- What does SGDLX invest in?
- The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies located throughout the world, in both developed and emerging markets, that are primarily engaged in mining or processing gold (“Gold Related Securities”). It may also invest in gold bullion and other precious metals, i.e., silver and platinum (“Other Precious Metals”). However, no more than 20% of the fund's total assets may be invested directly in gold bullion and other precious metals. The fund is non-diversified.
- What is the expense ratio of SGDLX?
- An expense ratio for Sprott Gold Equity Fund Investor Class (SGDLX) is not available from our data sources — neither our market-data feed nor the SEC's structured prospectus and annual-report datasets report one for this share class. The fund's prospectus on the issuer's site carries the authoritative fee.
- How big is SGDLX?
- Sprott Gold Equity Fund Investor Class (SGDLX) manages $1.55B 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 SGDLX actively managed or an index fund?
- SGDLX's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.
- When was SGDLX launched?
- Sprott Gold Equity Fund Investor Class (SGDLX) launched in June 1998 and is managed by the fund issuer.
- How has SGDLX performed?
- SGDLX'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.
