ETF Performance Report: January
January has been a tumultuous month for the U.S. equities and stock exchange traded funds as the stronger U.S. dollar, overseas uncertainty, continued plunge in oil prices and weaker-than-anticipated...
View ArticleETF Performance Report: March & Q1
While the equities market is still positive so far this year, U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds retreated over March as concerns over the U.S. dollar strength and energy sector weakness weighed on...
View ArticleETF Performance Report: July
U.S. equities and stock exchange traded funds experienced some choppy conditions, but investors have unclenched their teeth as markets largely rebounded over July. Over July, the Dow Jones Industrial...
View ArticleGeopolitical Risks Renew Gold ETF Trade
Gold bullion and miner sector-related exchange traded funds are enjoying a happy New Year as a bout of uncertainty helped drive safe-haven demand for the precious metal. Gold miner ETFs were among the...
View ArticleGold Miner ETFs Rally on Global Uncertainty
Another round of global uncertainty is bolstering the gold trade, with the precious metals miners and sector-related exchange traded funds shining in the equities space. On Wednesday, the Sprott Gold...
View ArticleOutshining Precious Metals Miner ETFs of February
Gold may be the best performing asset class of February but precious metals miners and sector-related exchange traded funds capitalized on the bullion rally. The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) gained...
View ArticleETF Performance Report: February
The equities market and stock exchange traded funds lost their momentum on the Leap Day, ending the month pretty much where they started. Over the past month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up...
View ArticleETF Performance Report: Q1 & March
U.S. equities and stock exchange traded funds slipped on the last day of March, ending the month on a muted note after a wild quarter that pushed the markets into a correction before clawing back the...
View ArticleAn Overhead View of Precious Metals ETFs
Precious metals-related exchange traded funds have been among the best performers this year. However, there may soon be more diverging performances as the rally grows long in the tooth. ETFs that track...
View Article31 Gold ETFs Investors Should Size Up
Gold exchange traded funds have been a bright spot in the markets this year as an extended low-rate environment, depreciating U.S. dollar and volatility pushed investors into the hard asset. At the...
View ArticleGold ETFs Jump to 15-Month High as Dollar Retreats
Gold bullion and commodity-related exchange traded funds surged to a 15-month high Friday on a depreciating U.S. dollar, along with rising risk-off sentiment with a equity market pullback. The SPDR...
View ArticleETF Performance Report: August
Despite somewhat recovering from heavier losses earlier in the day, U.S. equities and stock exchange traded funds finished August on a down note but remained largely flat for the month. Over August,...
View ArticleGold Miners, ETFs Could See Higher Dividends
Previously high-flying gold miners stocks and exchange traded funds endured a brutal August. For example, the Sprott Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: SGDM), iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners Fund (NYSEArca:...
View ArticlePrecious Metals Sell-Off Provides ETF Tax-Loss Harvesting Opportunities
Investors who were unfortunate enough to be swept along the recent sell-off in precious metals may look to exchange traded funds to implement a tax-loss harvesting strategy to help reduce their bill...
View ArticleGold Hits 11-Month High on Latest N. Korea Tension
Gold hit an 11-month high Tuesday, strengthening gold miner exchange traded funds as rising market uncertainty pushes more traders into safe-haven gold. Specifically, the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF...
View ArticleAnother Ominous View on a Gold Mining ETF
The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: GDX), the largest and most heavily traded gold mining ETF, and its rivals cannot take much more bad news. In just the past week, GDX has lost almost 8%,...
View ArticleInflows Buck Mining ETFs’ Price Declines
They are among this year’s worst performers among non-leveraged exchange traded funds, but investors have been pouring cash into precious metals mining funds. Year-to-date, the Market Vectors Gold...
View ArticleSeven Mining ETFs to Remember
Gold futures are flirting with $1,300 per troy ounce Thursday. At $1,300, gold is still a long way from its 2011 highs, but the yellow metal’s recovery in2011 has bolstered once downtrodden exchange...
