Amplify Pure Junior Gold Miners ETF (JGLD) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks investment results corresponding generally to the EQM Pure Junior Gold Miners (JRGOLD) Index, providing targeted exposure to global companies engaged in junior and exploratory gold mining. The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities comprising the index, which includes junior gold producers—defined as companies producing less than 1 million troy ounces of gold per year or receiving royalties on less than 1 million equivalent troy ounces—and exploratory gold producers with zero production; index components must derive at least 75% of revenues from gold sales or royalties, or have 75% of surveyed deposits attributable to gold, excluding larger-cap or silver-focused miners. Holdings, typically around 44 securities as of mid-2022, feature micro-, small-, and mid-cap companies with geographic diversity including Australia (over 27%), the United States, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and South Africa.
Operated within the materials sector focusing on precious metals extraction, JGLD targets investors seeking pure-play exposure to early-stage gold mining without dilution from senior producers or non-gold assets; it trades on NYSE Arca with a 0.49% expense ratio and CUSIP 032108839. Amplify Investments LLC serves as investment adviser, with Toroso Investments, LLC as sub-adviser, and Foreside Fund Services, LLC as distributor; the ETF is part of the Amplify ETFs lineup sponsored by Amplify Investments, a registered investment advisor founded in 2015 and headquartered in Lisle, Illinois. Originally launched on December 1, 2020, from offices previously noted in Wheaton and Chicago, Illinois, the fund emphasized narrow-focus volatility and emerging market risks inherent to its non-U.S. holdings.
In September 2022, Amplify ETFs announced the liquidation of JGLD alongside the Amplify Cleaner Living ETF (DTOX), with final shareholder distributions occurring around October 2022 due to low assets and portfolio constraints typical of newer, specialized funds. Prior to closure, the ETF maintained operations without reported partnerships, funding rounds, acquisitions, or new product launches specific to JGLD in its brief lifespan. Amplify ETFs has since pursued growth through the January 2024 acquisition of ETF Managers Group (ETFMG) assets—adding over $3.7 billion in AUM across 14 ETFs—and recognition as Best Crypto-Linked ETF Issuer 2025 by ETF Express, expanding its broader lineup to over $9 billion in AUM, though JGLD remains delisted and inactive.