Sprott Gold Miners ETF
$73.65−0.93 (−1.25%)
- 0.46%
- $654M
- +22.5%
- 0.97%
- 0M sh
- $74.70
- low $55.46high $96.50
The ETF.net SGDM Grade
B
Score 64 out of 100
- 6 of 18
Score 64 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.B68 out of 100Rank 6 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A80 out of 100Rank 2 of 6Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B66 out of 100Rank 3 of 17Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C54 out of 100Rank 8 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A70 out of 100Rank 7 of 18Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B60 out of 100Rank 7 of 18
Our read on SGDM
BSGDM doesn't just rank gold miners by size. It tracks a custom-factors index of roughly 50 larger miners listed in Canada and the US, and charges 0.46%, under its peer group's median fee.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Solactive Gold Miners Custom Factors Index, which targets larger gold companies listed on Canadian and major U.S. exchanges.
Why people hold it
- Fee of 0.46% sits under the median for precious-metals miner funds, and under both GDX (0.51%) and GDXJ (0.52%).
- Rules-based and named out loud: it follows the Solactive Gold Miners Custom Factors Index (SOLGMCFT), and it has stayed close to that stated mandate.
- Running since 2014, a long life for a thematic fund, and it holds about 50 larger gold companies rather than a sprawling list.
- Lands in the upper half of the gold and silver miner group in our review, with high confidence in the underlying data.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded next to the category's giants, so spreads can be wider and larger orders can push the price around.
- The index sticks to Canadian and major US listings, so gold miners quoted only on other exchanges sit outside the portfolio.
- One industry, driven by the gold price and how well mines actually run, so the ride is bumpier than a broad stock fund.
SGDM Holdings
- Stocks
- 49
- 55%
- AEM.TO
Sectors
- Materials100.0%
Geography
- Canada79.03%
- United States14.02%
- South Africa3.64%
- United Kingdom3.19%
- Australia0.13%
SGDM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SGDM$12,251
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 | SGDM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +7.1% |
| 1 month | −7.7% |
| 3 months | +18.9% |
| 1 year | +22.5% |
| 3 years | +49.8% |
| 5 years | +24.9% |
| 10 years | +14.6% |
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 | SGDM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +7.1% | |
| 2025 | +153.4% | |
| 2024 | +12.2% | |
| 2023 | +2.3% | |
| 2022 | −8.2% | |
| 2021 | −9.1% | |
| 2020 | +21.8% |
SGDM in the news
SGDM Dividends
- 0.97%
- $0.73
- $0.73 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
SGDM Risk
- 38.9%
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.
- 1.12
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.
- −45.0%
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.
- 0.71
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SGDM Cost
0.46%
SGDM0.46%
- The middle half of Precious Metals Miners funds
- Median 0.52%
6 of the 18 Precious Metals Miners funds charge less.
Other funds in Precious Metals Miners
- BAUAUGlobal X - Gold Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return —
- BGDXVanEck Gold Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.51%1 year return +17.6%
- BAUMIThemes Gold Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +15.7%
- BGDXJVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.52%1 year return +15.5%
- BSGDJSprott Junior Gold Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +25.3%