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MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN (GDXU)
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Risk-Adjusted Performance
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ETF Info

ISINUS0636796585
CUSIP063679658
IssuerBMO Financial Group
Inception DateDec 2, 2020
RegionGlobal (Broad)
CategoryLeveraged Equities, Leveraged
Leveraged3x
Index TrackedS-Network MicroSectors Gold Miners Index
Asset ClassEquity

Expense Ratio

The MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN has a high expense ratio of 0.95%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for GDXU: current value at 0.95% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.95%

Share Price Chart


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MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-40.00%-20.00%0.00%20.00%40.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
42.61%
22.02%
GDXU (MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN had a return of 14.08% year-to-date (YTD) and -30.31% in the last 12 months.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date14.08%5.84%
1 month45.66%-2.98%
6 months42.61%22.02%
1 year-30.31%24.47%
5 years (annualized)N/A11.44%
10 years (annualized)N/A10.46%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024-30.37%-19.61%66.40%
2023-26.12%7.53%36.41%-3.75%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of GDXU is 10, indicating that it is in the bottom 10% of the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of GDXU is 1010
MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN(GDXU)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of GDXU is 99Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of GDXU is 1515Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of GDXU is 1515Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of GDXU is 33Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of GDXU is 99Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN (GDXU) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


GDXU
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for GDXU, currently valued at -0.35, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.00-0.35
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for GDXU, currently valued at 0.05, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.000.05
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for GDXU, currently valued at 1.01, compared to the broader market1.001.502.002.501.01
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for GDXU, currently valued at -0.34, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.00-0.34
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for GDXU, currently valued at -0.62, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.00-0.62
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.05, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.002.05
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.98, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.98
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.36, compared to the broader market1.001.502.002.501.36
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.55, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.55
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 8.05, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0060.008.05

Sharpe Ratio

The current MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN Sharpe ratio is -0.35. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio-1.000.001.002.003.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-0.35
2.05
GDXU (MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History


MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN doesn't pay dividends

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-100.00%-80.00%-60.00%-40.00%-20.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
-87.78%
-3.92%
GDXU (MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN was 94.39%, occurring on Feb 28, 2024. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN drawdown is 87.78%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-94.39%Jan 6, 2021790Feb 28, 2024
-18.21%Dec 8, 20205Dec 14, 20203Dec 17, 20208
-14.93%Dec 18, 20203Dec 22, 20207Jan 4, 202110
-2.5%Dec 4, 20201Dec 4, 20201Dec 7, 20202

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN volatility is 28.97%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
28.97%
3.60%
GDXU (MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN)
Benchmark (^GSPC)