Topic: How To Invest

ISHARES S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX FUND $8.06 – Toronto symbol XGD

ISHARES S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX FUND $8.06 (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 40 gold stocks from Canada and around the world. The iShares S&P/TSX Global Gold Index Fund’s MER is 0.61%. It began trading on March 23, 2001.

The fund’s top holdings are Goldcorp at 16.2%; Barrick Gold, 14.7%; Newmont Mining, 9.9%; Franco Nevada, 7.8%; Randgold Resources (ADR), 5.7%; Agnico-Eagle Mines, 5.3%; Eldorado Gold, 4.2%; Royal Gold, 4.0%; Yamana Gold, 3.7%; and AngloGold Ashanti (ADR), 3.5%.

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

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