Barclays Capital Global Emerging Markets Strategy (GEMS) Index ETF Returns
Index Description
The Barclays Capital Global Emerging Markets Strategy (GEMS) Index is based on investing in 1-month synthetic money market deposits. The Barclays Capital GEMS Index is a global index that measures the total return of the GEMS strategy applied to 15 diversified Emerging Markets currencies. The global index is formed by adding three regional sub-indices: Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Asia.
ETFs Tracking The Barclays Capital Global Emerging Markets Strategy (GEMS) Index
The following table presents historical return data for ETFs tracking the Barclays Capital Global Emerging Markets Strategy (GEMS) Index.
As Of 05/25/2012| Symbol | Name | 1 Week | 4 Week | YTD | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEM | GEMS Index ETN | -4.99% | -5.29% | 0.66% | -8.21% | 6.07% | n/a |
Other Currency ETFs
Historical return data for other ETFs in the Currency ETFdb Category is presented in the following table.
As Of 05/25/2012| Symbol | Name | 1 Week | 4 Week | YTD | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | DB USD Index Bullish | 1.60% | 4.58% | 1.56% | 5.55% | -4.60% | -7.71% |
| FXA | CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust | -0.48% | -6.50% | -3.25% | -4.77% | 36.48% | 38.44% |
| FXC | CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust | -0.83% | -4.72% | -1.02% | -4.83% | 8.40% | 7.60% |
| CYB | Dreyfus Chinese Yuan Fund | -0.16% | -0.55% | 0.12% | 1.35% | 1.25% | n/a |
| DBV | DB G10 Currency Harvest | 0.59% | -5.20% | -0.34% | -3.47% | 12.65% | -11.10% |
| FXF | CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust | -2.05% | -5.49% | -2.25% | -10.13% | 11.64% | 27.25% |
| CEW | Dreyfus Emerging Currency Fund | -0.75% | -5.59% | 0.36% | -9.13% | 0.47% | n/a |
| FXE | CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust | -2.05% | -5.49% | -3.44% | -11.46% | -10.91% | -4.54% |
| FXY | CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust | -0.74% | 0.85% | -3.55% | 1.71% | 17.53% | 49.65% |
| FXB | CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust | -1.08% | -3.69% | 0.68% | -4.71% | -2.40% | -19.16% |
| UDN | DB USD Index Bearish | -1.65% | -4.58% | -2.27% | -7.31% | -2.09% | 3.51% |
| CNY | Market Vectors-Chinese Renminbi/USD ETN | 0.34% | -0.29% | -0.05% | 1.69% | 0.66% | n/a |
| BZF | Dreyfus Brazilian Real Fund | 1.62% | -4.71% | -3.29% | -13.09% | 24.27% | n/a |
| FXS | CurrencyShares Swedish Krona Trust | -0.30% | -6.21% | -3.54% | -11.04% | 5.11% | -0.79% |
| CCX | Dreyfus Commodity Currency Fund | -1.09% | -6.35% | -1.28% | -26.56% | n/a | n/a |
| ICI | Optimized Currency Carry ETN | 1.28% | -0.43% | -0.26% | -0.48% | 5.58% | n/a |
| AYT | GEMS Asia 8 ETN | -1.18% | -2.86% | -0.01% | -4.60% | 4.44% | n/a |
| ICN | Dreyfus Indian Rupee Fund | -1.72% | -5.17% | -0.60% | -13.71% | -5.16% | n/a |
| JYF | Dreyfus Japanese Yen Fund | -0.15% | 2.25% | -4.80% | 1.73% | 16.46% | n/a |
| JYN | JPY/USD Exchange Rate ETN | -0.20% | 2.45% | -3.65% | 2.78% | 16.68% | 49.50% |
| INR | Market Vectors-Indian Rupee/USD ETN | -2.83% | -2.94% | 0.84% | -12.92% | -3.23% | n/a |
| ERO | EUR/USD Exchange Rate ETN | -0.61% | -3.63% | -2.56% | -10.39% | -10.35% | -1.15% |
| SZR | Dreyfus South African Rand Fund | -0.13% | -6.85% | -1.08% | -11.23% | 16.92% | n/a |
| PGD | Asian & Gulf Currency Revaluation ETN | -4.26% | -0.58% | -1.16% | -2.67% | -0.72% | n/a |
| FXCH | CurrencyShares Chinese Renminbi Trust | -0.25% | -0.35% | -0.31% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Other Currency Indexes
Other indexes tracked by ETFs in the Currency ETFdb Category include:
- Australian Dollar
- Barclays Capital Global Emerging Markets Strategy (GEMS) Index
- Barclays Capital Global Emerging Markets Strategy Pegged Index
- Barclays Capital Intelligent Carry Index
- Barclays Global Emerging Market Strategy (GEMS) Asia 8 Index
- British Pound
- Canadian Dollar
- Deutsche Bank G10 Currency Future Harvest Index - Excess Return
- Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index (USDX) Futures Index
- Deutsche Bank Short US Dollar Index (USDX) Futures Index
- Euro
- Japanese Yen
- S&P Chinese Renminbi Total Return Index
- S&P Indian Rupee Total Return Index
- Swedish Krona
- Swiss Franc
- Chinese Renminbi
Mutual Funds Tracking Barclays Capital Global Emerging Markets Strategy (GEMS) Index
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