GLD

Assets continued to flow into U.S. exchange-traded funds last month despite volatile market conditions. Popular commodity funds were a major reason for the sustained growth.  During the month of May, it was the commodity class that attracted the most assets. According to the press release, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News) lead [...]

With gold soaring due to fears about the economy, many investors are beginning to ask where exactly their gold is stored. Where is it? London. SPDR Gold Trust (GLD: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) quickly became one of the top holders of physical gold in the world. Now with over $48 billion in assets, the [...]

Building on a bull run that has now covered a full decade, gold prices have reached another record high. As investors’ concerns over government debt grow stronger, gold emerges as the safe haven investment. The bull run in gold appears far from over, with the yellow metal gaining ground even as stocks weaken. In the [...]

While some analysts are calling gold a bubble, others are forecasting where the precious metal will peak. For the first time in nearly two decades, the once boring metal has brought out the best and brightest market forecasters to put their money where their mouth is. A Bloomberg survey of 22 analysts reveals that 15 [...]

Momentum for ETF Securities’ long anticipated fund is building, as the Susquehanna Capital Group extends an offer to buy 100,000 shares of the new US Platinum Trust ETF (PALL). The fund, which has fought through legislative roadblocks, is just one approval away from making it to market. The SEC has already granted a rule change [...]

Global fears of another deflationary wave stemming from Dubai and Greece debt issues have sent investors fleeing from gold ETFs. The most popular fund, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), shed 13.72 tons in just one day of trading this week. The recent dip in gold prices from $1200 to $1120 per [...]

After nearly quadrupling decade lows, gold continues to make a comeback with investors. Now that gold investing is back on the priority list for investors, the metal is breaking through previous price records. Spot gold struck new highs of $1087.50 per ounce on the NYMEX, while the most actively traded ETF, US Gold Shares (GLD: [...]

Gold bugs are buying physical metals through ETFs while investors are tapping into gold producing companies. Although there may not be much variety in the underlying gold itself, the investments are yielding two entirely different results. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) has advanced by 19% while stock funds have [...]

Stalled temporarily just above $1,000, gold made a surprise breakout to upwards of $1050 this week as investors questioned the viability of a U.S. dollar reserve currency. Investors pushed the spot price of gold as high as $1,050.70 per ounce, according to Reuters, with the U.S. Gold Shares ETF (GLD: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), [...]

Close inspection into September’s ETF inflows suggests that investors are concerned about inflation. The top exchange-traded funds were anti-dollar and anti-US stocks. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) raked in an astounding $2 billion, followed by iShares Barclay TIPS fund (TIP: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) at $847 million. Emerging market funds [...]