iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING)


Market Price (9/23/2026): $82.19

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING)


Market Price (9/23/2026): $82.19

Key Takeaways

  • RING has returned +16.6% YTD vs +14.0% for SPY; +36.1% over the past 12 months (SPY +16.9%). details →
  • Priced in gold, RING has returned +73.6% over the past 3 years, vs +296.8% in dollars. details →
  • Over the past month, RING has seen net inflows of +$146M (+5.8% of assets). details →
  • Risk-adjusted returns beat SPY: 3-year Sharpe ratio of 1.3 vs 1.0. details →
  • RING trades 14% below its 52-week high. details →
Last updated: 9/22/2026.

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Asset Allocation with RING

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+13.2%
Volatility
22.0%
Sharpe
0.54
YTD
+11.0%
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: 21.2% | Top 10: 21.2% | Top 20: 21.2%

TickerHoldingETF WeightSales WeightEarnings WeightFwd P/SFwd P/EFwd Sales GrowthFwd Earnings Growth
Total20.27%100.00%100.00%4.513.3+12.3%+17.9%
Top 2019.90%97.93%97.93%4.613.4+11.5%+16.3%
NEMNewmont16.47%84.08%86.48%4.812.4+8.5%+13.6%
nullN/A1.32%
CDECoeur Mining3.43%13.85%11.45%3.722.3+24.0%+45.4%
[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 9/30/27. Individual constituent FY1 and FY2 consensus figures adjusted to align with 9/30/27.
[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
9/22
1D Rtn1M RtnYTD Rtn1Y Rtn3Y Rtn5Y Rtn10Y Rtn
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF100.00%85.843.3%-5.5%16.6%36.1%296.8%276.4%334.1%
NEMNewmont16.47%127.263.4%-3.1%28.3%53.4%231.0%170.2%311.7%
nullN/A1.32%        
CDECoeur Mining3.43%20.495.0%-2.3%15.0%14.8%803.6%229.8%63.3%

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Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
RING Return-7%-15%12%16%165%13%204%
Peers Return15%-20%33%13%40%41%177%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%13%107%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
RING Win Rate58%42%58%50%83%44% 
Peers Win Rate58%45%62%58%67%67% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%56% 

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 9/22/2026 (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
RING1.121.250.75
Equity Top Results (3Y)   
IALT2.082.082.08
VLUE2.531.420.74
SPMO0.941.370.79
CORO1.351.331.33
CGDV1.281.310.94

Results as of 8312026.

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.

Preserve Wealth

Limiting losses and compounding gains is essential to preserving wealth.

