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    Barron's: A Vein of Hope for Gold Miners


    4/22/13: Though gold mining stocks have fallen out of favor, Barron’s identifies pockets of opportunity, especially GDX. “Given the risks of individual stocks, a better option for investors could be an ETF like the Market Vectors fund…” GDXJ also receives mention.

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    The Motley Fool: GDX - Dig Deep for Great Value


    2/12/13: The Motley Fool highlights GDX: "with many high-quality names crammed into this ETF, the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), with its 1.1% yield, could pack a shiny punch." 
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    HAI Interviews Foster on 2012 in Review and 2013 Outlook


    12/31/12: HAI gleans from Foster that higher 2013 gold prices and 2012’s executive changes should lift mining stocks. “Companies have come to realize they can't deliver the growth they have promised in the past. Instead, they need to focus on cost control, returns to shareholders and bottom-line profits.”
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    Bloomberg Radio: Foster Sees Correlation between Gold and Gold-Mining Stocks


    11/21/12: Bloomberg's Pimm Fox interviews Joe Foster on the correlation between gold-mining stocks and gold. “I think this is a good entry point” into gold stocks, says Foster. “A lot of the problems that have caused the underperformance of gold stocks, I think, may turn around in the coming year.”
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    Barron's: GDX in Gold-Mining Stocks for the Long Run


    11/19/12: Barron’s Michael Kahn spotlights GDX and writes, "...the evidence we have...right now still favors the long-term bullish case for the miners."

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    The WSJ: The Best Route to Play Commodities?


    11/04/12: Joe Foster speaks to The Wall Street Journal in an article that provides guidelines on selecting commodity investment vehicles.  “Mining companies are trimming expenses and giving better guidance to investors,” says Foster.
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Gold Miners ETF GDX

  • Full Name: Market Vectors®
    Gold Miners ETF (GDX®)

    Management Style: Replication

    Underlying Index: NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDM)

    Index Description: GDM is a modified market capitalization-weighted index, and provides exposure to publicly traded companies worldwide involved primarily in gold mining, representing a diversified blend of small-, mid- and large- capitalization stocks. As such, the Fund is subject to the risks of investing in this sector.

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    • Fund Ticker

      GDX

    • Exchange

      NYSE Arca

    • Index Total Return Ticker

      GDM

    • Index Provider

      NYSE Arca

    • Total Net Assets

      $5.2B

    • Shares Outstanding

      196,002,500

    • Number of Holdings

      31

    • Commencement Date

      05/16/2006

  •   as of 05/17/13

  • Fundamentals as of 04/30/13

    • Weighted Average Market Cap

      $9.6B

    • Price/Earnings Ratio
      (LTM: Last 12 Months)*

      12.9

    • Price/Book Ratio
      (LTM: Last 12 Months)*

      1.1
    *A weighted harmonic average is used to calculate this metric. Price/Book Ratio is the price of a security divided by the book value per share of the security. Price/Earnings Ratio is the price of a security divided by the last twelve months earnings per share of the security.

  • Market Capitalization (%)
    as of 04/30/13

    • Capitalization

      % of Net
      Assets ($)

    • Large (>$5.0B)

      72.8%

    • Mid ($1.0 - $5.0B)

      21.1%

    • Small (<$1.0B)

      6.2%
    This breakdown represents what percentage of the ETF's assets represent large/mid/small-sized companies. The market capitalization of an individual, publicly traded company is calculated by multiplying the company's stock price by the total number of its shares outstanding.

  • 3-YR Risk Measures
    as of 04/30/13

    • Beta vs. S&P 500 Index

      0.18

    • Correlation vs. S&P 500 Index

      0.09

    • Volatility (Standard Deviation)

      28.30

    • Sharpe Ratio

      -0.54

    Source: Van Eck Global, FactSet.

    Beta is a measure of sensitivity to market movements. Correlation measures the extent of linear association between the ETF performance and the index performance. Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of the ETF's monthly returns. Sharpe ratio measures risk-adjusted return, and represents the ETF's return less the risk free rate divided by the standard deviation.

