# Victory Precious Metals and Minerals Fund (USAGX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/usagx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Victory Capital · Asset class: Commodity - Strategy: Thematic · Inception: 1984-08-15 This fund typically dedicates at least 80% of its total assets to the stocks of companies, both within its home country and internationally (including those in nascent markets), primarily engaged in prospecting, extracting, or processing gold, platinum, silver, diamonds, and other precious metals and minerals. The portfolio operates without broad diversification. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $45.70 | | Expense Ratio | 1.04% | | Assets Under Management | $1.12B | | NAV | $45.70 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 0.25% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.12 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Irregular | | 52-Week Range | $38.38 – $64.27 | | Beta | 0.72 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1152 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-18 - Pay date: 2025-12-19 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does USAGX invest in? This fund typically dedicates at least 80% of its total assets to the stocks of companies, both within its home country and internationally (including those in nascent markets), primarily engaged in prospecting, extracting, or processing gold, platinum, silver, diamonds, and other precious metals and minerals. The portfolio operates without broad diversification. ### What is the expense ratio of USAGX? Victory Precious Metals and Minerals Fund (USAGX) charges an expense ratio of 1.04%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is USAGX? Victory Precious Metals and Minerals Fund (USAGX) manages $1.12B 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 USAGX actively managed or an index fund? USAGX's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy. ### When was USAGX launched? Victory Precious Metals and Minerals Fund (USAGX) launched in August 1984 and is managed by Victory Capital. ### How has USAGX performed? USAGX'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. ### Does USAGX pay a dividend? Victory Precious Metals and Minerals Fund (USAGX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.25%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does USAGX pay dividends? Victory Precious Metals and Minerals Fund pays dividends Irregular. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is USAGX's dividend yield? USAGX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.25%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is USAGX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for USAGX was 2025-12-18. The next ex-date typically follows Irregular; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will USAGX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.04% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does USAGX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from USAGX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does USAGX cost more than a fund like VOO? USAGX's strategy (current expense ratio 1.04%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where USAGX sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to USAGX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as USAGX (1.04%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/usagx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/usagx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/usagx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/usagx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/usagx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.