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Optica Rare Earths & Critical Materials ETF

CRIT
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Mar 28, 2022
Expense Ratio
0.85%
Type
Global Equities
Fund Owner
Exchange Traded Concepts
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$16,831
AUM
$2,205,600
Associated Index
EQM Rare Earths and Critical Materials Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
No
Prospectus
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Invest with CRIT

What is CRIT?

The Rare Earths and Critical Materials ETF (CRIT) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the EQM Rare Earths and Critical Materials Index. The index is designed to track the performance of companies involved in the mining, production, recycling, processing, or refining of rare earths and critical materials.

ETFs related toCRIT

ETFs correlated to CRIT include PICK, COPX, GNR

CRIT
Exchange Traded Concepts Trust - Optica Rare Earths & Critical Materials ETF
PICK
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF
COPX
Global X Funds - Global X Copper Miners ETF
GNR
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF
REMX
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF
GUNR
FlexShares Trust - FlexShares Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund
DFAX
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
ICOW
Pacer Funds Trust - Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF
FYLD
Cambria Investment Management LP - Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF
IQDF
FlexShares Trust - FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund
AVIV
American Century ETF Trust - Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

CRIT is a Global Equities ETF. The Rare Earths and Critical Materials ETF (CRIT) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the EQM Rare Earths and Critical Materials Index. The index is designed to track the performance of companies involved in the mining, production, recycling, processing, or refining of rare earths and critical materials.

CRIT tracks the EQM Rare Earths and Critical Materials Index.

No, CRIT is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, CRIT is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on CRIT is -0.0054%. This is the percent change in the value of CRIT over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on CRIT is -0.0435%. This is the percent change in the value of CRIT over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of CRIT for the past year is 0.301%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to CRIT include IXJ, SMH, and URA.

ETFs correlated to CRIT include PICK, COPX, and GNR.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to CRIT include EDZ, EFZ, and EPV.

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.