Industry description
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital plus protection against inflation and monetary instability.
Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity and equity-related securities of companies principally engaged in the exploration for, or mining and processing of, precious stones and minerals, including but not limited to, gold, silver, platinum group, palladium, rare earth minerals, and diamonds. The fund also may purchase call and put options, and enter into covered option writing transactions. In addition, the fund may invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. It is non-diversified.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the US Global Investors World Prec Mnral MF is 2.21B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 144.08M to 12.92B. IVPAF holds the highest valuation in this group at 12.92B. The lowest valued company is DOLLF at 144.08M.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the US Global Investors World Prec Mnral MF was 59%. For the same stocks of the MF, the average monthly volume growth was -36% and the average quarterly volume growth was 10%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 72
P/E Growth Rating: 85
Price Growth Rating: 60
SMR Rating: 78
Profit Risk Rating: 53
Seasonality Score: 30 (-100 ... +100)