VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF ETF.com segment: Equity: Global Gold Miners Competing ETFs: GDX, RING, GOEX, PSAU, SGDM Related ETF Channels: MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index, Vanilla, Gold, Global, Equity, Sectors, Gold Miners Find more ETFs with our ETF Screener and Database *Unless otherwise stated, data provided by FactSet. C 64 FUND DESCRIPTION The VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF tracks a market-cap-weighted index of global gold- and silver-mining firms, focusing on small-caps. FACTSET ANALYTICS INSIGHT is the younger brother of GDX, in name, exposure, and history. covers precious-metals-mining firms below the market-cap cutoff for GDX the 'junior' mining firms (including those mining platinum, silver or palladium). Its portfolio typically has more market risk due to the riskier nature of these smaller miners. The fund's average P/E has often gone into negative territory, a tribute to the fact that many of the firms in the portfolio currently generate no revenue, let alone earnings. Clearly, this is no place for the faint of heart. has piggybacked on the success of GDX to the extent that it is among the largest and most liquid funds in the segment, although large investors will want to work with a market maker due to the less-liquid underlying portfolio. The fund is fairly priced and has tracked its index reasonably well, earning it a place on the Opportunities List.'s underlying index is expected to modify its rules to include larger companies on or around 6/17/2017. MSCI ESG ANALYTICS INSIGHT The MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score measures the ability of ETF underlying holdings to manage key medium to long-term risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social, and governance factors, as determined by MSCI ESG Research LLC. As of November 7, 2018 the VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score is 4.34 out of 10. SUMMARY DATA Issuer Inception Date Legal Structure Expense Ratio Assets Under Management Average Daily $ Average Spread (%) PORTFOLIO DATA Weighted Average Market Cap Price / Earnings Ratio Price / Book Ratio Distribution Yield Next Ex-Dividend Date Number of Holdings VanEck 11/11/09 Open-Ended Fund 0.54% $4.19B $379.14M 0.04% $1.67B -138.08 0.99 0.04% 12/17/18 67 The fund s Peer Rank reflects the ranking of a fund s MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score against the scores of other funds within the same peer group, as defined by the Thomson Reuters Lipper Global Classification. ranks in the 12nd percentile within its peer group and in the 15th percentile within the global universe of all funds in MSCI ESG Fund Metrics coverage. INDEX DATA Index Tracked Index Weighting Methodology MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index Market Cap Index Selection Methodology Market Cap MSCI ACWI Select Gold Miners IMI Index
1 Year Daily Price ($) 37.50 35.00 32.50 30.00 27.50 Dec `18 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 40M PERFORMANCE [as of 11/07/18] 1 MONTH 3 MONTHS YTD 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS 0.18% -10.07% -18.93% -14.83% 15.81% -3.71% -- (NAV) 0.91% -9.35% -18.49% -14.07% 16.02% -3.58% -- MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index -- -- -- -- -- -- -- MSCI ACWI Select Gold Miners IMI Index 4.11% -7.92% -19.91% -16.20% 13.52% -5.31% -0.18% All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated. TOP 10 COUNTRIES Canada 54.57% Hong Kong 1.51% Australia 20.84% Turkey 0.87% South Africa 12.02% Peru -- United States 5.44% United Kingdom 4.74% TOP 10 SECTORS Gold 70.42% Integrated Mining 14.06% Precious Metals & Minerals 12.98% TOP 10 HOLDINGS AngloGold Ashanti Limite 6.67% Pan American Silver Corp. 3.86% Northern Star Resources 6.63% B2Gold Corp. 3.56% Evolution Mining Limited 6.10% Regis Resources Limited 3.08% Gold Fields Limited Spons 3.92% OceanaGold Corporation 3.04% Yamana Gold Inc. 3.91% St. Barbara Ltd. 2.79% Total Top 10 Weighting 43.56%
