Global X Gold Explorers ETF NEW

GOEX

Market cap $118M

The SPDR Gold Trust ( NYSEARCA :GLD ) is the most popular option on the market, and if you're invested in gold, you likely own it.

UNG, PLTM and PALL led ETF gains last week as natural gas, platinum and palladium surged amid winter shocks and rising geopolitical risks.

Silver, gold & platinum ETFs (SLVP, SILJ, GOEX) crushed it in 2025, while MEME & VIXY lagged.

Silver, gold & platinum ETFs (SLVP, SILJ, GOEX) crushed it in 2025, while MSOS, MEME & VIXY lagged amid policy, hype & calm markets.

The Global X Gold Explorers ETF is a thematic, commodity-oriented, non-leveraged, focused on gold explorers and developers with an expense ratio of 0.65%. It differs from other ETFs due to its focus on explorers, which in my opinion places GOEX in the late cycle dimension. Considering the gold cycle and past evidence, it could prove to be a tactical choice.

Metals, shipping and rare earth ETFs like SLVP, BWET and SETM led 2025, and SPY has gained 14.8% YTD despite AI, tariff and rate jitters.

Global X Gold Explorers ETF has outperformed VanEck Gold Miners ETF and VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF in 2025, rising 169% year-to-date amid a strong gold bull market. GOEX offers high momentum but carries elevated risk, lower dividend, and higher expense ratios compared to GDX and GDXJ. Unlike leveraged products, GOEX avoids time decay and benefits from the inherent leverage of gold exploration and mining equities.

Gold, silver, and Bitcoin are all outperforming the broader market so far in 2025, with year-to-date (YTD) returns of 42%, 52%, and 17%, respectively. As the U.S. dollar weakens at a pace not seen in decades, investors are turning to these alternatives in search of a stable store of value and some protection against inflation.

What a year it's been for gold investing! As we approach the end of the third quarter, gold prices are up nearly 40% year-to-date, triggering upward forecast revisions by big firms, and attracting investor dollars on its way up.

BWET, GOEX, SLVP, LIT and BBC stood out as last week's best-performing ETFs, driven by sector-specific fundamentals, safe-haven demand and Fed rate cut hopes.