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Dow Jones Precious Metals Index

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Fact Sheet
Stated Objective
To represent the performance of U.S.-trading stocks of companies engaged in the exploration and production of gold, silver and platinum-group metals.

Key Features
Component stocks are chosen from companies that are categorized into either the Gold Mining Subsector or Platinum & Precious Metals Subsector of the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). Components must be a U.S.-listed stock or an ADR. Eligibility screens for securities eliminate the very smallest and least-liquid stocks. The Dow Jones Precious Metals IndexSM was first calculated on April 29, 2002.

Descriptive Statistics
Market Capitalization (Billions) Currency
USD

Component Weight (%) Smallest


0.8

Component Number
12

Full
238.8

FloatAdjusted
235.7

Mean
19.6

Median
12.3

Largest
56.5

Largest
23.97

Smallest
0.32

Data calculated as of December 31, 2010. Mean, median, largest component and smallest component values are based on float-adjusted market capitalization.

Performance
Total Return (%) Currency
USD

Annualized Total Return (%) 2009


37.58

1-Month
6.17

3-Month
14.42

YTD
35.95

1-Year
35.95

3-Year
10.00

5-Year
12.87

10-Year
N/A

Since Inception*
17.80

Data calculated as of December 31, 2010. The Dow Jones Precious Metals IndexSM was first calculated on April 29, 2002. To the extent information for this index for the period prior to its initial calculation date is made available, any such information will be back-tested (i.e., calculations of how the index might have performed during that time period if the index had existed). Any comparisons, assertions and conclusions regarding the performance of the index during the time period prior to the initial calculation date will be based on back-testing. Back-tested performance information is purely hypothetical and is provided solely for informational purposes. Back-tested performance does not represent actual performance, and should not be interpreted as an indication of actual performance. Past performance is also not indicative of future results. Index performance is not the same as fund performance as it does not reflect management and other fees. *Inception date: December 29, 2000.

Fundamentals
P/E (Including Negative) Trailing
20.67

P/E (Excluding Negative) Trailing


20.15

Projected
14.37

Projected
14.37

P/B
3.01

Dividend Yield
0.82

P/Sales
4.78

P/Cash Flow
18.45

Data calculated in USD as of December 31, 2010.

Dow Jones Precious Metals IndexSM


Fact Sheet

Symbols
Total Return USD
Suggested Symbol ISIN Bloomberg Bridge Comstock Reuters Thomson Thomson GlobalTopic Telekurs DJGSPT N/A N/A US&GSPT DJGSPT .DJGSPT N/A N/A DJGSPT

Price Return USD


DJGSP XC0006212770 DJGSP US&GSP DJGSP .DJGSP .DJGSP DJGSP.CT DJGSP

Top Components
Company
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Barrick Gold Corp. Goldcorp Inc. Newmont Mining Corp. AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. ADS Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. Gold Fields Ltd. ADS Randgold Resources Ltd. ADS Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. ADS Pan American Silver Corp.

Country
U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S.

ISIN/Ticker
FCX ABX GG NEM AU AEM GFI GOLD HMY PAAS

Industry
Basic Materials Basic Materials Basic Materials Basic Materials Basic Materials Basic Materials Basic Materials Basic Materials Basic Materials Basic Materials

Supersector
Basic Resources Basic Resources Basic Resources Basic Resources Basic Resources Basic Resources Basic Resources Basic Resources Basic Resources Basic Resources

Float Factor
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.93 1.00 0.84 1.00

Adjusted Weight (%)


23.97% 22.10% 15.28% 12.60% 7.90% 5.44% 5.03% 3.18% 1.90% 1.86%

CME Group Index Services LLC. 2011 Data calculated in USD as of December 31, 2010.

Quick Facts
Component Number Weighting Review Frequency Base Value/Base Date Calculation Frequency Estimated Back-Tested History Availability Date of Introduction Variable Float-adjusted market capitalization On an as-needed basis 100 as of December 29, 2000 Every 5 minutes during U.S. trading hours Available daily back to December 29, 2000 April 29, 2002

Dow Jones Precious Metals IndexSM


Fact Sheet

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Ed 01-03-11, FACT-58-62-123110

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