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Best Fit Gold Oriented Funds ETFs
U.S. News evaluated 23 Gold Oriented Funds ETFs and 4 make our Best Fit list. Our list highlights the best passively managed funds for long-term investors. Rankings are assigned based on comparisons with Best Fit funds in this category.
| Best Fit Scorecard | |
|---|---|
| Costs | Typical |
| Tracking Error | Typical |
| Bid/Ask Ratio | Good |
| Holdings Diversity | Typical |
Fund Description
The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners index. The fund normally invests at least 80% of total assets in securities that comprise the index. The index tracks the overall performance of foreign and domestic publicly traded companies of small- and medium-capitalization that are involved primarily in the mining for gold and/or silver. The fund is non-diversified.
Fund Snapshot Updated 05.14.2012
| Previous Close | $19.44 | Expense Ratio | 0.60% |
| YTD Return | 21.5% | Avg. 30-Day Volume | 3,694,978 |
| 1-Year Return | 39.5% | Market Cap | Loading... |
| Bid | $19.37 | Shares Outstanding | 96,900,000 |
| Ask | $19.39 | Dividends | $1.21 |
| Top 10 Holdings | |
|---|---|
| Perseus Mining Ltd (E:PRU) | 3.60% |
| B2Gold Corp (E:BTO) | 3.42% |
| Silvercorp Metals Inc (E:SVM) | 3.02% |
| China Gold Intl Res Corp Ltd (E:CGG) | 2.88% |
| Medusa Mining Ltd (E:MML) | 2.78% |
| Kingsgate Consd (E:KCN) | 2.64% |
| Banro Corp (E:BAA) | 2.38% |
| Rubicon Minerals Corp (E:RMX) | 2.37% |
| Endeavour Silver Corp (E:EDR) | 2.27% |
| Torex Gold Res Inc (E:TXG) | 2.26% |
| % of Total Holdings | 27.60% |
