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U.S. Global Investors

U.S. Global Investors Parent Rating

Below Average
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U.S. Global Investors has a ways to go to become an industry-standard steward, resulting in a Below Average Parent Pillar rating.

U.S. Global Investors has not had a durable product lineup. Looking at the firm's 10-year risk-adjusted success ratio, only 17% of its products both survived and beat their respective category median on a risk-adjusted basis. A low success ratio not only indicates weak performance but also raises flags about a firm’s discipline around investment strategy and product development. In terms of risk-adjusted performance, the U.S. Global Investors open-end and exchange-traded funds fall short of competitors, with an average overall Morningstar Rating of 2.1 stars. The firm charges fees on its open-end and exchange-traded funds that are on par with category peers. On average, fees on its funds are within the middle quintile, giving it neither an advantage nor disadvantage compared with the competition.

U.S. Global Investors Investments

Mutual Funds

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Market

US Open-end ex MM ex FoF ex Feeder

Total Net Assets

286.27 Mil

Investment Flows (TTM)

−36.63 Mil

Asset Growth Rate (TTM)

−10.94%

# of Share Classes

6
Morningstar Rating # of Share Classes
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1
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2
2
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Name
Morningstar Rating Overall
5-Year Category Rank
US Global Investors Gld & Prec Mtls30
US Global Investors Global Luxury Goods69
US Global Investors World Prec Mnral96
US Global Investors Near-Term Tax Free96
US Global Investors Global Res89
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Exchange-Traded Funds

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Market

US ETFs

Total Net Assets

1.45 Bil

Investment Flows (TTM)

−682.78 Mil

Asset Growth Rate (TTM)

−35.52%

# of Share Classes

3
Morningstar Rating # of Share Classes
0
0
1
0
1
Not Rated 1
Name
Morningstar Rating Overall
5-Year Category Rank
US Global GO GOLD and Prec Mtl Mnrs ETF20
US Global Jets ETF100
US Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF——
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