VanEck Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals ETF (REMX)

TotalReturn:

'Total return is the amount of value an investor earns from a security over a specific period, typically one year, when all distributions are reinvested. Total return is expressed as a percentage of the amount invested. For example, a total return of 20% means the security increased by 20% of its original value due to a price increase, distribution of dividends (if a stock), coupons (if a bond) or capital gains (if a fund). Total return is a strong measure of an investment’s overall performance.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (123.2%) in the period of the last 5 years, the total return, or performance of 40.4% of VanEck Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals ETF is smaller, thus worse.
• Looking at total return, or increase in value in of -55.2% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively smaller, thus worse in comparison to SPY (55.2%).

CAGR:

'Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a business and investing specific term for the geometric progression ratio that provides a constant rate of return over the time period. CAGR is not an accounting term, but it is often used to describe some element of the business, for example revenue, units delivered, registered users, etc. CAGR dampens the effect of volatility of periodic returns that can render arithmetic means irrelevant. It is particularly useful to compare growth rates from various data sets of common domain such as revenue growth of companies in the same industry.'

• The annual performance (CAGR) over 5 years of VanEck Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals ETF is 7%, which is lower, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (17.5%) in the same period.
• During the last 3 years, the annual return (CAGR) is -23.6%, which is smaller, thus worse than the value of 15.8% from the benchmark.

Volatility:

'Volatility is a rate at which the price of a security increases or decreases for a given set of returns. Volatility is measured by calculating the standard deviation of the annualized returns over a given period of time. It shows the range to which the price of a security may increase or decrease. Volatility measures the risk of a security. It is used in option pricing formula to gauge the fluctuations in the returns of the underlying assets. Volatility indicates the pricing behavior of the security and helps estimate the fluctuations that may happen in a short period of time.'

• Looking at the historical 30 days volatility of 38.7% in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals ETF, we see it is relatively higher, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (17.9%)
• During the last 3 years, the historical 30 days volatility is 36.4%, which is higher, thus worse than the value of 18.4% from the benchmark.

DownVol:

'Downside risk is the financial risk associated with losses. That is, it is the risk of the actual return being below the expected return, or the uncertainty about the magnitude of that difference. Risk measures typically quantify the downside risk, whereas the standard deviation (an example of a deviation risk measure) measures both the upside and downside risk. Specifically, downside risk in our definition is the semi-deviation, that is the standard deviation of all negative returns.'

• The downside deviation over 5 years of VanEck Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals ETF is 26.2%, which is higher, thus worse compared to the benchmark SPY (12.4%) in the same period.
• Looking at downside risk in of 25.3% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively higher, thus worse in comparison to SPY (12.4%).

Sharpe:

'The Sharpe ratio is the measure of risk-adjusted return of a financial portfolio. Sharpe ratio is a measure of excess portfolio return over the risk-free rate relative to its standard deviation. Normally, the 90-day Treasury bill rate is taken as the proxy for risk-free rate. A portfolio with a higher Sharpe ratio is considered superior relative to its peers. The measure was named after William F Sharpe, a Nobel laureate and professor of finance, emeritus at Stanford University.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (0.83) in the period of the last 5 years, the Sharpe Ratio of 0.12 of VanEck Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals ETF is lower, thus worse.
• During the last 3 years, the Sharpe Ratio is -0.72, which is smaller, thus worse than the value of 0.73 from the benchmark.

Sortino:

'The Sortino ratio measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset, portfolio, or strategy. It is a modification of the Sharpe ratio but penalizes only those returns falling below a user-specified target or required rate of return, while the Sharpe ratio penalizes both upside and downside volatility equally. Though both ratios measure an investment's risk-adjusted return, they do so in significantly different ways that will frequently lead to differing conclusions as to the true nature of the investment's return-generating efficiency. The Sortino ratio is used as a way to compare the risk-adjusted performance of programs with differing risk and return profiles. In general, risk-adjusted returns seek to normalize the risk across programs and then see which has the higher return unit per risk.'

• Looking at the excess return divided by the downside deviation of 0.17 in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals ETF, we see it is relatively smaller, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (1.2)
• Looking at downside risk / excess return profile in of -1.03 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to SPY (1.08).

Ulcer:

'The Ulcer Index is a technical indicator that measures downside risk, in terms of both the depth and duration of price declines. The index increases in value as the price moves farther away from a recent high and falls as the price rises to new highs. The indicator is usually calculated over a 14-day period, with the Ulcer Index showing the percentage drawdown a trader can expect from the high over that period. The greater the value of the Ulcer Index, the longer it takes for a stock to get back to the former high.'

• Looking at the Ulcer Ratio of 40 in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals ETF, we see it is relatively larger, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (8.48 )
• During the last 3 years, the Downside risk index is 43 , which is greater, thus worse than the value of 5.54 from the benchmark.

MaxDD:

'A maximum drawdown is the maximum loss from a peak to a trough of a portfolio, before a new peak is attained. Maximum Drawdown is an indicator of downside risk over a specified time period. It can be used both as a stand-alone measure or as an input into other metrics such as 'Return over Maximum Drawdown' and the Calmar Ratio. Maximum Drawdown is expressed in percentage terms.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (-24.5 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the maximum DrawDown of -73.3 days of VanEck Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals ETF is smaller, thus worse.
• Compared with SPY (-18.8 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the maximum DrawDown of -67.9 days is smaller, thus worse.

MaxDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Max Drawdown Duration is the worst (the maximum/longest) amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs) in days.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (488 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the maximum days under water of 782 days of VanEck Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals ETF is higher, thus worse.
• Compared with SPY (199 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the maximum days below previous high of 692 days is higher, thus worse.

AveDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Avg Drawdown Duration is the average amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs), or in other terms the average of time under water of all drawdowns. So in contrast to the Maximum duration it does not measure only one drawdown event but calculates the average of all.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (119 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the average days below previous high of 268 days of VanEck Vectors Rare Earth Strategic Metals ETF is larger, thus worse.
• Compared with SPY (45 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the average days under water of 323 days is higher, thus worse.