World Metal & Mining ETFs
H1.2026 Update
Total Assets $657.02 B USD (30.June.2026)
269 ETFs
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Metal & Mining ETF Performance H1.2026
iShares Lithium & Battery Producers ETF and WisdomTree Tin ETF were performance leaders in the first half of 2026. This, as there were several new ETF issues for Critical Mineral ETFs and Critical Mineral Miner ETFs during H1.2026. Tin prices rallied +70% at their peak with booming demand from the artificial intelligence and semiconductor sectors.
| Performance Leaders | H1.26 | Ticker | ccy. | ||
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CM Miners | iShares Lithium & Battery Producers UCITS ETF | +28.4% | LITM | EUR |
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Industrial Mtl | WisdomTree Tin UCITS ETF | +26.0% | TINM | GBP |
| Performance Losers | H1.26 | Ticker | ccy. | ||
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PGMs | Japan Physical Platinum ETF | -34.0% | 1541 | JPY |
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PGMs | Japan Physical Palladium ETF | -26.7% | 1543 | JPY |
Japan Physical Platinum ETF and Japan Physical Palladium ETF were performance losers in the first half of 2026 (measured in USD Dollar $) . This, as a result of a selloff in Platinum Group Metals combined with JPY Yen ¥ currency depreciation.
New Metal & Mining ETF Issues H1.2026 (10 New Issues)
During the first 6 months of 2026 we recorded 10 new Metal & Mining ETFs issues. This brings the total to 269 Metal & Mining ETFs worldwide.
There were 4 new Critical Mineral ETF product launches and 4 ETF Natural Resource Income ETF product launches. China Asset Management Company ChinaAMC launched the first digital gold ETF. There were new ETF products issued for leveraged: 2X platinum, 2X palladium and 2X copper.
10 New Metal & Mining ETF Issues (January – June.2026)
| Start Date | New Issues H1.2026 | Exchange | Ticker | ccy. | |
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29.May.2026 | ChinaAMC Digital Gold ETF HKD | XHKG | 3418 | HKD |
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07.May.2026 | WisdomTree Ef. Rare Earth + Strategic Mtls. Fund | BATS | WDIG | USD |
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20.Apr.2026 | ProShares Ultra Palladium K-1 Free ETF 2X | XNYS | UPAL | USD |
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20.Apr.2026 | ProShares Ultra Platinum K-1 Free ETF 2X | XNYS | UPLT | USD |
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19.Apr.2026 | ProShares Ultra Copper K-1 Free ETF 2X | XNYS | UCOP | USD |
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16.Apr.2026 | Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF | XNAS | REXC | USD |
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26.Mar.2026 | LionGlobal Singapore Physical Gold ETF | XSES | GLS | SGD |
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03.Mar.2026 | Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF | XNYS | NUKX | USD |
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03.Mar.2026 | Nicholas Defense and Rare Earth Income ETF | XNYS | WEPN | USD |
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16.Feb.2026 | Nicholas Silver Income ETF | XNYS | SVLX | USD |
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16.Feb.2026 | Nicholas Gold Income ETF | XNYS | GLDN | USD |
Metal & Mining ETFs (Assets by Fund Type)
At 30.Jun.2026 269 Metal & Mining ETFs worldwide hold assets of ~ $657.02 B USD.
Total assets decreased in the first half of 2026 as a result of retracement in gold and silver prices in the period March-June. There are new issues and growth in the total number of Critical Mineral ETFs and Critical Mineral Miner ETFs.
