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Gold Equity Fund Analysis

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Holdings in the World’s 10 Largest Gold Equity Funds

 

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The world’s 10 largest Gold Equity Funds as measured by AUM (Assets Under Management).

 

World’s 10 largest Gold Equity Funds (ranked by AUM) Fees ccy. Date $ USD Valuation % Domicile
BlackRock Global Funds World Gold Fund Fees USD 28.Feb.22 $5,275,073,582 34.20% Luxembourg
First Eagle Gold Fund Fees USD 31.Aug.22 $1,793,322,598 11.60% USA
Invesco Gold and Special Minerals Fund Fees USD 31.Jul.22 $1,771,303,681 11.50% USA
BlackRock Gold & General Fund Fees GBP 38.Feb.22 $1,373,088,600 8.90% UK
Fidelity® Select Gold Portfolio Fees USD 31.Aug.22 $1,189,136,589 7.70% USA
LF Ruffer Gold Fund Fees GBP 15.Mar.22 $1,009,201,050 6.50% UK
Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund Fees USD 30.Sep.22 $840,108,903 5.40% USA
Jupiter Gold & Silver Fund Fees USD 30.Jun.22 $797,491,967 5.20% Ireland
Konwave Gold Equity Fund Fees USD 31.Dec.21 $691,442,574 4.50% Luxembourg
Sprott Gold Equity Fund Fees USD 30.Jun.22 $689,328,973 4.50% USA
$15,429,498,517 100.00%

 

  • The 10 largest Gold Equity Funds (by AUM) have combined assets of $ 15.4 Billion USD
  • 8 of the world’s 10 largest Gold Equity Funds are denominated in US dollars, 2 in British Pounds
  • 5 of the 10 Funds are domiciled in the USA, 2 in the UK, 2 in Luxembourg and 1 in Ireland
  • None of the world’s 10 largest Gold Equity Funds are domiciled in Canada or Australia
  • The world’s largest Gold Equity Fund (BlackRock Global Funds World Gold Fund) is domiciled in Luxembourg

 

 

Jurisdiction of equity investments for the world’s 10 largest Gold Equity Funds.

 

Canada Australia USA S. Africa UK Russia China Ireland Mexico Cash & Metal
BlackRock Global Funds World Gold Fund 54.40% 11.10% 9.90% 9.10% 9.30% 2.80% 1.90% 1.40%
First Eagle Gold Fund 54.00% 4.30% 4.30% 1.90% 0.60% 34.90%
Invesco Gold and Special Minerals Fund 55.20% 26.40% 10.60% 2.80% 0.20% 4.40% 0.50%
BlackRock Gold & General Fund 54.30% 11.20% 8.20% 8.80% 7.40% 5.10% 0.60% 4.30%
Fidelity® Select Gold Portfolio 68.90% 5.30% 18.40% 2.80% 3.80% 0.90%
LF Ruffer Gold Fund 41.70% 26.50% 8.90% 7.60% 0.10% 15.30%
Franklin Gold and Precious Metals Fund 62.90% 21.40% 3.60% 8.40% 1.80% 1.90%
Jupiter Gold & Silver Fund 53.40% 19.70% 2.40% 24.50%
Konwave Gold Equity Fund 62.30% 13.40% 3.30% 9.10% 6.70% 2.20% 3.10%
Sprott Gold Equity Fund 58.00% 10.10% 5.90% 5.70% 3.20% 17.10%
Weighted Avg. 55.60% 13.70% 8.40% 5.60% 5.30% 1.50% 0.80% 0.80% 0.10% 8.20% 100%

 

  • Canada is the leading investment jurisdiction receiving 55.6% of Gold Equity Fund investment dollars
  • Australia receives the second highest portion of investment dollars (13.7% of investments)
  • Canadian and Australian listed markets combined represent 69.3% of assets of the 10 largest Gold Equity Funds

 

Conclusions

  • If the pending BRICS currency re-alignment is supported by gold reserves, the most expeditious path to securing gold and silver ounces in the ground will be through Canadian and Australian capital markets and listed companies
  • Substantive GDP and high savings countries: Japan, South Korea, India, China, Saudi Arabia and MEA do not have extensive participation in Gold Equity Fund platforms
  • Gold Equity Fund platforms provide investors with more ounces (in the ground) per dollar invested than Bullion or ETF holdings. These ounces in the ground take the form of calculated resources and reserves
  • Asset preservation strategies are most effective if implemented in advance of adverse market events

