Market Vectors Gold Miners Index ETF (GDX)

During the Trading Day
30.30 +0.37 / +1.24%
Data as of 4:00pm ET
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30.24 -0.06 / -0.20%
 
Volume: 17.6K

Investment Objective

The investment seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and American depositary receipts ("ADRs") of companies involved in the gold mining industry. Such companies may include medium-capitalization companies and foreign issuers. As of December 31, 2012, the Gold Miners Index included 29 securities of companies with a market capitalization range of between approximately $209 million and $35.0 billion and a weighted average market capitalization of $14.5 billion. It is non-diversified.

Performance

1 month+0.94% 3 years-14.49%
3 months-16.72% 5 years-7.75%
1 year-36.40% Since inception-3.36%
Data through 06/06/2013

Quote Details

Previous close$29.93
Open day’s range29.70 – 30.49
Net asset value (NAV)29.93 (06/05/2013)
Daily volume17,926,907
Average volume (3 months)22,696,045
Data as of 4:00pm ET, 06/06/2013

Peer Comparisonvs. Equity precious metals ETFs

 GDXCategory
Performance 5-yr return-7.75%-4.11%
Expense Gross exp ratio0.52%0.59%
Risk 5 year sharpe ratio0.000.00
Net assets$5.8B$773.7M
Average market cap$6.5B$3.9B
Average P/E11.711.7
Dividend / Share--0.38%

Competitors

SIL Global X Silver Miners ETF
GDXJ Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF
PLTM First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index

Holdings

Top 5 Sectors
Portfolio weighting
Industrial materials 100.00%
Business service 0.00%
Consumer goods 0.00%
Consumer service 0.00%
Energy 0.00%
Top 10 Holdings
Portfolio weighting
-- Goldcorp, Inc.11.76%
-- Barrick Gold Corporation9.60%
NEM Newmont Mining Corporation8.10%
GOLD Randgold Resources Ltd ADR5.52%
GFI Gold Fields Ltd ADR5.18%
-- Yamana Gold Inc5.07%
-- Silver Wheaton Corporation4.91%
AU Anglogold Ashanti Limited ADR4.86%
BVN Buenaventura Mining Company Inc. ADR4.63%
-- Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd4.52%

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