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Global X
An enhanced precious metals equity fund with modest borrowed exposure (about 1.25x). Fee 0.85% a year.
Funds of this type differ on a small set of facts. Where this fund sits on each:
1.25x leveraged exposure to Mirae Asset North American Listed Gold Producers Index. The fund uses a modest amount of borrowed money to increase its exposure, which amplified both gains and losses and added borrowing costs. It tracks the Mirae Asset North American Listed Gold Producers Index.
| Leverage | Modest borrowing | risk↓ |
| Canada weight | 76.3% of equity | holdings↓ |
| Underlying concentration | Top 10 = 79.1% of the underlying basket | holdings↓ |
| Fee | 0.85% per year | costs↓ |
| Currency | CAD-unhedged | facts↓ |
| Wrapper | Leveraged | holdings↓ |
How this fund works
Holds the underlying investments and writes covered calls on part of the position. The option premiums add to distributions and cap part of the upside.
Top holding: Newmont Corp 10.8% (tilted) · Top sector: Materials 100.0% (single-sector) · Top region: Canada 76.3% (region-tilted)
Materials 100.0%
Canada 76.3%·United States 15.9%·Europe 8.0%
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The management fee was 0.85% a year, or about $85 for every $10,000 held. The options overlay is run inside the fund, so there is no separate fee, though it changes the return and distribution profile. Trading spreads are separate from this fee. This is the management fee as published by the provider; the total expense ratio can be slightly higher once fund operating costs are added.
Mostly return of capital
The full distribution tax character, plus what you keep after tax in a TFSA, RRSP, or non-registered account, is on the Real Yield report card.
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How durable the fund is, and what moved its price.
| Assets | $29M· net assets |
| Listed | 2025· 1 years of history |
| Leverage / overlay | Modest leverage (borrowing), options overlay |
What moved the price
| Ticker | GLCL.TO |
| Exchange | TSX |
| Currency | CAD |
| FX strategy | CAD-unhedged |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Structure | Leveraged |
| Theme | Precious Metals |
| Index tracked | Mirae Asset North American Listed Gold Producers Index |
| Provider | Global X |
| Mgmt fee | 0.85% |
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Prices as of last close · tax character year 2025.
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