Gold Up For Another Week Approaching All-Time High, Gold Funds Pop - ETF Winners And Losers: Mid-Cap Returns

We performed a screening of mid-cap ETFs – defined as having Assets Under Management (AUM) between $2 billion and $10 billion – to determine what funds had the largest change in net assets on the week, according to data from etfdb.com. Only non-leveraged funds were considered. 

Winners

abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF SGOL

SGOL was up 2.71% on the week.

The abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF provides exposure to the spot price of gold. The fund holds real gold bullion in its vault in Switzerland.

SGOL has $2.78 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.17%.

YTD, SGOL is up 8.41%.

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust GLDM

GLDM is up 2.61% over the trailing week.

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust, like SGOL, provides exposure to gold without the need to personally own bullion. The price will move synchronously with the spot price of gold.

GLDM has $6.19 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.10%. 

GLDM is up 8.48% YTD.

Losers

Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF LIT

LIT is down 7.50% over the trailing week.

The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF is designed to offer exposure to companies involved in the lithium industry, from exploration and mining to the development and manufacture of new technologies. Lithium and lithium-ion batteries are a critical component of much of the technology that drives the modern world.

The fund has $3.37 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.75%. LIT has 42 holdings, with the 10 largest comprising 55.94% of the fund.

The fund's largest holdings are Albemarle Corporation ALB and Tesla, Inc. TSLA making up 7.91% and 7.58% of the fund, respectively.

LIT is down 16.18% YTD.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF EDV

EDV is down 7.48% over the trailing week.

The Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF provides exposure to long-dated US treasuries. The maturity dates range from 20 to 30 years.

The fund has $2.19 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of .06%.

EDV is down 21.71% YTD.