Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About SGDJ

What does SGDJ invest in?

Sprott Funds Trust - Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Sprott Asset Management USA Inc. The fund is co-managed by ALPS Advisors, Inc. The fund invests in public equity markets of global developed region. It invests in stocks of companies operating across materials, metals and mining, gold sectors. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. It seeks to benchmark performance of its portfolio against the Solactive Junior Gold Miners Custom Factors Total Return Index,MSCI All Country World Index and the S&P 500 Total Return Index. Sprott Funds Trust - Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF was formed on March 31, 2015 and is domiciled in the United States.

What is the expense ratio of SGDJ?

Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) charges an expense ratio of 0.50%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

How big is SGDJ?

Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) manages $386.9M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.

Is SGDJ actively managed or an index fund?

SGDJ is a passive index fund — it tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (SGDJ's is 0.50%) because there's no security selection cost.

When was SGDJ launched?

Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) launched in March 2015 and is managed by Sprott.

How has SGDJ performed?

SGDJ's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.