ETF · VanEck
0LKC VanEck Gold Miners ETF
ISIN US92189F1066London Stock Exchange: 0LKCVan Eck Associates Corp.
- Single sectors
- ETF
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE$87.65
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.51% a year
- Fund size
- £15bn
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 02/10/2026, 0LKC (VanEck Gold Miners ETF, ISIN US92189F1066) closed at $87.65 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.51% a year (about £51 on £10,000). Over the five years to 02/10/2026 its total return was +224.2%, or +153.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 02/10/2026
- +15.9%
- +12.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 02/10/2026
- +218.4%
- +187.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 02/10/2026
- +224.2%
- +153.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £3,242 on 02/10/2026 — about £2,534 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of VanEck Gold Miners ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +0.2%, 2023 +3.0%, 2024 +11.3%, 2025 +145.6%; 2026 to 02/10/2026 −0.4%. Returns of VanEck Gold Miners ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +20.7%; to 30/09/2025: +83.8%; to 30/09/2024: +36.2%; to 30/09/2023: +2.1%; to 30/09/2022: +0.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −0.4% | −3.2% | |
| +145.6% | +137.2% | ||
| +11.3% | +7.5% | ||
| +3.0% | −1.1% | ||
| +0.2% | −8.3% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +20.7% | Not available |
| from | +83.8% | +76.7% |
| from | +36.2% | +32.8% |
| from | +2.1% | −4.0% |
| from | +0.7% | −7.4% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
34.7%over 5 years
| 1 year | 46.6% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 37.4% |
| 5 years | 34.7% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −37.1%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −19.8%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +171.1%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 21.3%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of VanEck Gold Miners ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 02/10/2026: 46.6% over 1 year, 37.4% over 3 years, 34.7% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of VanEck Gold Miners ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −37.1% from 27/02/2026 to 17/07/2026. The lowest 12-month return of VanEck Gold Miners ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −19.8% (12 months to 10/03/2023); the highest was +171.1% (12 months to 27/02/2026). On 02/10/2026 the price of VanEck Gold Miners ETF was 21.3% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (27/02/2026), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.51%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £51
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £252
- of £10,000, before growth
- 105 charge less
- 1 the same
- 36 charge more
Ongoing charge of VanEck Gold Miners ETF 0.51% a year, as of 03/10/2026: 36 of the 142 other single-sector funds charge more, 1 the same and 105 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
VanEck Gold Miners ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from VanEck, launched in 2006.
It tracks the MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index — the price of gold.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.51% a year — about £51 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
Single sectors: Funds focused on one industry — banks, energy, defence, mining and so on.
Key facts
- Ticker
- 0LKC
- ISIN
- US92189F1066
- Provider
- VanEck
- Tracks
- MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.51% a year · about £51 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £15bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- United States
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- USD
- Category
- Single sectors
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from $74.40 on 31/07/2026 to $87.65 on 02/10/2026 (+17.8%). The lowest close shown was $74.40 on 31/07/2026 and the highest $102.40 on 28/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
11 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 05/10/2026. The same history in October 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 02/10/2026 (151 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of 0LKC?
The ongoing charge of 0LKC is 0.51% a year — about £51 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of VanEck Gold Miners ETF 0.51% a year, as of 03/10/2026: 36 of the 142 other single-sector funds charge more, 1 the same and 105 less (share classes counted once).
What does 0LKC track?
0LKC tracks the MarketVector Global Gold Miners Index — the price of gold.
Is 0LKC accumulating or distributing?
0LKC is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out annual.
What is the ISIN of 0LKC?
The ISIN of 0LKC is US92189F1066. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; 0LKC is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were 0LKC’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of 0LKC in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +0.2%, 2023 +3.0%, 2024 +11.3%, 2025 +145.6%; 2026 to 02/10/2026 −0.4%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has 0LKC done after inflation?
Over the five years to 02/10/2026 0LKC’s total return was +224.2%, or +153.4% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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