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MicroSectors Gold Miners 3x Leveraged ETN

GDXU
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Dec 2, 2020
Expense Ratio
0.95%
Type
Global Equities
Fund Owner
MicroSectors
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$14,975,373
AUM
$116,878,445
Associated Index
S-Network MicroSectors Gold Miners Index
Inverse/Leveraged
Leveraged (3x)
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus

What is GDXU?

The MicroSectors Gold Miners Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) are linked to the performance of the S-Network MicroSectors Gold Miners Index. ETN offers investors a return based on changes in the level of the S-Network MicroSectors Gold Miners Index, compounded daily, before taking into account fees.

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GDXU
Performance Measures**

for the time period Dec 3, 2020 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 62.4%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 65.3%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -94.4%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 104.0%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.49

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: -0.03

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toGDXU

ETFs correlated to GDXU include GDX, NUGT, RING

GDXU
Bank of Montreal - MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN
GDX
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Gold Miners ETF
NUGT
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares
RING
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
JNUG
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares
SIL
Global X Funds - Global X Silver Miners ETF
SILJ
ETF Managers Group LLC - ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF
GLTR
abrdn ETF - abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF
AAAU
Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF
UGL
ProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra Gold 2x Shares

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.

Trading Strategies
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Create your own algorithmic trading strategy with GDXU using Composer

FAQ

GDXU is a Global Equities ETF. The MicroSectors Gold Miners Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) are linked to the performance of the S-Network MicroSectors Gold Miners Index. ETN offers investors a return based on changes in the level of the S-Network MicroSectors Gold Miners Index, compounded daily, before taking into account fees.

GDXU tracks the S-Network MicroSectors Gold Miners Index.

No, GDXU 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, GDXU 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 GDXU is -0.0724%. This is the percent change in the value of GDXU over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on GDXU is -0.2409%. This is the percent change in the value of GDXU over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of GDXU for the past year is 1.0736%. 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 GDXU include SSO, QID, and SDS.

ETFs correlated to GDXU include GDX, NUGT, and RING.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to GDXU include GDXD, DUST, and JDST.

Yes, GDXU is a Leveraged (3x) ETF: This means that GDXU will try to match the performance of S-Network MicroSectors Gold Miners Index, but with 3x the returns.

No, GDXU is not an inverse ETF.

Disclaimers

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