Amex Gold Miners Index (GDM) Returned -0.64% Through April
2007年5月4日 - 6:43AM
PRニュース・ワイアー (英語)
NEW YORK, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Amex Gold Miners Index (GDM)
returned 0.49 percent in March and returned -0.64 percent for the 4
months ending April 30, 2007.* GDM is a modified market
capitalization-weighted index that is comprised of the common
stocks or ADRs of publicly traded companies involved primarily in
the mining of gold and silver. As of April 30, 2007, GDM included
38 securities. The combined market capitalization of its
constituents was approximately $138 billion and its beta** to gold
bullion was 2.01. GDM is rebalanced quarterly. The last rebalancing
took place on March 16, 2007. At that time Kimber Resources was
removed. The next rebalancing will occur on June 15, 2007. The
Market Vectors - Gold Miners ETF (AMEX:GDX) is an exchange-traded
fund that seeks to replicate, as closely as possible, before fees
and expenses, the price and yield performance of GDM. GDX generally
holds all of the securities that comprise GDM in proportion to
their weighting in GDM. Since its inception on May 16, 2006, the
NAV of GDX has returned -0.31 percent while gold bullion returned
-1.73 percent. In April, the NAV of GDX returned 0.50 percent***
while gold bullion returned 2.21 percent. Since it started trading,
GDX has had average daily trading volume of approximately 661,600
shares. It had over $611 million in assets as of April 30, 2007.
Options on GDX are listed on the Amex, CBOE, Archipelago, PHLX and
ISE. GDX options volume was 88,700 contracts for the four weeks
ending April 27, 2007, down 2.74 percent from the 91,196 contracts
traded during the four weeks ending March 30, 2007. *Past
performance does not guarantee future results. GDM's return does
not represent the performance of any fund. GDM charges no fees,
including management fees or brokerage expenses, and no such fees
or expenses were deducted from the performance shown. Investors
cannot invest directly in GDM. **Beta: A quantitative measure of
volatility relative to a benchmark. A beta above 1.00 indicates
greater volatility than the benchmark, while a beta below 1
indicates less volatility. ***Performance data quoted represents
past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Current
performance may be higher or lower than performance quoted.
Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and shares,
when sold, may be worth more or less than their original value.
Please call 1.888.MKT.VCTR or visit http://www.vaneck.com/gdx for
the most recent month-end performance. This information will be
available no later than seven business days after the most recent
month end. About Exchange-Traded Funds ETFs are passively managed
baskets of securities that trade in a manner similar to stocks.
They have grown in popularity as investment tools because of their
relatively low expense ratios and the tax efficiency they offer
compared to most mutual funds. Investors can buy and sell ETFs
intra-day and they can hold them both long and short, offering the
opportunity to prosper from both bear and bull markets. About the
American Stock Exchange The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R))
offers trading across a full range of equities, options and
exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and
HOLDRS(SM). In addition to its role as a national equities market,
the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the
first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in
ETF listings, the Amex lists 290 ETFs to date. The Amex is also one
of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on
broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign
stocks. For more information, please visit http://www.amex.com/.
About Van Eck Global Founded in 1955, Van Eck Global was among the
first U.S. money managers to help investors achieve greater
diversification through global investing. In 1968, it introduced
the nation's first gold mutual fund. Today the firm continues its
50+ year tradition by offering global investment choices in hard
assets, emerging markets, precious metals including gold, and other
specialized asset classes. Van Eck Global's mutual funds and ETFs
are sold nationwide through retail brokers, financial planners and
investment advisors. Designed for investors seeking innovative
choices for portfolio diversification, they are often categorized
in asset classes having returns with low correlations to those of
more traditional U.S. equity and fixed income investments. Van Eck
Global also offers separate accounts and alternative investments.
In addition, it offers the Worldwide Insurance Trust Fund, a series
of investment choices within the variable annuity contracts and
variable life policies of widely known and highly regarded insurers
About the Amex Gold Miners Index (GDM) GDM is a modified market
capitalization-weighted index comprised of common stocks or ADRs of
publicly traded companies involved primarily in the mining for gold
and silver. As of April, 2007, GDM included 38 securities. The Amex
launched GDM in 2004 and its performance history dates to September
1993. GDM is calculated using a modified market capitalization
weighting methodology. Only companies with a market capitalization
greater than $100 million that have had an average daily trading
volume of at least 50,000 shares over the past six months are
eligible for inclusion in GDM. The weight of any single component
stock may not account for more than 20% of the total value of GDM
and the aggregate weight of those component stocks which
individually represent more than 4.5 percent of the total value of
GDM may not account for more than 50 percent of GDM's total value.
GDM composition and share weightings are reviewed quarterly. The
value of GDM is disseminated every 15 seconds between the hours of
approximately 9:30 am and 4:15 pm Eastern Time. For a more complete
description of GDM, please read the GDX prospectus. GDM, a
trademark of the Amex, is licensed for use by Van Eck Associates
Corporation in connection with GDX. GDX is not sponsored or
endorsed by the Amex and the Amex makes no warranty or
representation as to the accuracy and/or completeness of GDM or
results to be obtained by any person from use of GDM in connection
with trading of GDX. Investing involves risk, including possible
loss of principal. Market Vectors ETF shares can be bought and sold
only through a broker (who may charge a commission) and cannot be
redeemed with the issuing fund. The market price of Fund shares may
be more or less than their net asset value. An investor should
consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of
the investment company carefully before investing. The prospectus
contains this and other information about the investment company.
Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. Investors
may call 1.888.MKT.VCTR or visit http://www.vaneck.com/gdx for a
free prospectus. Investors should consider the investment
objective, risks, and charges and expenses of GDX carefully before
investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about
GDX. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. Van Eck
Securities Corporation, Distributor, 99 Park Avenue, New York, NY
10016 DATASOURCE: Van Eck Global CONTACT: Mike MacMillan, or Andrew
Schiff, both of MacMillan Communications, +1-212-473-4442, or Web
site: http://www.vaneck.com/gdx http://www.amex.com/
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