VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF continue to deliver stellar gains

VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (REMX) has rebounded in October with +11.48% gains after September's -12.78% hiccup.

The $1.1 billion fund invests in companies involved in producing, refining, and recycling of rare earth and strategic metals and minerals such as Cobalt, Lithium, Titanium, Tungsten and Molybdenum among other. The largest country exposures are China (34.84%), Australia (28.87%), United States (15.09%) and Canada (10.59%). REMX 21 holdings include Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co Ltd (7.53%), China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech (6.69%), Ganfeng Lithium Co Ltd (6.43%) and Tronox Holdings PLC (5.91%).

Year-to-date the fund has surged by 75% amid rising demand and tight supplies. REMX trades on the NYSE ARCA since inception on October 27th, 2010, and charges 0.59% in annual fees. Its recently launched European version, the VanEck Vectors Rare Earth and Strategic Metals UCITS ETF trades on the London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse and Borsa Italiana, charging similar fees.

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