Equity: Global Gold Miners
ETF.com Insight
With 7 ETFs and over $18.38B in combined AUM, the Equity: Global Gold Miners segment provides exposure to the Global space with a focus on Materials securities.
Year-to-date, the best-performing ETF in the segment is the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), with a total return of --. Meanwhile, the most popular ETF is the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) with $13.45BB in assets under management.
Investors should take a look at the iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING). This fund has been chosen as an Analyst Pick by FactSet, thus is the best ETF for the average investor. RING tracks a market-cap-weighted index of companies that generate revenue primarily from gold mining. RING has an expense ratio of 0.39% and tracks the MSCI ACWI Select Gold Miners IMI Index.
ETF.com Efficiency Insight
The average efficiency score in the Equity: Global Gold Miners segment is 81 out of 100, with the VanEck Gold Miners ETF(GDX) obtaining the highest rating of 86 out of 100.
Costs dominate the discussion around efficiency. ETFs in the segment have an average expense ratio of 0.52% per year, with the iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) having the lowest expense ratio, charging investors 0.39% yearly.
Investors should look for funds with tight tracking, such as the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), with a 12-month median tracking difference of -0.13%.
Tracking Difference (12 Month)
ETF.com Tradability Insight
The average tradability score in the Equity: Global Gold Miners segment is 75 out of 100, with the VanEck Gold Miners ETF(GDX) obtaining the highest rating of 96 out of 100.
The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is the undisputed segment leader when it comes to liquidity. The fund trades 690.31M in daily average volume. Investors should also find ample liquidity in the VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ), with $223.46M in daily dollar volume.
Use limit orders to trade funds such as the Global X Gold Explorers ETF(GOEX), due to their double-digit market spreads.
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ETF.com Fit Insight
The MSCI AC World IMI / Gold -SUB has been selected as the index that most accurately represents the market in question. The benchmark has been selected by the ETF Analytics team at FactSet, according to a series of guidelines to ensure this index accurately captures its market.
Investors trying to match a broad market exposure should pay attention to . This fund obtains a high Fit score and investors should capture market-like returns.
Other funds diverge from the market, by nature of their investment mandates; for example, follows a strategy and obtains a low Fit score compared with our neutral benchmark.