Precious Metals

India, the world’s largest consumer of gold, saw gold ETF assets nearly triple, from November 2010 to November 2011. There are currently 12 gold ETFs in India, with the first gold ETF launched in 2007. For original article, click here.

Amidst a week of extreme volatility, below is a list of some of the top ETF gainers for the previous week: ZSL ultrashort (leveraged-bear/inverse orientation) silver was up +59% for the week ERY 3x leveraged bear/inverse orientation energy sector +42.3% DUST 2x leveraged inverse/bear gold miners was up +24.7% for the week. GLL ultrashort (leveraged-bear/inverse) [...]

As reported by CNBC, GLD, the most popular etf for gold, has passed in total assets for the first time the historically most popular etf, ticker SPY, the etf for the S&P 500. Total assets in GLD have reportedly topped 76 billion, as gold has reached new all time highs above 1900 per ounce this week. [...]

Renewed volatility in the Silver ETFs hit the markets Monday with the leveraged long silver ETF (ZSL) gaining 16%, while the inverse leveraged silver (AGQ) closed down 29 points for a loss of 15%. AGQ is down more than 200 points from its high in late April of 382.

Van Eck Global has launched Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (NYSE Arca: REMX), the first U.S.-listed exchange traded fund (ETF) which seeks to give investors pure play exposure to the equities of companies primarily engaged in the producing, refining, and recycling rare earth/strategic metals, it was announced today. Rare earth/strategic metals are industrial metals [...]

Assets continued to flow into U.S. exchange-traded funds during the month of July despite significant outflows from gold’s largest ETF. July is the sixth straight month that assets have flowed into ETFs and the emerging market class was the primary reason for the current month’s growth. Emerging market ETFs attracted the most assets with $4.6 [...]

The automobile industry has a major impact on the value of both platinum and palladium ETFs. The precious metals are both used in the manufacturing of catalytic converters within automobiles. The demand for automobiles is down considerably over the past few months, which has put a dent in the recent values of platinum and palladium. [...]

The largest gold ETF, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News), has taken a moment to catch its breath after hiking up the charts for most of the year. Fear of deflation was the main factor in a recent four-day decline of approximately 2% for GLD, according to MarketWatch. Looking back on the [...]

Assets continued to flow into U.S. exchange-traded funds during the month of June thanks to bond and gold ETFs. June is the fifth straight month that assets have flowed into ETFs to keep the trend rising. Taxable-bond ETFs attracted the most assets with $4.7 billion for June, according to the press release. Two of the [...]

When it comes to investing in a gold ETF, the most common place for investors to turn is the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News). GLD is not only the most popular ETF in the precious metals industry, but it is one of the most heavily traded funds in the entire [...]