Precious Metals UltraSector ProFund
The Precious Metals UltraSector ProFund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that are 1.5x the return of the Dow Jones U.S. Precious MetalsSM Index (the "Index") for a single day.
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Fund Snapshot
Fund Snapshot
|
Investor Class |
Service Class |
| Ticker |
PMPIX |
PMPSX
|
| CUSIP |
743185316 |
743185290
|
| Fund Number |
052 |
082
|
| Inception Date |
6/3/2002
|
| Fund Group |
Sector ProFunds - UltraSector |
Fund Statistics
Fund Statistics
| Limits On Exchanges |
None |
| Minimum Investment |
| Individual Investor |
$15,000 |
| Financial Professionals |
$5,000 |
NAV as of 5/17/2013
| Class |
NAV |
% Change |
$ Change |
|
| Investor |
$13.76 |
-3.10% |
-$0.44 |
NAV History |
| Service |
$12.70 |
-3.05% |
-$0.40 |
NAV History |
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|
Returns (as of 3/31/2013)
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. For standardized returns year-to-date and as of the most recent calendar quarter-end, see performance Returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Returns include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Returns (as of 3/31/2013)
| YTD (as of 5/17/2013) |
-46.87% |
| Average Annual One Year |
-33.95% |
| Average Annual Three Year |
-12.71% |
| Average Annual Five Year |
-15.21% |
| Average Annual Ten Year |
2.79% |
| Average Annual Since Inception |
-2.05% |
| Cumulative Since Inception |
-20.10% |
| Gross Expense Ratio |
1.63% |
| Net Expense Ratio |
1.63% |
All data, unless otherwise noted, is as of 3/31/2013 and for Investor Class Shares only and is subject to change.
Index/Benchmark
Dow Jones U.S. Precious Metals Index
The Index (Bloomberg symbol: DJGSP) measures the performance of the precious metals mining sector. Component companies include, among others, leading miners and producers of gold, silver and platinum-group metals whose securities are available to U.S. investors during U.S. trading hours. It is a float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
| Total Index Companies |
14 |
| Average Index Market Capitalization |
11.12 billion
|
Index as of 3/31/2013
As of 3/31/2013
| Top 10 Index Companies |
Weight |
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
|
20.19%
|
|
Barrick Gold Corp.
|
18.90%
|
|
Goldcorp Inc.
|
17.53%
|
|
Newmont Mining Corp.
|
13.36%
|
|
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.-ADR
|
5.78%
|
|
Randgold Resources Ltd.-Sponsored ADR
|
5.07%
|
|
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
|
4.54%
|
|
Gold Fields Ltd.-ADR
|
3.63%
|
|
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.
|
3.08%
|
|
Royal Gold Inc.
|
2.97%
|
Narrowly focused investments typically exhibit higher volatility.