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RINGISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

$73.16+1.04% vs prior close
589952-WK

Price through Oct 28, 2026 · Flows through Oct 27, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 28, 2026.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index has been developed by MSCI Inc. (the "index provider" or "MSCI") to target a minimum of 30 companies in developed and emerging markets that are involved in the business of gold mining. The fund is non-diversified.

RING price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateRING close
Jul 28, 2026$63.81
Jul 29, 2026$63.44
Jul 30, 2026$65.79
Jul 31, 2026$63.77
Aug 3, 2026$65.62
Aug 4, 2026$66.90
Aug 5, 2026$72.19
Aug 6, 2026$72.38
Aug 7, 2026$78.02
Aug 10, 2026$78.38
Aug 11, 2026$78.13
Aug 12, 2026$79.09
Aug 13, 2026$76.64
Aug 14, 2026$78.46
Aug 17, 2026$80.28
Aug 18, 2026$77.70
Aug 19, 2026$85.10
Aug 20, 2026$87.72
Aug 21, 2026$90.85
Aug 24, 2026$91.24
Aug 25, 2026$93.17
Aug 26, 2026$90.35
Aug 27, 2026$91.00
Aug 28, 2026$87.46
Aug 31, 2026$86.52
Sep 1, 2026$83.12
Sep 2, 2026$85.52
Sep 3, 2026$89.09
Sep 4, 2026$87.40
Sep 8, 2026$86.40
Sep 9, 2026$87.27
Sep 10, 2026$84.56
Sep 11, 2026$85.47
Sep 14, 2026$82.92
Sep 15, 2026$82.62
Sep 16, 2026$81.58
Sep 17, 2026$84.35
Sep 18, 2026$84.09
Sep 21, 2026$83.06
Sep 22, 2026$85.84
Sep 23, 2026$81.90
Sep 24, 2026$80.59
Sep 25, 2026$81.35
Sep 28, 2026$76.77
Sep 29, 2026$77.76
Sep 30, 2026$76.61
Oct 1, 2026$75.93
Oct 2, 2026$76.69
Oct 5, 2026$76.41
Oct 6, 2026$77.12
Oct 7, 2026$74.60
Oct 8, 2026$75.89
Oct 9, 2026$78.05
Oct 12, 2026$77.32
Oct 13, 2026$76.08
Oct 14, 2026$72.65
Oct 15, 2026$76.05
Oct 16, 2026$76.78
Oct 19, 2026$75.90
Oct 20, 2026$75.42
Oct 21, 2026$75.62
Oct 22, 2026$71.42
Oct 23, 2026$69.60
Oct 26, 2026$70.44
Oct 27, 2026$72.40
Oct 28, 2026$73.16

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net outflow over the range: −$223M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 27−$187.8MAug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19+$633.3KOct 26Jul 27−$187.8MAug 10Aug 24Sep 7Sep 21Oct 5+$633.3KOct 26Jul 27−$187.8MAug 24Sep 21+$633.3KOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 27−$8.7M
Aug 3−$187.8M
Aug 10−$50.9M
Aug 17−$161M
Aug 24$63.6M
Aug 31−$17.6M
Sep 7−$325.7K
Sep 14$71M
Sep 21$42.9M
Sep 28−$11.8M
Oct 5−$54.5M
Oct 12$67.1M
Oct 19$24.4M
Oct 26$633.3K
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$26M of net inflows over the past month, about 1.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -0.7% so far this year. At 0.39% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLB has a reported fee of 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$2.2Bassets under management
0.39%expense ratio · $39 per $10,000 a year
+$26Mnet flow, trailing month
383Kavg daily volume, 30 days
55holdings · US-domiciled
2012listed January 31, 2012 · beta 2.02
The book at a glance
NEM+1.1%AEM+1.3%BTOWPM+0.5%DRDGFI+1.4%PAAS+0.7%CDE+1.5%AGI+1.6%CG+1.4%EQX+0.5%EDV-1.2%TXG+7.2%ABX+0.7%SSRMELD+0.1%ANG+0.1%GMDGMINHAR1.9%IMG2.1%K4.0%LUG1.5%PAFRRL

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1RSGREPUBLIC SERVICES0.55%$233.40-1.0%
2EMREMERSON ELECTRIC0.71%$167.71+0.9%
3NEMNEWMONT17.46%$113.92+1.1%
4AEMAGNICO EAGLE MINES12.93%$183.11+1.3%
5BTOJOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND1.43%$37.19-0.6%
6WPMWHEATON PRECIOUS METALS7.35%$126.57+0.5%
7DRDDRDGOLD0.65%$25.13+1.2%
8GFIGOLD FIELDS4.33%$36.23+1.4%
9PAASPAN AMERICAN SILVER3.05%$41.95+0.7%
10CDECOEUR MINING2.78%$14.42+1.5%
11AGIALAMOS GOLD2.53%$31.67+1.6%
12CGCARLYLE GROUP1.37%$39.06+1.4%
13EQXEQUINOX GOLD2.38%$10.48+0.5%
14EDVVANGUARD EXTENDED DURATION TREASURY INDEX FUND2.10%$58.62-1.2%
15TXG10X GENOMICS1.29%$83.62+7.2%

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Sector weights

  • Materials99.83%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives0.17%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Materials99.83%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.17%

Country weights

  • Canada56%
  • United States20.65%
  • South Africa11.27%
  • Australia5.73%
  • United Kingdom3.71%
  • China2.31%
  • Turkey0.33%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Canada56%
United States20.65%
South Africa11.27%
Australia5.73%
United Kingdom3.71%
China2.31%
Turkey0.33%
Performance
1 week+2.4%
1 month-4.7%
3 months+14.6%
6 months-11.0%
YTD-0.7%
1 year+21.0%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$3M
1 month+$26M
3 months−$167M
YTD−$608M
1 year−$602M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$249.6MOct−$32.8MNov+$39.5MDec+$113.1MJan+$44.3MFeb−$61.5MMar−$230.5MApr−$30MMay−$229.8MJul−$336MAug+$95.8MSep+$26.1MOctOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJul−$336MAugSep+$26.1MOctOctDecFebAprJul−$336M+$26.1MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$249.6M
Nov−$32.8M
Dec$39.5M
Jan$113.1M
Feb$44.3M
Mar−$61.5M
Apr−$230.5M
May−$30M
Jul−$229.8M
Aug−$336M
Sep$95.8M
Oct$26.1M
The risk read
39%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
50%realized volatility, 1 year
-39.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-26.4%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 17.5% of the book; the top ten carry 67%. Spread across 44+ names, it behaves like roughly 14 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
1calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
413Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
NEM NEWMONT$4M$2M
CDE COEUR MINING$2M$2M
TXG 10X GENOMICS$2M$1M
PAAS PAN AMERICAN SILVER$1M$2M
EMR EMERSON ELECTRIC$1M$1M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against RING

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat RING on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$609M-36bp on fee · 19× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-36bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-35bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$4M-35bp on fee · 11× the assets · +$4M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-35bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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