Articles Tagged "etf"

Van Eck Rare Earth ETF Performing Well

Rare Earth – The Market Shares Rare Earth/Strategic Metal ETF has outperformed a basket of rare earth mining stock. However, the fund is more than a pure rare earth investment. Since trading started in late October 2010, the fund is up 31 per cent and is outperforming many of Van Eck’s other ETFs.

Gold Mining Stocks Lag Climbing Gold Spot Prices

Gold – In spite of the steady climb in gold’s spot price since the beginning of 2011, the overall share price of gold mining companies has not followed suit, particularly in the majors. Gold is up about 4.6 percent since January while gold mining stock indexes have shown a drop of as much as 10 percent.