Is SGDJ a good investment?

Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) is a commodities and metals ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores SGDJ 7.3 out of 10 — highest on Quality (9.3), lowest on Risk (0.4). Its ten largest holdings are 45% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is SGDJ rated? ETF Copilot scores Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) 7.3 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) 7.3 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 7.3 / 10
Growth: 9.0 / 10
Valuation: 8.1 / 10
Risk: 0.4 / 10
Quality: 9.3 / 10
Return: 8.4 / 10

SGDJ is ranked #2 of 10 in ETF Copilot's Real Assets list.

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

As of September 11, 2026, SGDJ charges 0.50% a year, yields 0.10% and holds $376M in assets across 33 positions.

Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) — cost, income and size
Measure	SGDJ
Expense ratio	0.50%
Dividend yield	0.10%
Assets under management	$376M
Holdings	33

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.

What stands out in SGDJ's data

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

Has outpaced most commodity peers over the past three years — a run that has rewarded the risk of small-cap miners.

A 62% three-year annualized return sits above the peer median of 48%. Its 0.50% expense ratio is in line with the category average.

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

What's inside SGDJ?

What's inside SGDJ: Size (Large 9%, Mid 7%, Small 83%); Geography (International 78%, US 22%); Tech 2.7%; AI 1.3%; Semiconductors 2.7%; Memory 1.3%.

What are SGDJ's top holdings? The ten largest are 45% of the fund

Vault Minerals, Centerra Gold, Wesdome Gold Mines, Fortuna Mining, Aris Mining, Turk Altin Isletmeleri AS, Seabridge Gold, Kingsgate Consolidated, Endeavour Silver and ORA Banda Mining are SGDJ's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 75% of Commodities & Metals ETFs.

Half of SGDJ's weight sits in its 12 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 27 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/sgdj