United States Copper Index Fund (CPER)
| Assets | $409.89M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.97% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Shares Out | 8.10M |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Volume | 2,242,105 |
| Open | 35.56 |
| Previous Close | 34.20 |
| Day's Range | 35.52 - 36.09 |
| 52-Week Low | 25.10 |
| 52-Week High | 36.69 |
| Beta | 0.48 |
| Holdings | 6 |
| Inception Date | Nov 15, 2011 |
About CPER
Fund Home PageThe United States Copper Index Fund (CPER) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the SummerHaven Copper index. The fund tracks a rules-based index of copper futures contracts selected based on the shape of the copper futures curve. CPER was launched on Nov 15, 2011 and is issued by Marygold.
Performance
CPER had a total return of 39.56% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.55%.
News
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