 

Christopher Berlet BSc, CFA

 

A complete list of Precious Metal Managed Funds and their respective portfolio holdings can be found at:

 

https://mineralfunds.com/gold-funds/

 

Posted November 1, 2022
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New Break Resources Ltd. (CSE: NBRK) (OTCQB: NBRKF) (FSE: O91) has received results from the last four holes of a ten-hole, 1,996 metre summer drilling program in the Zavitz gold zone at the Company's 100% owned Moray gold project. In total, New Break has completed 5,372 metres of drilling in 32 drillholes in 2026. Moray is located 49 km southeast of Timmins, Ontario and 32 km northwest of the Young-Davidson gold mine operated by Alamos Gold Inc. Select results from the final four of ten holes drilled in the summer drilling program are presented below in Table 1, while drillhole collar locations are detailed in Table 2 in Appendix A. Table 1 – Moray Summer 2026 Final Drill Results Hole ID Length (m) From (m) To (m) Width (1) (m) Au Grade (2) (g/t) NBR-26-29 322.0 77.3 78.8 1.5 0.42 and 138.0 139.1 1.1 0.38 and 162.5 173.3 10.8 (3) 1.61 and 227.4 229.0 1.6 1.21 and 231.5 232.1 0.6 1.72 NBR-26-30 250.0 37.0 38.0 1.0 0.30 and 102.8 103.5 0.7 0.60 and 121.5 122.5 1.0 0.36 and 124.5 125.5 1.0 0.33 and 128.5 129.0 0.5 0.90 and 131.0 132.0 1.0 0.36 and 169.8 174.0 4.2 2.65 and 178.0 179.5 1.5 0.77 and 183.5 186.6 3.1 1.22 and 190.0 190.5 0.5 1.06 and 191.5 192.5 1.0 1.48 and 196.0 200.5 4.5 2.53 and 203.5 204.0 0.5 2.15 and 206.5 212.0 5.5 1.57 NBR-26-31 274.0 169.0 170.5 1.5 0.37 and 184.5 186.0 1.5 0.51 and 197.0 200.0 3.0 0.94 and 201.5 202.0 0.5 0.50 and 203.5 210.0 6.5 (3) 3.12 NBR-26-32 352.0 73.5 74.0 0.5 0.44 and 174.0 174.6 0.6 0.52 and 194.0 195.0 1.0 0.66 and 199.8 203.3 3.5 2.29 and 227.3 228.0 0.7 0.97 (1) Intervals are drill intersections and do not necessarily represent true widths. (2) All intervals are presented using a cut-off grade of 0.3 g/t Au and internal dilution of no more than 1.0 metres at grades less than 0.3 g/t Au and assays are not capped (see QA/QC Procedures). (3) Drill core photos shown in Appendix B. Figure 1 – Newly Reported Drillholes NBR-26-29, 30 Figure 2 – Newly Reported Drillholes NBR-26-30, 31, 32 Note: The bottom of NBR-26-30 deviated southeast and is represented in both sections. Figure 1: Section B-B1 incorporates drillholes NBR-26-06, 07, 08, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and part of 30. Gold mineralization extends southeast into the syenite as exhibited in NBR-26-29. NBR-26-30 is identified in both sections A-A1 and B-B1 as the drillhole was collared along section A-A1 but deviated southeast, intersecting gold mineralization in the mafic volcanics in section B-B1. Figure 2: A-A1 incorporates drillholes NBR-26-03, 04, 05, 23, 24, 30, 31 and 32. NBR-26-31 exhibits gold mineralization both within the syenite (at the contact) and within a "flow breccia" within the hematite altered mafic volcanic at the contact. NBR-26-32 is typified by blocky faulted ground with lamprophyre dykes and gold mineralization in the hematite altered mafic volcanics in a brecciated quartz vein with angular syenitic fragments. William Love, Chief Executive Officer of New Break commented, "Ongoing drilling this summer in the Zavitz gold zone continues to deliver significant gold values, with gold mineralization intercepted in every drillhole. As depicted in Figures 1 and 2, gold mineralization has been encountered predominantly within the mafic volcanics. Importantly, drillholes NR-26-29 and NR-26-32, the deepest drilled to date, demonstrate that gold mineralization extends into the syenite to the southeast at the contact with the mafic volcanics." He further noted, "The intrusive-mafic volcanic contact in the Zavitz gold zone has a distinctive magnetic high. This could be reflective of the higher proportion of iron in these mafic volcanics, which is associated with the higher gold values. This same magnetic and IP signature has been identified elsewhere in areas also believed to be along the intrusive-mafic volcanic contact. Drilling these never before tested targets with the goal of identifying gold mineralization similar to that encountered in the Zavitz zone represents the potential