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1 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
1
1
1
1
3
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Zacks Investment Research
5
(Strong Sell)
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Standard & Poor's
1 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
E-
(Sell)
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U.S. News evaluated 24 Equity Precious Metals Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned -42.41 percent over the past year, -23.63 percent over the past three years, -21.66 percent over the past five years, and -2.57 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 05.31.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | -41.6% |
| 1 Year | -42.4% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | -23.6% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | -21.7% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | -2.6% |
Summary
The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to one and one-half times (1.5x) the daily performance of the Dow Jones Precious MetalsSM Index. The fund invests in securities and derivatives that the adviser believes, in combination, should have similar daily return characteristics as one and one-half times (1.5x) the daily return of the index. The index measures the performance of the precious metals mining sector. It is non-diversified.
Fees
Fees are High compared to funds in the same category.
ProFunds Precious Metals UltraSector Fund has an expense ratio of 2.77 percent.
Risk
Risk is High compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