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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
IJHiShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF-6.6%73.47922202678.67816202637
MDYState Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust-6.5%670.499222026716.91816202637
IVOOVanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF-6.6%124.349222026133.08816202637
IJRiShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF-7.1%139.709222026150.44816202637
VBVanguard Small-Cap ETF-5.5%292.339222026309.29816202637
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF-5.9%287.219222026305.09816202637
SCHASchwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF-6.6%33.76922202636.13630202684
VTWOVanguard Russell 2000 ETF-5.9%116.009222026123.31816202637
DFASDimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF-6.0%79.40922202684.48816202637
ESMLiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF-5.7%53.41922202656.64816202637
NUSCNuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF-6.4%49.87922202653.27816202637
AKREAkre Focus ETF-11.3%54.89922202661.85830202623
IWPiShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF-5.3%139.909222026147.70817202636
IJKiShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF-6.5%111.339222026119.11817202636
MDYGState Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF-6.6%106.239222026113.69817202636
IWOiShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF-7.0%367.929222026395.65816202637
VBKVanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF-6.1%344.069222026366.24817202636
IJTiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF-8.2%164.389222026179.07804202649
SLYGState Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF-8.2%109.709222026119.50804202649
IWSiShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF-5.0%164.729222026173.44816202637
IJJiShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF-6.6%141.609222026151.67816202637
MDYVState Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF-6.6%90.95922202697.39816202637
VBRVanguard Small-Cap Value ETF-5.1%238.749222026251.66816202637
AVUVAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF-5.5%121.619222026128.74804202649
IJSiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF-6.4%131.749222026140.68816202637
SLYVState Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF-6.4%105.069222026112.22816202637
VIOVVanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF-6.3%113.159222026120.76816202637
ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF-8.4%34.17922202637.30622202692
EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF-12.1%192.629222026219.20621202693
EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF-8.3%38.26922202641.734142026161
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF-8.5%35.00922202638.265132026132
ILFiShares Latin America 40 ETF-6.0%35.81922202638.104142026161
KWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-17.1%25.37922202630.595132026132
DVYiShares Select Dividend ETF-5.6%156.249222026165.50816202637
SDYState Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF-5.8%149.929222026159.18824202629
NOBLProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF-5.6%55.78922202659.07824202629
COWZPacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF-5.6%68.36922202672.40830202623
MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF-7.9%317.909222026345.22622202692
SPHQInvesco S&P 500 Quality ETF-5.7%84.98922202690.10630202684
FNDASchwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF-6.5%36.03922202638.52816202637
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-5.2%153.309222026161.66622202692
URAGlobal X Uranium ETF-24.9%43.74922202658.265062026139
BOTZGlobal X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF-13.5%36.01922202641.635132026132
ROBOROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF-9.9%81.44922202690.346022026112
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-22.1%71.33922202691.625112026134
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF-24.9%17.83922202623.756022026112
ARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF-12.1%126.479222026143.825282026117
ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF-12.5%33.04922202637.745282026117
NASATema Space Innovators ETF-40.5%24.93922202641.895272026118
DRSKAptus Defined Risk ETF-5.7%27.99922202629.676012026113
YYYAmplify CEF High Income ETF-6.5%10.81922202611.56712202672
GDEWisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund-5.3%67.50922202671.30825202628
XLFState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.4%54.80922202658.56903202619
XLEState Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF-6.3%61.78922202665.9391520267
XLIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF-8.7%170.279222026186.51816202637
XLYState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.8%112.339222026121.825282026117
XLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.4%82.73922202687.45824202629
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-13.5%40.53922202646.854092026166
XLBState Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.9%50.53922202653.67826202627
IYJiShares U.S. Industrials ETF-7.9%156.379222026169.86804202649
IYMiShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF-5.7%185.359222026196.45825202628
FXNFirst Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund-7.5%22.53922202624.3591520267
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-9.2%607.469222026668.91622202692
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF-12.6%572.789222026655.01622202692
ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-15.5%214.009222026253.22816202637
XOPState Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF-9.1%181.619222026199.7091520267
IYTiShares U.S. Transportation ETF-11.0%80.15922202690.01716202668
IAIiShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF-7.4%183.449222026198.06903202619
KREState Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF-8.6%71.19922202677.93816202637
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-13.2%42.71922202649.195282026117
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-7.9%85.84922202693.17825202628
SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF-13.3%99.839222026115.11622202692
TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-5.8%81.75922202686.78629202685
SPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF-5.3%24.94922202626.33629202685
EDVVanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF-7.9%60.23922202665.43624202690
LMUBiShares Long-Term National Muni Bond ETF-6.7%47.59922202651.00705202679
GLDSPDR Gold Trust-10.3%400.079222026445.934192026156
IAUiShares Gold Trust-10.6%81.67922202691.344192026156
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-10.1%86.33922202696.044192026156
SLViShares Silver Trust-24.9%59.63922202679.355132026132
PPLTETFS Physical Platinum Shares-15.0%16.62922202619.555132026132
PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-17.8%23.75922202628.894142026161
USOUnited States Oil Fund LP-11.0%144.089222026161.8691520267
UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-11.6%10.86922202612.283292026177
BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV-7.1%55.85922202660.135042026141
VNQVanguard Real Estate ETF-8.1%92.829222026100.95728202656
XLREState Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.6%42.50922202646.01728202656
SCHHSchwab U.S. REIT ETF-7.8%22.91922202624.86726202658
IYRiShares U.S. Real Estate ETF-8.0%98.689222026107.26728202656
REETiShares Global REIT ETF-8.5%26.44922202628.89726202658
USRTiShares Core U.S. REIT ETF-9.4%63.26922202669.82726202658

