- $0.53 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
RING Risk
- 41.2%
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.
- 1.20
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.
- −47.9%
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.
- 0.94
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
RING Cost
0.39%
RING0.39%
- The middle half of Precious Metals Miners funds
- Median 0.52%
3 of the 18 Precious Metals Miners funds charge less.
Other funds in Precious Metals Miners
- BSLVPiShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +30.1%
- BAGMIThemes Silver Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +34.2%
- BAUAUGlobal X - Gold Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return —
- BGDXVanEck Gold Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.51%1 year return +17.6%
- BSGDMSprott Gold Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.46%1 year return +22.5%