GLDN vs RING
Nicholas Gold Income ETF against iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.
Overlap by weight
28%
9 shared positions
Fee gap
68 bp
RING is cheaper
1-year return gap
—
Larger fund
RING
$2.3B
Side by side
| GLDN | RING | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | Nicholas Gold Income ETF | iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF |
| Issuer | Nicholas | iShares |
| Category | Multisector Bond | Metals & Mining |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 0.39% |
| Assets | $2.8M | $2.3B |
| Average daily dollar volume | $110K | $40M |
| Listed | Feb 17, 2026 | Jan 31, 2012 |
| FrenzyCap score | 6 | 74 |
| 1-month return | −6.9% | −6.8% |
| 3-month return | +11.6% | +24.8% |
| Year to date | — | +3.3% |
| 1-year return | — | +13.9% |
| 30-day volatility | 35.6% | 41.2% |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −39.8% | −39.1% |
| Trailing 12-month yield | 10.16% | 1.19% |
| Holdings | 43 | 53 |
| Top 10 weight | 65.8% | 66.6% |
| Look-through P/E | — | — |
| Holdings vs fair value | +16.2% | +26.0% |
| Holdings above 200-day average | 37% | 34% |
| Net flow, latest 3 reported months | +$740K thru Jul 2026 | −$431M thru May 2026 |
| 30-day implied volatility | — | 41.3% |
| Holdings as of | as of Jul 31, 2026SEC filing | as of Oct 14, 2026issuer data |
Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.
Largest shared holdings
39% of GLDN · 54% of RING
Sector mix of the stock holdings
| Sector | GLDN | RING | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials | 38.5% | 55.1% | −16.6% |
| Financials | 9.6% | 1.6% | +8.0% |
More: full overlap table · GLDN holdings · RING holdings
Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.