ETF Fund Flows

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

Net fund flows · as of 2026-09-22

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$56.1B), followed by Bond (+$14.3B), with every major asset class in net inflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into US Large Cap Core (+$15.0B) and out of US Nasdaq Growth (−$5.9B).
  • Relative to fund size, CORO drew the largest inflow (+51.7% of AUM) and SNXX the largest outflow (−31.1%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$27.88B+2.6%
2VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$6.89B+1.0%
3SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$6.3B+5.8%
4VGSHVanguard Short-Term Treasury ETFBond Short Treasury+$4.4B+12.7%
5COROiShares International Country Rotation Active ETFEquity International Broad+$4.34B+51.7%
6SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETFEquity Industry Subsector+$4.28B+10.0%
7IUSBiShares Core Universal USD Bond ETFBond Core Plus Multisector+$3.92B+8.9%
8SPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$3.7B+2.2%
9SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFEquity Dividend Income+$3.38B+3.0%
10VXUSVanguard Total International Stock ETFEquity International Broad+$2.84B+1.7%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$8.96B-1.1%
2IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$7.98B-0.9%
3QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Equity US Nasdaq Growth-$6.78B-1.4%
4MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFEquity Factor Smart Beta-$4.27B-17.5%
5LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFBond Intermediate Corporate-$4.18B-14.2%
6VGITVanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$2.66B-6.7%
7DRAMRoundhill Memory ETFOther-$2.33B-9.0%
8GOVTiShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETFBond Intermediate Treasury-$2.24B-5.4%
9EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETFEquity Emerging Markets-$2.0B-7.3%
10GDXVanEck Gold Miners ETFOther-$1.37B-4.6%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2644 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: 2012-01-30
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)2.474.145.410.510.612.511.5
Expense Ratio0.39%0.35%0.33%0.44%0.35%0.37%0.36%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)0.7010.229.511.568.700.735.13
Latest Day Volume (Mil)0.282.392.920.604.63-2.39
Holdings Count4026302441544844
Inception Date1/30/201212/20/20117/9/20012/4/20011/31/20064/30/2006-

Fundamentals

RINGSMHSOXXIBBXBIITAMedian
NameiShares MS.VanEck Sem.iShares Se.iShares Bi.State Stre.iShares U.. 
Net Asset Value83.02572.84533.18204.77158.31213.87-
Premium/Discount3.4%6.0%7.4%2.9%2.2%0.1%3.2%
Distribution Yield1.1%0.2%0.3%0.2%0.4%0.0%0.2%
Sales Yield18.4%6.8%6.9%11.9%8.5%33.6%10.2%
Earnings Yield6.0%2.2%1.9%1.9%1.3%2.9%2.1%

Valuation

RINGSMHSOXXIBBXBIITAMedian
NameiShares MS.VanEck Sem.iShares Se.iShares Bi.State Stre.iShares U.. 
P/S (TTM)5.4x14.7x14.5x8.4x11.8x3.0x10.1x
P/E (TTM)16.8x44.6x52.6x53.6x79.8x34.0x48.6x
P/FCF (TTM)14.8x54.8x62.5x--35.4x45.1x
Forward P/E----60.8x27.6x44.2x
Forward P/S----7.7x2.7x5.2x

Risk

RINGSMHSOXXIBBXBIITAMedian
NameiShares MS.VanEck Sem.iShares Se.iShares Bi.State Stre.iShares U.. 
Volatility (1Y)51.2%39.9%46.2%21.9%27.9%23.3%33.9%
Volatility (3Y)40.3%37.0%39.7%21.1%28.0%20.2%32.5%
Volatility (5Y)38.0%36.8%38.7%22.3%32.4%20.3%34.6%
Beta (1Y)1.862.372.590.801.071.031.47
Beta (3Y)0.871.972.060.821.030.850.95
Beta (5Y)0.691.761.820.861.160.811.01
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)0.911.851.901.902.040.341.87
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)1.321.481.280.921.031.241.26
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)0.851.010.880.320.300.860.86
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%-39.0%-53.2%-18.7%-45.5%

Returns

RINGSMHSOXXIBBXBIITAMedian
NameiShares MS.VanEck Sem.iShares Se.iShares Bi.State Stre.iShares U.. 
1M Return-5.5%8.4%10.1%-1.3%-2.3%-9.8%-1.8%
3M Return28.4%-2.3%-5.1%18.4%10.1%-9.3%3.9%
6M Return18.8%55.2%70.3%29.6%33.0%-4.1%31.3%
YTD Return16.6%68.7%90.4%25.0%32.8%-0.2%28.9%
1Y Return39.6%93.0%116.0%48.0%69.9%5.4%59.0%
2Y Return164.9%161.9%163.4%43.4%61.0%48.6%111.4%
3Y Return287.8%319.4%264.3%67.9%111.0%99.2%187.7%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8312026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity1.0 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152026100.5%
Average Daily Volume0.8 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.3 days