for significantly expanding the Moray gold discovery. There is also the belief that the Zavitz zone could represent the first of a series of stacked mineralized gold zones, which would point to the potential for a much larger gold system at depth. We plan to test this through deeper drilling directly into the Zavitz zone." About the Moray Gold Project The Moray property is located in the heart of the Ontario Abitibi greenstone belt, 49 km southeast of Timmins surrounded by a number of significant gold producing companies and existing mills (see Figure 3). The Young-Davidson gold mine operated by Alamos Gold Inc., with its 8,000 tonne per day mill is the closest and within a short trucking distance of approximately 45 km by road from Moray. The understanding of gold mineralization at Moray continues to evolve with each round of drilling. The occurrence of gold mineralization extending into the syenite to the southeast of the Zavitz zone and in the deepest drillholes is noteworthy given the presence of syenite-hosted mineralization at Young-Davidison. More recent examination of the drill core also suggests that the gold mineralization discovered to date may resemble an intrusion related style of deposit like Agnico Eagle's Upper Beaver gold deposit east of Kirkland Lake, as opposed to a structurally hosted gold system. Both Young-Davidson and Upper Beaver host multi-million ounce gold deposits. Figure 3 – Moray Location Map: Surrounding Gold Producers and Upper Beaver Gold Project Technical Content and Qualified Person The scientific and technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Peter C. Hubacheck, P. Geo, consulting geologist to New Break, and an independent Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Mr. Hubacheck certifies that this news release fairly and accurately reflects the technical information and data presented. New Break conducts its exploration activities in accordance with CIM Best Practices Guidelines. QA/QC Procedures QA/QC procedures were executed to ensure all work is conducted in accordance with best practices. All drill core was sawn in half with one half of the core prepared for shipment and the other half retained for future verification. All core is under watch from the drill site to the core processing facility. Drill core is BQTK size and sample intervals range from 0.5 metres to 1.0 metres in length. Commercially prepared certified reference material ("CRM") standards and blanks were inserted with each shipment at a rate of 1 QAQC sample in every 12 core samples. Samples from New Break's 2026 Moray drilling program were analyzed at Activation Laboratories in Timmins, Ontario, which is ISO 17025 certified, by 30-gram fire assay with atomic absorption finish. Any sample assaying greater than 10.0 g/t Au was re-assayed with fire assay gravimetric analysis. Grade composite intervals over core lengths are calculated using a weighted average grade with a cut-off grade of 0.3 g/t Au. Up to 1.0 m of internal dilution (consecutive interval below cut-off grade) are included within specific geologic domains and alteration assemblages, except as otherwise noted. The composites are constrained geologically by metasomatic alteration processes sourcing from the Fiset syenite intrusion and contact mafic volcanic rocks. Elevated gold values are coincident with hematite, silica, sericite and pyrite mineralization within structurally prepared brecciated corridors flanking the intrusion. Intervals are not true widths and no top cutting has been applied to the higher gold values. About New Break Resources Ltd. New Break is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on its Moray gold project located 49 km southeast of Timmins, Ontario, in a well-established mining camp within proximity to existing infrastructure, and 32 km northwest of the Young-Davidson gold mine, operated by Alamos Gold Inc. Shareholders are also leveraged to exploration success in Nunavut, Canada, through New Break's 20% carried interest in the Sundog gold project and ownership of 6.0 million shares of Guardian Exploration Inc. (TSXV: GX). The Company is supported by a highly experienced team of mining professionals. 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