iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING)


Market Price (8/26/2026): $90.61

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING)


Market Price (8/26/2026): $90.61

Key Takeaways

  • RING has returned +26.5% YTD vs +12.6% for SPY; +82.1% over the past 12 months (SPY +20.2%). details →
  • Priced in gold, RING has returned +78.0% over the past 3 years, vs +339.3% in dollars. details →
  • Over the past month, RING has seen net outflows of −$293M (−12.9% of assets). details →
  • RING's +26.5% YTD is ahead of its typical pace — it averaged +16.3% at this point (August 25) over the past 5 years. details →
Last updated: 8/25/2026.

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Asset Allocation with RING

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+12.0%
Volatility
23.5%
Sharpe
0.48
YTD
+17.2%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for RING

Total Weights
Top 5: 21.7% | Top 10: 21.7% | Top 20: 21.7%

TickerHoldingETF WeightSales WeightEarnings WeightFwd P/SFwd P/EFwd Sales GrowthFwd Earnings Growth
Total20.63%100.00%100.00%4.914.2+11.4%+8.4%
Top 2020.40%98.72%98.72%4.914.2+10.9%+7.5%
NEMNewmont17.10%85.59%87.88%5.113.2+8.3%+4.6%
nullN/A1.27%
CDECoeur Mining3.29%13.14%10.84%4.023.7+22.6%+41.5%
[1] Total and Top 20 rows are weighted aggregates across constituents.
[2] Forward P/S and P/E ratios use consensus sales and earnings for the 12 months ending 8/31/27. Individual constituent FY1 and FY2 consensus figures adjusted to align with 8/31/27.
[3] Forward Sales and Non-GAAP Earnings Growth are calculated as next fiscal year (FY2) consensus growth over current fiscal year (FY1) consensus. They are not derived from the forward P/S and P/E multiples shown.

Performance for RING Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeightMkt Price
8/25
1D Rtn1M RtnYTD Rtn1Y Rtn3Y Rtn5Y Rtn10Y Rtn
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF100.00%93.172.1%44.5%26.5%82.1%339.3%286.5%368.2%
NEMNewmont17.10%135.142.5%45.0%35.9%92.1%276.8%175.9%332.5%
nullN/A1.27%        
CDECoeur Mining3.29%21.593.4%42.7%21.2%78.0%771.5%233.0%58.0%

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Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
RING Return-7%-15%12%16%165%24%234%
Peers Return15%-20%33%13%40%38%171%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%12%104%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
RING Win Rate58%42%58%50%83%50% 
Peers Win Rate58%45%62%58%67%70% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%50% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
RING Max Drawdown-28%-48%-28%-23%-19%-39% 
Peers Max Drawdown-20%-37%-19%-18%-26%-18% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: SMH, SOXX, IBB, XBI, ITA.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 8/25/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
RING0.940.950.56
Equity Top Results (3Y)   
IALT2.112.112.11
SPMO0.891.380.82
VLUE2.491.260.69
CORO1.331.251.25
CGDV1.351.230.94

Results as of 7312026.

How Low Can It Go

EventRINGS&P 500
Summer-Fall 2023 Five Percent Yield Shock
  % Loss-18.7%-9.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven23.0%10.5%
  Time to Breakeven56 days24 days
2023 SVB Regional Banking Crisis
  % Loss-10.7%-6.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven12.0%7.1%
  Time to Breakeven8 days31 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-34.9%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven53.5%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven121 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-31.8%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven46.5%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven31 days140 days
2016-2017 Trump Reflation Bond Selloff
  % Loss-30.3%-3.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven43.5%3.9%
  Time to Breakeven944 days6 days
2015-2016 China Devaluation / Global Growth Scare
  % Loss-14.3%-12.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven16.7%13.9%
  Time to Breakeven51 days62 days

Compare to SMH, SOXX, IBB, XBI, ITA

In The Past

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF's stock fell -5.9% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 6.2% gain to breakeven.

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EventRINGS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-34.9%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven53.5%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven121 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-31.8%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven46.5%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven31 days140 days
2016-2017 Trump Reflation Bond Selloff
  % Loss-30.3%-3.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven43.5%3.9%
  Time to Breakeven944 days6 days
2014-2016 Oil Price Collapse
  % Loss-53.8%-6.8%
  % Gain to Breakeven116.2%7.3%
  Time to Breakeven164 days15 days
2013 Taper Tantrum
  % Loss-28.5%-0.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven39.9%0.2%
  Time to Breakeven941 days1 days

Compare to SMH, SOXX, IBB, XBI, ITA

In The Past

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF's stock fell -5.9% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 6.2% gain to breakeven.