  • Domicile Weightings (%) as of 04/30/13

    • Domicile

      % of Net Assets

    • CANADA

      60.8

    • UNITED STATES

      16.6

    • SOUTH AFRICA

      12.6

    • UNITED KINGDOM

      5.6

    • PERU

      4.5

    • Other

      -0.1

    • Total

      100.0

  • Portfolio Composition (%) as of 05/17/13

    • % of Net Assets

    • Stocks

      100.04

    • Bonds

      0.00

    • Other

      0.00

    • Cash

      -0.04

    • Total

      100.00

  • Sector Weightings (%) as of 04/30/13

    • Sector

      % of Net Assets

    • Materials

      100.1

    • Other

      -0.1

    • Total

      100.0

  • Currency Exposure (%)
    as of 04/30/13

    • U.S. Dollar

      100.08

    • Other

      -0.08

    • Total

      100.00
  • Contact Us

    Van Eck Securities
    Corporation, Distributor
    335 Madison Avenue, 19th Fl.
    New York, NY 10017
    888.MKT.VCTR
    888.658.8287
    marketvectors@vaneck.com

  • Important Disclosure

    130-Day SEC Yield is calculated daily, and is a standard yield calculation developed by the Securities and Exchange Commission that allows for fairer comparisons primarily among bond funds. It is based on the most recent 30-day period. This yield figure reflects the interest earned during the period after deducting the fund's expenses for the period. It does not reflect the yield an investor would have received if they had held the fund over the last twelve months assuming the most recent NAV. The 12-Month yield is calculated by summing any income distributions over the past twelve months and dividing by the sum of the most recent NAV and any capital gain distributions made over the past twelve months.

    2GDX Fees & Expenses: Van Eck Associates Corporation (the “Adviser”) has agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund expenses to the extent necessary to prevent the operating expenses of the Fund (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest expense, offering costs, trading expenses, taxes and extraordinary expenses) from exceeding 0.53% of the Fund’s average daily net assets per year until at least May 1, 2014. During such time, the expense limitation is expected to continue until the Fund’s Board of Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such expense limitation.

    3Morningstar Ratings: © 2013 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 

    4IIV is an abbreviation for An ETF's intraday indicative value; it is an estimated fair value of its holdings based on the most recent prices of its underlying securities and other assets. Intraday values are typically updated every 15 seconds and should closely approximate the net asset value (NAV) of an ETF throughout the trading day. ETF intraday values are calculated by an exchange (e.g., the NYSE Arca) and are distributed through quote services.

    For each fund with at least a three-year history, Morningstar calculates a Morningstar Rating based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund’s monthly performance (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees), placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five- and ten-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics.

    The Fund is subject to various risks including those associated with making investments in gold-mining companies including competitive pressures and fluctuations in the price of gold bullion. In times of stable economic growth, the value of gold and other precious metals may be adversely affected.

    The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDM), a trademark of NYSE Euronext or its affiliates (NYSE Euronext), is licensed for use by Van Eck Associates Corporation in connection with Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX). NYSE Euronext neither sponsors nor endorses GDX and makes no warranty or representation as to the accuracy and/or completeness of GDM or results to be obtained by any person from using GDM in connection with trading GDX.

    Index returns are not Fund returns and do not reflect any management fees or brokerage expenses. Investors can not invest directly in the Index. Returns for actual Fund investors may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested and fees and expenses. Index returns assume that dividends have been reinvested.

    The S&P® 500 Index consists of 500 widely held common stocks covering industrial, utility, financial and transportation sector; as an Index, it is unmanaged and is not a security in which investments can be made.

    The “Net Asset Value” (NAV) of a Market Vectors Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the dollar value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF’s intraday trading value. Market Vectors ETF investors should not expect to buy or sell shares at NAV.

    Fund shares are not individually redeemable and will be issued and redeemed at their NAV only through certain authorized broker-dealers in large, specified blocks of shares called "creation units" and otherwise can be bought and sold only through exchange trading. Creation units are issued and redeemed principally in kind. Shares may trade at a premium or discount to their NAV in the secondary market. You will incur brokerage expenses when trading Fund shares in the secondary market. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns for actual Fund investments may differ from what is shown because of differences in timing, the amount invested, and fees and expenses.

    Investing involves substantial risk and high volatility, including possible loss of principal. Bonds and bond funds will decrease in value as interest rates rise. An investor should consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other information, call 888.MKT.VCTR or visit vaneck.com/etf. Please read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before investing. 

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