| Previous Close | 40.78 |
|---|---|
| Volume | 24,229,970 |
| Day's Range | 41.59 - 43.11 |
| 52-Week Range | 29.25 - 55.40 |
| Year-to-Date Return | -11.53% |
|---|---|
| 1-Year Return | 15.74% |
| 3-Year Annualized Return | 1.23% |
| 5-Year Annualized Return | NA% |
| Expense Ratio | 0.55 |
|---|---|
| Net Assets | $ 5,048 mil |
| Alpha | 0.73 |
| R-Squared | 0.15 |
| Dividend (Yield) | $0.11 (0.27%) |
| Avg. Market Cap | $ 16,764 mil |
| Beta | 0.96 |
| Price/Earnings | 42.84 |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 12/23/2009 |
| Turnover | 13.00 |
| Standard Deviation | 13.89 |
| Price/Book | 3.22 |
| Management Company | Van Eck Associates Corporation |
| Administrator | Van Eck Associates Corporation |
| Company of Name | % of Total | # of Shares Held |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Barrick Gold Corp | 14.07% | 19,020,284 |
| 2. Goldcorp Inc | 10.54% | 14,478,600 |
| 3. Newmont Mining Corp | 8.95% | 9,626,741 |
| 4. AngloGold Ashanti Ltd | 5.43% | 7,111,381 |
| 5. Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA | 5.03% | 7,229,112 |
| 6. Yamana Gold Inc | 4.96% | 21,469,986 |
| 7. Lihir Gold Ltd | 4.95% | 8,707,536 |
| 8. IAMGOLD Corp | 4.92% | 14,981,219 |
| 9. Randgold Resources Ltd | 4.78% | 3,255,704 |
| 10. Kinross Gold Corp | 4.74% | 13,652,222 |
| % of Total Holdings | 68.37% |
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