View ArticleGold Mining ETFs Thump Physical Counterparts
Gold’s 2014 resurgence has, of course, been a boon for exchange traded funds backed by physical holdings of the yellow metal such as the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD). Bullion’s bounce has been an...
View ArticleNo Need to Mimic All Hedge Fund ETF Holdings
It is no secret that select hedge fund managers carry with them an aura of glamor and star treatment society often reserves for athletes and entertainers. So much so that some issuers of exchange...
View ArticleList of Top Gold ETFs
Gold prices are hovering above $1,700 an ounce and ETFs that invest in the precious metal could move higher in 2012 on Europe’s lingering debt crisis and further monetary easing from central banks....
View ArticleRace to the Bottom: ETFs Cut Fees
New exchange trade fund product launches from BlackRock have instigated more price wars among the ETF providers. Product developers continue to slash fees in an effort to attract interest, which...
View ArticleETF Chart of the Day: Gold Miners
Yesterday, on a gap up in spot Gold prices (GLD and IAU up 1.40%), we saw predominantly call buying activity in a Gold Miners Equity ETF, Market Vectors TR Gold Miners (NYSEArca: GDX). GDX has amassed...
View ArticleThree Gold Miner ETF Options
Gold traders can directly access the precious metals through exchange traded funds. But for those seeking to gain exposure to the supply side, there are a few gold miner ETFs available. Gold miner ETFs...
View ArticleDefensive ETFs to Shield Against the Fiscal Cliff
The economy and markets are humming along, but potential risks still loom, namely the so-called fiscal cliff. For the more pessimistic investors, it could be time to look over some defensive exchange...
View ArticleGold Miner ETFs: Falling Knife or Turnaround Play?
Gold miner ETFs have been brutal to investors for years, sort of a falling knife and a value trap wrapped into one. The sector has trended lower since late 2011 despite some violent rallies along the...
View ArticleGold Slump Weighs Heavily on Precious Metal Miner ETFs
The precious metals exchange traded fund market is taking a beating as gold prices slump and most precious metal mining companies take heavy losses. The worst performing miner exchange traded fund is...
View ArticleETF Chart of the Day: Gold Miners
Mining stocks have battled back recently, with GDX (Market Vectors Gold Miners, Expense Ratio 0.52%) for example recovering more than 25% from its late June intraday lows and pulling in more than $100...
View ArticleGold Mining ETFs: Not so Golden
Things are bad for gold exchange traded funds. ETFs such as the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) just cannot seem to get out of their own way. GLD’s 3.5% loss in the past week and 5.5% tumble in the...
View Article7 Fundamentals of Gold
The outlook for gold is the brightest it’s been in almost a decade. On the upcoming webcast Tuesday, July 17, 7 Fundamentals of Gold, Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at U.S. Global...
View ArticleiShares Launches Specialized Global Commodity Producer ETFs
BlackRock’s iShares exchange traded fund business launched five new funds Thursday that focus on various global commodity miners and producers. According to a press release, the new funds provide the...
View ArticleGold Miners ETFs Pop as Precious Metals Strengthen Off a Weaker Dollar
Gold miner stocks and sector-related ETFs strengthened Monday as gold prices climbed to a more-than-one-week high on a weakening U.S. dollar in response to data showing U.S. wage growth slowed last...
View Article5 Best Performing Gold ETFs in Monday’s Market Volatility
Gold ETFs shined on Monday after volatility hit the markets, with investors turning to the safe-haven asset. The yellow metal has reached its highest value in six years over these trade tensions. In...
View ArticleDiversification & Larger Time Frame Is Crucial To Period Survival Say Experts
With markets failing to hold onto Monday’s gains during the last day of the first quarter, and the day at a loss, as investors closed out a period of historic market volatility sparked by the...
View ArticleUse Gold Miners as a Backdoor Play for Precious Metals Exposure
It’s no secret that gold has been a major beneficiary during the coronavirus pandemic as a viable safe haven asset amid all the uncertainty in the capital markets. But investors don’t actually have to...
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