| Avg. Size | ETFs | % of Assets | 30.Jun.26 | ∆ % | 31.Dec.25 | |
| $USD M | Metal ETFs | |||||
| $5,680 M | Gold ETFs | 81 | 70.0% | $460,111,147,209 | -6.8% | $493,616,862,362 |
| $2,954 M | Silver ETFs | 21 | 9.4% | $62,031,455,918 | -17.3% | $74,972,319,199 |
| $1,587 M | Precious Metal ETFs | 7 | 1.7% | $11,109,296,850 | -7.5% | $12,012,154,505 |
| $1,441 M | Critical Mineral ETFs | 7 | 1.5% | $10,087,240,590 | -4.0% | $10,510,804,679 |
| $383 M | Platinum Group Metal ETFs | 13 | 0.8% | $4,983,180,455 | -29.9% | $7,113,102,726 |
| $178 M | Industrial Metal ETFs | 7 | 0.2% | $1,246,947,410 | 6.2% | $1,174,488,505 |
| 136 | 83.6% | $549,569,268,431 | -8.3% | $599,399,731,976 | ||
| Miners ETFs | ||||||
| $1,857 M | Precious Metal Miners ETFs | 29 | 8.2% | $53,846,207,910 | -11.4% | $60,793,059,086 |
| $799 M | Critical Mineral Miners ETFs | 30 | 3.6% | $23,967,438,602 | 6.4% | $22,529,572,194 |
| $1,280 M | Industrial Metal Miners ETFs | 5 | 1.0% | $6,399,099,063 | 5.6% | $6,061,439,118 |
| 64 | 12.8% | $84,212,745,575 | -5.8% | $89,384,070,399 | ||
| Derivative ETFs | ||||||
| $759 M | Currency Hedged Metal ETFs | 23 | 2.7% | $17,464,299,742 | -12.1% | $19,872,505,371 |
| $91 M | Metals Leveraged ETFs | 32 | 0.4% | $2,926,896,589 | -39.9% | $4,873,549,033 |
| $201 M | Miners Leveraged ETFs | 8 | 0.2% | $1,607,504,462 | -36.4% | $2,527,202,382 |
| $207 M | Natural Resource Income ETFs | 6 | 0.2% | $1,241,973,816 | -15.7% | $1,473,936,931 |
| 69 | 3.5% | $27,273,256,787 | -14.8% | $27,273,256,787 | ||
| 269 | 100% | $657,022,688,616 | -8.2% | $716,057,059,161 |
| Avg. Size | ETFs | % of Assets | FX rate | ccy. | ETF Currencies | ||
| $USD M | |||||||
| $6,248 | NYSE Arca | 60 | 56.3% | 1.00 | USD | US Dollar $ | |
| $2,084 | London Stock Exchange | 56 | 16.2% | £ / $USD | 0.75 | GBP | Pound Sterling £ |
| $3,665 | SIX Swiss Exchange | 10 | 5.1% | Fr / $USD | 0.80 | CHF | Swiss Franc Fr |
| $4,755 | Deutsche Börse Xetra | 7 | 4.6% | € / $USD | 0.87 | EUR | Euro € |
| $739 | Toronto Stock Exchange | 41 | 4.4% | $ / $USD | 1.39 | CAD | Canadian Dollar $ |
| $736 | National Stock Exchange of India | 26 | 2.6% | ₹ / $USD | 94.95 | INR | Indian Rupee ₹ |
| $2,142 | Shanghai Stock Exchange | 8 | 2.4% | ¥ / $USD | 6.77 | CNY | Chinese Yuan ¥ |
| $11,694 | Euronext Paris | 1 | 1.6% | € / $USD | 0.87 | EUR | Euro € |
| $1,583 | Shenzhen Stock Exchange | 7 | 1.5% | ¥ / $USD | 6.77 | CNY | Chinese Yuan ¥ |
| $2,112 | Tokyo Stock Exchange | 5 | 1.5% | ¥ / $USD | 160.29 | JPY | Japanese Yen ¥ |
| $386 | Nasdaq Stock Market | 7 | 0.8% | 1.00 | USD | US Dollar $ | |
| $853 | CBOE BZX Exchange | 13 | 0.7% | 1.00 | USD | US Dollar $ | |
| $1,729 | Johannesburg Stock Exchange | 2 | 0.5% | R / $USD | 16.55 | ZAR | South African Rand R |
| $947 | Korea Stock Exchange | 3 | 0.4% | ₩ / $USD | 1,559.1 | KRW | Korean Won ₩ |
| $658 | New York Stock Exchange | 3 | 0.3% | 1.00 | USD | US Dollar $ | |
| $587 | Australian Securities Exchange | 3 | 0.2% | $ / $USD | 1.42 | AUD | Australian Dollar $ |
| $361 | Borsa Italiana | 4 | 0.2% | € / $USD | 0.87 | EUR | Euro € |
| $713 | Borsa Istanbul | 2 | 0.2% | ₺ / $USD | 46.04 | TRY | Turkish Lira ₺ |
| $620 | Deutsche Börse AG | 2 | 0.2% | € / $USD | 0.87 | EUR | Euro € |
| $264 | Euronext Amsterdam | 3 | 0.1% | € / $USD | 0.87 | EUR | Euro € |
| $226 | Singapore Exchange | 2 | 0.1% | $ / $USD | 1.29 | SGD | Singapore Dollar $ |
| $125 | Bursa Malaysia | 3 | 0.02% | HK$ / $USD | 7.83 | HKD | HK Dollar HK$ |
| $56 | Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing | 1 | 0.02% | RM / $USD | 4.03 | MYR | Malaysian Ringgit RM |
| 269 | 100% |
Source: MineralFunds.com
Reported by: Christopher Berlet B.A.Sc.(Mining), CFA Supported By: Khadijah Samnani, Analyst
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