INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Investment Management and Other Fees [Abstract]
Investment Management and Other Fees [Text Block]	NOTE 3. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES The Company serves as investment adviser to USGIF and receives a fee based on a specified percentage of net assets under management. The Company recorded base advisory fees from USGIF totaling $1.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, respectively. The advisory agreement for the equity funds within USGIF provides for a base advisory fee that is adjusted upwards or downwards by 0.25 percent when there is a performance difference of 5 percent or more between a fund’s performance and that of its designated benchmark index over the prior rolling 12 months. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company realized a decrease in its base advisory fees from USGIF of $116,000. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company realized an increase in its base advisory fees from USGIF of $39,000. The Company has agreed to contractually limit the expenses of the Near-Term Tax Free Fund through April 2018. The Company has voluntarily waived or reduced its fees and/or agreed to pay expenses on the remaining USGIF funds. These caps will continue on a voluntary basis at the Company’s discretion. The aggregate fees waived and expenses borne by the Company for USGIF for the three months ended September 30, 2017, were $232,000 compared with $234,000 for the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year. Management cannot predict the impact of future waivers due the number of variables and the range of potential outcomes. The Company receives administrative service fees from USGIF based on the average daily net assets at an annual rate 0.05 percent per investor class and 0.04 percent per institutional class of each fund. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had $437,000 in receivables from fund clients, of which $318,000 was from USGIF. The Company also serves as investment advisor to two exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The U.S. Global Jets ETF commenced operations in April 2015, and U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF commenced operations in June 2017. The Company receives a unitary management fee of 0.60 percent of average net assets and has agreed to bear all expenses of the ETFs. The Company recorded ETF advisory fees totaling $185,000 and $66,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, respectively. The Company provided advisory services for offshore clients and receives advisory fees based on the net asset values of the clients and performance fees, if any, based on the overall increase in net asset values. The Company recorded advisory fees from these clients of $1,000 and $36,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, respectively. The Company recorded no performance fees from these clients for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016. Frank Holmes, CEO, serves as a director of the offshore clients. The offshore clients are in the process of liquidating, with completion expected in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. Galileo provides advisory services for clients in Canada and receives advisory fees based on the net asset values of the clients. Galileo recorded advisory fees from these clients totaling $218,000 and $299,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, respectively. Galileo may also receive performance fees from certain clients when market appreciation or realized net gains exceeds established benchmarks. Galileo recorded no performance fees from these clients for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016. Galileo may, at its discretion, waive and absorb some of its clients’ operating expenses. The amount of expenses waived and absorbed was $24,000 and $12,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, respectively. On September 29, 2017, Galileo launched its first ETF, U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (ticker GOGO), on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

NOTE 3. INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND OTHER FEES

The Company serves as investment adviser to USGIF and receives a fee based on a specified percentage of net assets under management. The Company recorded base advisory fees from USGIF totaling $1.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, respectively.

The advisory agreement for the equity funds within USGIF provides for a base advisory fee that is adjusted upwards or downwards by 0.25 percent when there is a performance difference of 5 percent or more between a fund’s performance and that of its designated benchmark index over the prior rolling 12 months. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, the Company realized a decrease in its base advisory fees from USGIF of $116,000. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, the Company realized an increase in its base advisory fees from USGIF of $39,000.

The Company has agreed to contractually limit the expenses of the Near-Term Tax Free Fund through April 2018. The Company has voluntarily waived or reduced its fees and/or agreed to pay expenses on the remaining USGIF funds. These caps will continue on a voluntary basis at the Company’s discretion. The aggregate fees waived and expenses borne by the Company for USGIF for the three months ended September 30, 2017, were $232,000 compared with $234,000 for the corresponding period in the prior fiscal year. Management cannot predict the impact of future waivers due the number of variables and the range of potential outcomes.

The Company receives administrative service fees from USGIF based on the average daily net assets at an annual rate 0.05 percent per investor class and 0.04 percent per institutional class of each fund.

As of September 30, 2017, the Company had $437,000 in receivables from fund clients, of which $318,000 was from USGIF.

The Company also serves as investment advisor to two exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The U.S. Global Jets ETF commenced operations in April 2015, and U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF commenced operations in June 2017. The Company receives a unitary management fee of 0.60 percent of average net assets and has agreed to bear all expenses of the ETFs. The Company recorded ETF advisory fees totaling $185,000 and $66,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, respectively.

The Company provided advisory services for offshore clients and receives advisory fees based on the net asset values of the clients and performance fees, if any, based on the overall increase in net asset values. The Company recorded advisory fees from these clients of $1,000 and $36,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, respectively. The Company recorded no performance fees from these clients for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016. Frank Holmes, CEO, serves as a director of the offshore clients. The offshore clients are in the process of liquidating, with completion expected in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018.

Galileo provides advisory services for clients in Canada and receives advisory fees based on the net asset values of the clients. Galileo recorded advisory fees from these clients totaling $218,000 and $299,000, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, respectively. Galileo may also receive performance fees from certain clients when market appreciation or realized net gains exceeds established benchmarks. Galileo recorded no performance fees from these clients for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016. Galileo may, at its discretion, waive and absorb some of its clients’ operating expenses. The amount of expenses waived and absorbed was $24,000 and $12,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2016, respectively. On September 29, 2017, Galileo launched its first ETF, U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (ticker GOGO), on the Toronto Stock Exchange.