CubeSmart vs VanEck Gold Miners ETF — how do they compare? CubeSmart trades at $40.56 (market cap $9.19B), while VanEck Gold Miners ETF trades at $73.97. The key difference: CubeSmart pays a 5.22% dividend while VanEck Gold Miners ETF pays none, and CubeSmart is trading nearer its 52-week high, VanEck Gold Miners ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CUBE | GDX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $9.19B | — |
Sector | Real Estate | — |
52-Week High | $42.34 | $115.84 |
52-Week Low | $35.36 | $51.15 |
Enterprise Value | $12.69B | — |
Dividend Yield | 5.22% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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CubeSmart is a real estate investment trust that acquires, owns, and manages self-storage facilities throughout the United States. The company's real estate portfolio is composed of buildings with numerous enclosed storage areas for both residential and commercial customers to rent mainly on a month-by-month basis. Most of CubeSmart's facilities are located in Florida, Texas, California, New York, and Illinois. Cumulatively, these states account for both the majority of the square footage in the company's real estate portfolio and the majority of its revenue. CubeSmart derives nearly all of its revenue from rental income from tenants utilizing its storage facilities.
Read more on CUBE →The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in common stocks and depositary receipts of companies involved in the gold mining industry. The index is a modified market-capitalization weighted index primarily comprised of publicly traded companies involved in the mining for gold and silver. The fund is non-diversified.
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