Topic: How To Invest

ISHARES S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX FUND $11.19 – Toronto symbol XGD

ISHARES S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX FUND $11.19 (Toronto symbol XGD; buy or sell through brokers; ca.ishares.com) aims to mirror the performance of the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index.

This index is made up of 37 gold stocks from Canada and around the world. The iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index Fund’s MER is 0.60%. It began trading on March 23, 2001.

The fund’s top holdings are Barrick Gold at 17.9%; Goldcorp, 16.1%; Newmont Mining, 8.6%; Franco Nevada, 5.7%; Yamana Gold, 5.6%; Randgold Resources (ADR), 5.1%; AngloGold Ashanti (ADR), 4.7%; Agnico-Eagle Mines, 4.3%; Kinross, 4.2%; Eldorado Gold, 3.6%; Royal Gold, 2.9%; New Gold, 2.3%, Gold Fields (ADR), 2.1% and Osisko Mining, 2.1%.

iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index is a hold.

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