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RING Dip Buy History


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Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs

ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.

TickerNameDip %Mkt PricePrice DatePeak PricePeak Date# Days
IWFiShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF-5.4%121.838252026128.77601202685
VONGVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF-5.2%125.438252026132.35601202685
EEMiShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-5.6%67.25825202671.21622202664
ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF-8.6%34.08825202637.30622202664
EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF-17.8%180.158252026219.20621202665
EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF-14.0%35.88825202641.734142026133
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF-7.4%35.56825202638.422252026181
ILFiShares Latin America 40 ETF-7.6%35.21825202638.104142026133
KWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-18.1%26.41825202632.252242026182
MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF-12.4%302.408252026345.22622202664
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-8.8%147.418252026161.66622202664
URAGlobal X Uranium ETF-17.4%48.14825202658.265062026111
BOTZGlobal X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF-13.9%35.85825202641.635132026104
ROBOROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF-10.4%80.93825202690.34602202684
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-16.4%76.59825202691.625112026106
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF-25.7%17.65825202623.75602202684
ARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF-14.7%122.748252026143.82528202689
ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF-13.9%32.49825202637.74528202689
NASATema Space Innovators ETF-43.4%23.69825202641.89527202690
AGIXKraneShares Artificial Intelligence ETF-9.5%44.69825202649.40601202685
VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF-6.5%117.518252026125.62602202684
XLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF-8.3%181.748252026198.21602202684
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-8.6%43.31825202647.403012026177
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-16.9%555.828252026668.91622202664
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF-21.5%514.068252026655.01622202664
ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-7.5%234.308252026253.2281620269
IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF-5.4%101.858252026107.70601202685
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-12.3%44.41825202650.663022026176
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-6.3%93.17825202699.423012026177
SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF-20.8%91.198252026115.11622202664
TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-6.4%83.47825202689.153012026177
VGLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF-5.3%53.56825202656.533012026177
SPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF-5.6%25.47825202626.993012026177
EDVVanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF-9.2%61.22825202667.423012026177
COMTiShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF-6.9%34.00825202636.53519202698
GSGiShares GSCI Commodity-5.8%30.01825202631.853182026160
GLDSPDR Gold Trust-12.6%428.078252026490.003022026176
IAUiShares Gold Trust-12.6%87.768252026100.383022026176
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-12.5%92.358252026105.543022026176
SGOLETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares-12.1%44.66825202650.813022026176
BARDirexion Daily Gold Bull 3X Shares-15.6%44.34825202652.533022026176
SLViShares Silver Trust-26.7%62.32825202684.993012026177
SIVRETFS Physical Silver Shares Trust ETF-6.6%83.39825202689.263012026177
PPLTETFS Physical Platinum Shares-21.5%16.86825202621.473012026177
CPERUnited States Copper Index Fund ETV-9.6%33.33825202636.883012026177
PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-25.3%24.32825202632.542242026182
USOUnited States Oil Fund LP-17.5%126.158252026152.96519202698
UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-21.5%10.23825202613.043122026166
BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV-7.1%55.85825202660.135042026113

ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-08-25

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$58.0B), followed by Bond (+$20.2B), while Real Estate (−$140M) saw the largest outflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into US Nasdaq Growth (+$15.7B) and out of Broad Sector (−$2.9B).
  • Relative to fund size, CNEQ drew the largest inflow (+102.0% of AUM) and FTXL the largest outflow (−63.2%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$22.54B+2.2%
2QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Equity US Nasdaq Growth+$12.3B+2.5%
3SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$5.8B+5.7%
4GLDSPDR Gold SharesCommodity Gold+$5.52B+3.9%
5SPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$4.72B+2.8%
6VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$4.71B+0.7%
7TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Long Treasury+$4.24B+9.4%
8SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFEquity Dividend Income+$3.85B+3.6%
9QQQMInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETFEquity US Nasdaq Growth+$3.43B+3.3%
10AVLVAvantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETFOther+$3.37B+18.3%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$14.81B-1.7%
2SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$4.99B-0.6%
3IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$4.34B-10.1%
4XLFState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETFEquity Broad Sector-$1.5B-2.6%
5XLEState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETFEquity Broad Sector-$1.09B-2.7%
6EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETFEquity Emerging Markets-$891M-10.3%
7FTXLFirst Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETFOther-$835M-63.2%
8VUGVanguard Morningstar Growth ETFEquity US Large Growth-$834M-0.4%
9LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFBond Intermediate Corporate-$782M-2.4%
10FVFirst Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETFOther-$754M-20.0%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2624 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About RING

