VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF

NYSE ARCA: REMX
$46.56
+$0.25 (+0.5%)
Closing Price on November 21, 2024

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Asset Type ETF
Exchange NYSE ARCA
The VanEck Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF is a fund that focuses on investing in the global materials, metals, and mining sectors. It aims to mirror the performance of the MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index. This ETF selects stocks from a variety of companies, both large and small, that are involved in the exploration, mining, and refining of rare earth and strategic metals. Managed by Van Eck Associates Corporation, it offers investors exposure to these critical components used in various high-tech industries. Established in 2010, it is based in the United States.

REMX Articles

Rare Earth Elements ETF Finds Itself in Middle of China Trade War Plays
This exchange-traded fund could find itself right in the middle of the trade war if China decides to halt or limit its exports of rare earth metals and minerals.
Jon C. Ogg
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Five Unusual Alternatives to Investing in Gold
As gold prices have fallen, many investors have begun to actively seek alternatives from among the many possible choices available today. These are five unusual alternatives investments to gold.
Alexander E.M. Hess
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Molycorp Becomes King of Stockholder Pain, but Real Concerns Cannot Be Changed
ThinkstockMolycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) is becoming an expert at screwing its investors. If anyone wanted a “death before dilution” company in their portfolio, they have been slaughtered over and...
Jon C. Ogg
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Rare Earth Stocks: On the Way Up or Short Covering?
ThinkstockOver the past five days, shares of three companies focused on rare earth mineral production have climbed more than 10% while the S&P 500 has managed to stay barely better than flat....
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Closing Bell for Monday on Wall Street: Markets Open Higher, Hold Gains
July 1, 2013: U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning after a blast of economic data from both Asia and Europe. In China, June manufacturing PMI slid lower. Japan’s economics minister said...
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Molycorp Stock Has 42% Upside
ThinkstockTo call Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) a battered stock or a controversial stock would be the understatement of the year. This is supposed to be America’s only answer to the rare earth...
Jon C. Ogg
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More Tough Times Ahead for Molycorp (REE, AVL, REMX)
ThinkstockOnce an investor’s darling, Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) has not aged well. The rare earths miner’s shares hit a post-IPO high of around $75 a share in April 2011, but the decline since...
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Should Investors Encourage a "Gun ETF"?
They say that there is an exchange traded fund for just about every investment strategy out there. So how about a “pure gun” ETF? There are aerospace and defense ETFs, but not an ETF geared...
Jon C. Ogg
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China Boosts Rare Earths Exports (MCP, AVL, REE, REMX)
China’s ministry of commerce raised its rare earth minerals export quotas for 2012 to nearly 31,000 tons yesterday, up from just over the previous limit of just over 30,000 tons. The increase comes...
Paul Ausick
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Rare Earths Turnaround: China Could Become Net Importer in Two Years
The current slump in prices for rare earth minerals despite a Chinese curb on exports could turn around in a couple of years if the Chinese succeed in developing their own downstream industries that...
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Avalon Rare Metals Increases Estimate on Canadian Deposit -- Stock Falls Anyway
Rare earths miner Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (NYSEMKT: AVL) today reported the results of a resource estimate for its Nechalacho Deposit in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The report shows a Measured...
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Analysts Can’t Abandon Molycorp Ship Fast Enough
Rare earth minerals miner Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) held its IPO just less than two years ago, in late July 2010, at an offering price of $14/share, below the anticipated range of $15-$17. Shares...
Paul Ausick
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Substitutes for Rare Earth Minerals Under Development (MCP, AVL, REE, REMX, GM, TM, PHG)
Given the relative scarcity and high cost of rare earth minerals, it’s only natural that companies that currently depend on the stuff would search for substitutes. And if anything is going...
Paul Ausick
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Squabble over China’s Rare Earths Production Continues (MCP, AVL, REE, SHZ, REMX)
In March the US, the European Union, and Japan filed complaints with the World Trade Organization (WTO) accusing China of violating free trade rules by limiting exports of rare earth minerals which...
Paul Ausick
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In Defense of Molycorp and Rare Earths
Molycorp Inc. (NYSE: MCP) is nothing short of an odd stock in an even more odd industry.  Most investors and most in the public might not even understand what rare earth elements and oxides are, but...
Jon C. Ogg
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