Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day | +0.34% |
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| 1 week | +2.16% |
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| 4 week |
| -1.06% | |||
| 3 month |
| -2.88% | |||
| YTD | +0.57% |
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| 1 year | +12.70% |
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| 3 years* | +3.82% |
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| 5 years* |
| -5.25% | |||
| *annualized | |||||
| Best 3 month return | +38.99% | |
| Worst 3 month return | -43.98% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: Natural Resources
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Below Average | Above Average |
 
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| 5 years | Average | Average |
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| 10 years | Above Average | Average |
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| Overall | Average | Average |
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Morningstar style Learn more
| Large | |||
| Mid | |||
| Small | |||
| Value | Blend | Growth |
Key statistics
| Total assets | 3.97B | |
| Front load | 5.75% | |
| Deferred load | - | |
| Expense ratio | 1.38% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | Van Eck |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 4.05% | |
| Stocks | 94.40% | |
| Bonds | 0.00% | |
| Other | 1.55% |
Purchase information
| Initial | US$1,000 | |
| Additional | US$100 | |
| IRA Initial | US$0 |
43.89+0.15(0.34%)
Jun 18, 4:00PM EDT
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation; income is a secondary consideration. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of "hard asset" companies and instruments that derive their value from "hard assets". Hard assets include precious metals (including gold), base and industrial metals, energy, natural resources and other commodities. It concentrates its investments in the securities of hard assets companies and instruments that derive their value from hard assets. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities issued by other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds. It is non-diversified.
Fund filings (PDF) »
Fund filings (PDF) »
Asset managers:
Shawn Reynolds (Started: Sep 30, 2010)
Charles Cameron (Started: Sep 30, 2010)
Shawn Reynolds (Started: Sep 30, 2010)
Charles Cameron (Started: Sep 30, 2010)
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | -2.90 | -10.42 | -4.90 | 7.10 | |
| Beta* | 0.65 | 1.35 | 1.16 | 1.20 | |
| Mean annual return | 1.11 | 0.68 | -0.06 | 1.44 | |
| R-squared* | 16.21 | 71.94 | 68.52 | 59.99 | |
| Standard deviation | 10.18 | 24.71 | 28.86 | 24.87 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.30 | 0.33 | -0.03 | 0.63 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| Anadarko Petroleum Corp (APC) | 4.50% | |
| Halliburton Company (HAL) | 4.16% | |
| Schlumberger NV (SLB) | 4.07% | |
| Xstrata PLC (XTA) | 3.89% | |
| Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD) | 3.34% | |
| Cimarex Energy Company (XEC) | 3.10% | |
| Marathon Oil Corp (MRO) | 2.81% | |
| Rio Tinto PLC ADR (RIO) | 2.78% | |
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) | 2.77% | |
| First Quantum Minerals Ltd (FQVLF) | 2.51% |