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Global X Gold Explorers ETF

$96.18+3.11% today
5210952-WK

The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the index and in American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts based on the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index is a free float-adjusted, liquidity-tested and market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure broad-based equity market performance of global companies involved in gold exploration. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
90.282.374.3Tue Aug 18 · Gold-mining ETFs outrun the metal as Sprott and Global X lead with 25% gains96.18DAILY NET FLOWJul 24Aug 4Aug 12Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +20.3% so far this year. At 0.65% a year it is not the cheapest way in — VAW runs the same ground at 0.10%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$41Massets under management
0.65%expense ratio · $65 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
9Kavg daily volume, 30 days
52holdings · US-domiciled
2010listed November 2, 2010 · beta 1.85
The book at a glance
RSG+0.5%PRU+0.5%EMR+1.6%DRDEQX+5.0%HL-0.5%CG+2.9%CDE-0.7%SSRM+2.6%OGC+0.9%AGI+3.2%TXG+2.0%ELD+0.3%ARIS+3.3%SKE+0.1%PPTA+2.6%NG+0.7%AUGO+0.7%SA-9.3%AAUC+2.9%MUXBGLSXGCOBMANTMCYLDPM5.0%LUG3.4%GMIN2.9%DSV2.6%GMD2.6%RMS2.5%KNT2.4%CMM2.3%GGP2.3%ARTG2.1%VAU2.1%RRL2.0%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1RSGREPUBLIC SERVICES0.88%$220.67+0.5%
2PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL2.76%$121.15+0.5%
3EMREMERSON ELECTRIC1.22%$157.26+1.6%
4PNRPENTAIR0.31%$64.40+1.0%
5DRDDRDGOLD0.60%$30.70+4.0%
6EQXEQUINOX GOLD5.29%$13.53+5.0%
7HLHECLA MINING5.35%$20.72-0.5%
8CGCARLYLE GROUP2.20%$49.37+2.9%
9CDECOEUR MINING4.25%$20.97-0.7%
10SSRMSSR MINING3.49%$37.77+2.6%
11OGCOceanaGold Corp3.34%$31.01+0.9%
12AGIALAMOS GOLD2.99%$37.86+3.2%
13TXG10X GENOMICS2.25%$65.12+2.0%
14ELDWISDOMTREE EMERGING MARKETS LOCAL DEBT FUND3.97%$29.11+0.3%
15ARISARIS WATER SOLUTIONS1.90%$20.86+3.3%

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Sector weights
Materials100%
Basic Materials100%
Non-Energy Minerals99.98%
Other41.59%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Canada45.58%
Australia28.4%
United States12.55%
Indonesia5.73%
Jersey3.25%
United Kingdom1.97%
Other1.81%
Turkey1.28%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+10.4%
1 month+37.8%
3 months+24.4%
6 months-1.0%
YTD+20.3%
1 year+85.8%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
56%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
55%realized volatility, 1 year
-39.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-11.9%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 5.3% of the book; the top ten carry 40%. Spread across 50+ names, it behaves like roughly 36 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
3calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
43Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CG CARLYLE GROUP$284,677$11M
HL HECLA MINING$7M$3M
CDE COEUR MINING$4M$4M
EMR EMERSON ELECTRIC$2M$5M
SA SEABRIDGE GOLD$2M$2M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against GOEX

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat GOEX on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-61bp on fee · 794× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-58bp on fee · 4694× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B-56bp on fee · 3903× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$11.4B+$739M-58bp on fee · 277× the assets · +$739M in over the monthHead-to-head
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF0.07%$46.2B-58bp on fee · 1122× the assetsHead-to-head
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