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TAX EXPOSURES FUND STRUCTURE Expense Ratio Median Tracking Difference (12 Mo) Max. Upside Deviation (12 Mo) Max. Downside Deviation (12 Mo) 0.54% 0.08% 1.49% -0.59% Max LT/ST Capital Gains Rate Capital Gains Distributions (3 Year) Tax on Distributions Distributes K1 20.00% / 39.60% -- Qualified dividends No Legal Structure OTC Derivative Use Securities Lending Active Securities Lending Split (Fund/Issuer) ETN Counterparty Open-Ended Fund No Yes 100% / 0% N/A ETN Counterparty Risk N/A Fund Closure Risk Low Portfolio Disclosure Daily
Daily Spread 0.040% FACTSET ANALYTICS BLOCK LIQUIDITY As of 11/08/18 0.037% 0.034% 0.031% 0.028% 0.025% 5 4 3 2 1 This measurement shows how easy it is to trade a $1 million USD block of. is rated a 5 out of 5. Premium/Discount 1.0% 0.5% TRADABILITY Avg. Daily Share 13,516,863 0.0% Average Daily $ $379.14M -0.5% Median Daily Share 12,034,546-1.0% 40M 30M 20M 10M Median Daily ($) Average Spread (%) Average Spread ($) $332.54M 0.04% $0.01 Dec Feb Apr Jun Jul Sep Nov Median Premium / Discount (12 Mo) 0.06% Max. Premium / Discount (12 Mo) 0.81% / -0.79% Impediment to Creations None Market Hours Overlap 72.00% Creation Unit Size (Shares) 50,000 Creation Unit/Day (45 Day Average) 240.69 Creation Unit Cost (%) 0.07% Underlying / Unit 0.91% Open Interest on ETF Options 283,002 Net Asset Value (Yesterday) $27.88 ETF.com Implied Liquidity 5
SECTOR/INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN TOP 10 HOLDINGS PERFORMANCE STATISTICS Gold 70.42% 91.89% Integrated Mining Precious Metals & Minerals 14.06% 5.91% 12.98% 0.96% AngloGold Ashanti Limited Sponsored ADR Northern Star Resources Ltd Evolution Mining Limited Gold Fields Limited Sponsored ADR 6.67% 6.63% 6.10% 3.92% Goodness of Fit (R2) Beta Up Beta Down Beta Downside Standard Deviation 0.85 0.97 0.97 0.93 0.59% Yamana Gold Inc. 3.91% MSCI ACWI Select Gold Miners IMI Index Pan American Silver Corp. 3.86% MSCI ESG RATINGS B2Gold Corp. 3.56% MSCI ESG Quality Score 4.34 / 10 Regis Resources Limited 3.08% Peer Group Percentile Rank 11.96 OceanaGold Corporation 3.04% Global Percentile Rank 14.57 St. Barbara Ltd. 2.79% SRI Screening Criteria Exposure 5.07% Total Top 10 Weighting 43.56% Exposure to Sustainable Impact Solutions -- COUNTRIES Weighted Average Carbon Intensity (t CO2e/$M Sales) 577.45 Canada 54.57% 51.26% Australia 20.84% 12.73% South Africa 12.02% 8.79% United States 5.44% 16.24% United Kingdom 4.74% 7.20% Hong Kong 1.51% -- Turkey 0.87% 0.89% Peru -- 2.90% BENCHMARK COMPARISON HOLDINGS Number of Holdings Constituents Shared Holdings Shared Holdings Weight 67 36 27 34.45% REGIONS North America 60.02% 67.49% BENCHMARK COMPARISON SUMMARY Number of Holdings 67 36 Asia-Pacific 22.34% 12.73% Middle East & Africa 12.02% 8.79% Europe 5.62% 8.09% Latin America -- 2.90% Weighted Average Market Cap Price / Earnings Ratio $1.67B $7.37B -138.08-269.71 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Developed Countries 87.10% 87.42% Emerging Countries 12.90% 12.58% Price / Book Ratio Dividend Yield 0.99 0.97 1.12% 1.20% Concentration Medium --
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