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Is SGDJ a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) is a commodities and metals ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores SGDJ 5.1 out of 10 — highest on Value (9.3), lowest on Risk (0.2). Its ten largest holdings are 47% of the fund.

What stands out in SGDJ's data

Small-cap gold mining stocks, focused on junior producers.

Profitability runs well above the typical gold-mining fund — more of each dollar of sales turns into earnings.

EBITDA margin of 45.8% is ahead of most peers and above its own 37.2% median. The trailing EBITDA multiple of 3.9x sits below the category median of 7.2x.

A high-growth satellite for a portfolio that already holds gold or broad commodities.

Why did SGDJ move this week? It fell 2.6% in the week to October 28, 2026 — TR Anadolu Metal Madencilik and Wesdome Gold Mines drove it

SGDJ fell 2.6% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were TR Anadolu Metal Madencilik (−11.5%), Wesdome Gold Mines (−7.2%) and Omai Gold Mines (−13.1%); Minerals 260 (+10.3%) pushed the other way.

How is SGDJ rated? ETF Copilot scores Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) 5.1 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) 5.1 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 5.1 / 10
  • Growth: 3.8 / 10
  • Value: 9.3 / 10
  • Risk: 0.2 / 10
  • Quality: 3.8 / 10
  • Return: 7.8 / 10

What's inside SGDJ?

What's inside SGDJ: Size (Large 0%, Mid 0%, Small 100%); Geography (International 90%, US 11%).

What are SGDJ's top holdings? The ten largest are 47% of the fund

Minerals 260, Wesdome Gold Mines, Seabridge Gold, West African Resources, Allied Gold, Emerald Resources NL, Drdgold, Fortuna Silver Mines, Kingsgate Consolidated and Endeavour Silver are SGDJ's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 79% of Commodities & Metals ETFs.

Half of SGDJ's weight sits in its 11 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 26 equally weighted holdings.

What is SGDJ's expense ratio? 0.50% a year

As of October 28, 2026, SGDJ charges 0.50% a year, yields 8.76% and holds $292M in assets across 33 positions.

Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) — cost, income and size
MeasureSGDJ
Expense ratio0.50%
Dividend yield8.76%
Assets under management$292M
Holdings33

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/sgdj

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