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Sprott Gold Miners ETF

SGDMNYSE ArcaSprottB

$70.90+5.63 (+8.63%)

As of Nov 4, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

B65/ 100

Rank 2 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners

B65/100Rank 2 of 18inPrecious Metals Miners
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 65.27 to 70.90. Range 68.59 to 71.25. Use the arrow keys to read each point.66.0067.0068.0069.0070.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.46%
Fund size
$581M
1Y total return
+14.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.11%
Holdings
49
Avg volume · 30D
35.6K sh
52W range
low $55.96high $96.50
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SGDM Grade

B

Score 65 out of 100

Category
Precious Metals Miners⁠
Rank
2 of 18
Six-pillar profile for SGDM. Scores out of 100: Cost 68, Risk 67, Mission 78, Tradability 59, Holdings 70, Durability 60. Strongest: Mission (78). Weakest: Tradability (59). Leans toward Mission.

Score 65 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 100
    Rank 6 of 18

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 6

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 18

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 18

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 18

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 18

Our read on SGDM

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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

Holdings pillarA70 out of 100Rank 7 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
49
Top-10 weight
56%
Largest holding
AEM.TO9.9%

Sectors

  • Materials100.0%

Geography

  • Canada78.96%
  • United States14.02%
  • South Africa3.74%
  • United Kingdom3.28%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1AEM.TOAgnico Eagle Mines Ltd.9.94%339,096$57.8M107
2NEMNewmont Corp.7.90%421,099$45.9M435
3ABX.TOBarrick Mining Corp.7.81%1,196,427$45.4M100
4WPM.TOWheaton Precious Metals Corp.6.88%335,394$40M96
5FNV.TOFranco-Nevada Corp.6.24%158,156$36.3M85
6K.TOKinross Gold Corp.3.94%1,116,037$22.9M98
7LUG.TOLundin Gold Inc.3.56%340,414$20.7M92
8PAAS.TOPan American Silver Corp.3.46%516,103$20.1M78
9EDV.TOEndeavour Mining PLC3.18%371,058$18.5M12
10HMYHarmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.2.95%1,128,136$17.1M25
11OR.TOOR Royalties Inc.2.92%517,539$17M45
12IMG.TOIAMGOLD Corp.2.90%1,054,342$16.9M51
13CDECoeur Mining Inc.2.90%1,265,671$16.9M207
14DPM.TODPM Metals Inc.2.88%468,314$16.8M59
15TXG.TOTorex Gold Resources Inc.2.88%358,867$16.7M40

Showing 1–15 of 49 holdings

SGDM Performance

Launched Jul 14, 2014

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

SGDM$11,407
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,158
Nov 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026. SGDM $11,407. SPY $11,158. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,500$15,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 3, 2025 – Nov 3, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 3, 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 SGDM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSGDM
Year to date−5.5%
1 month−10.9%
3 months+4.3%
1 year+14.1%
3 yearsper year+40.4%
5 yearsper year+20.8%
10 yearsper year+12.1%

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 SGDM
YearReturn barSGDM
2026 YTD−5.5%
2025+153.4%
2024+12.2%
2023+2.3%
2022−8.2%
2021−9.1%
2020+21.8%

SGDM in the news

SGDM 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 Nov 3, 2026.
1.11%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.73Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.73 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 21, 2017 $0.12; Dec 20, 2018 $0.09; Dec 19, 2019 $0.06; Dec 16, 2020 $0.09; Dec 15, 2021 $0.36; Dec 15, 2022 $0.35; Dec 14, 2023 $0.35; Dec 12, 2024 $0.29; Dec 18, 2025 $0.73. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 18, 2025Dec 22, 2025$0.73
Dec 12, 2024Dec 19, 2024$0.29
Dec 14, 2023Dec 21, 2023$0.35
Dec 15, 2022Dec 22, 2022$0.35
Dec 15, 2021Dec 22, 2021$0.36
Dec 16, 2020Dec 23, 2020$0.09
Dec 19, 2019Dec 27, 2019$0.06
Dec 20, 2018Dec 27, 2018$0.09
Dec 21, 2017Dec 28, 2017$0.12
Dec 21, 2016Dec 29, 2016$0.004
Dec 23, 2015Dec 31, 2015$0.19
Dec 24, 2014Jan 2, 2015$0.05

$10,000 in SGDM 10 years ago paid $1,081 in dividends.

SGDM Risk

Risk pillarB67 out of 100Rank 2 of 18 in Precious Metals Miners
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
40.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.
0.97
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.
−45.0%
Trough Sep 2022
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.
0.71
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

SGDM Cost

Compare SGDM and AUMI

Overpaying vs AUMI, tied cheapest in Precious Metals Miners

$2,104

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • SGDM 0.46%

    $9,230

  • AUMI 0.35% Tied cheapest

    $7,126

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SGDM 0.46%
  • AUMI 0.35%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530SGDM $9,230AUMI $7,126

Year by year

YearSGDMAUMIOverpaying
10$830$634$196
20$3,195$2,454$741
30$9,230$7,126$2,104

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