0Holdings Count: 40
Expense Ratio: 0.39%
Inception Date: 2012-01-31
iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
The iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF endeavors to replicate the returns of a global stock index featuring businesses principally focused on gold extraction.
Asset Class: Equity | ETF Website

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Profile

RINGSMHSOXXIBBXBIITAMedian
NameiShares MS.VanEck Sem.iShares Se.iShares Bi.State Stre.iShares U.. 
Asset ClassEquityEquityEquityEquityEquityEquity-
AUM ($ Bil)2.266.841.810.711.414.312.8
Expense Ratio0.39%0.35%0.33%0.44%0.35%0.37%0.36%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)0.6310.759.441.558.720.785.13
Latest Day Volume (Mil)0.428.648.262.3914.05-8.26
Holdings Count4026302471554944
Inception Date1/31/201212/20/20117/10/20012/5/20011/31/20065/1/2006-

Fundamentals

RINGSMHSOXXIBBXBIITAMedian
NameiShares MS.VanEck Sem.iShares Se.iShares Bi.State Stre.iShares U.. 
Net Asset Value77.85560.29520213.62163.31237.31520.00
Premium/Discount19.7%-0.8%-1.1%1.3%3.5%-1.3%0.3%
Distribution Yield1.0%0.2%0.3%0.2%0.3%0.0%0.2%
Sales Yield17.3%7.5%7.9%11.6%8.1%30.5%9.9%
Earnings Yield5.6%2.4%2.2%1.8%1.1%2.7%2.3%

Valuation

RINGSMHSOXXIBBXBIITAMedian
NameiShares MS.VanEck Sem.iShares Se.iShares Bi.State Stre.iShares U.. 
P/S (TTM)5.8x13.4x12.7x8.6x12.3x3.3x10.5x
P/E (TTM)17.8x42.1x46.3x56.4x90.2x37.7x44.2x
P/FCF (TTM)15.5x48.4x52.9x--39.8x44.1x
Forward P/E----66.5x31.3x48.9x
Forward P/S----8.4x3.0x5.7x

Risk

RINGSMHSOXXIBBXBIITAMedian
NameiShares MS.VanEck Sem.iShares Se.iShares Bi.State Stre.iShares U.. 
Volatility (1Y)50.7%39.0%45.2%21.7%27.9%23.1%33.5%
Volatility (3Y)39.9%36.8%39.4%20.9%27.9%20.1%32.3%
Volatility (5Y)37.8%36.6%38.4%22.3%32.4%20.3%34.5%
Beta (1Y)1.792.372.590.781.061.041.43
Beta (3Y)0.851.972.050.821.030.850.94
Beta (5Y)0.681.761.810.861.160.811.01
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)1.451.841.842.132.370.911.84
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)1.471.411.200.991.081.321.26
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)0.891.000.860.340.360.920.88
Max Drawdown (1Y)-39.1%-24.6%-29.0%-9.6%-10.5%-15.8%-20.2%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-39.1%-35.7%-41.4%-24.9%-33.0%-15.8%-34.4%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-47.9%-45.3%-45.8%-39.7%-54.0%-18.7%-45.5%

Returns

RINGSMHSOXXIBBXBIITAMedian
NameiShares MS.VanEck Sem.iShares Se.iShares Bi.State Stre.iShares U.. 
1M Return43.2%1.3%-0.4%14.9%12.3%-3.9%6.8%
3M Return20.9%-7.7%-9.8%27.7%26.8%2.1%11.5%
6M Return-2.2%32.6%42.1%22.8%30.9%-3.6%26.9%
YTD Return26.5%54.3%70.8%28.3%38.7%9.2%33.5%
1Y Return83.0%89.9%107.2%55.1%86.7%20.2%84.8%
2Y Return187.5%125.8%124.1%47.6%68.4%65.3%96.2%
3Y Return354.8%285.5%227.1%74.0%119.3%108.8%173.2%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8142026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity0.5 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 7312026426.6%
Average Daily Volume0.7 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1