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ETFs have emerged as popular tools for establishing exposure to a wide variety of asset classes, ranging from U.S. Treasuries to Vietnamese equities. But few corners of the exchange-traded product world have seen more explosive growth in recent years than precious metals, as investors have embraced these vehicles as the most efficient way to access assets that have turned in some monster performance numbers in recent years. The 21 ETFs in the Precious Metals ETFdb Category have more than $83 billion in aggregate assets, representing about 8% of the total ETP industry. That’s a massive total for an asset class that generally accounts for a relatively minor portion of long-term portfolios, reflecting the appeal of the low maintenance and low fees offered by the exchange-traded structure. [click to continue…]

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ETFS Rolls Out Physical Precious Metals Basket ETF (GLTR)

by Michael Johnston on October 22, 2010

ETF Securities, the European ETF giant that has now accumulated more than $2 billion in U.S. ETF assets, announced the latest addition to its product line on Friday. The ETFS Physical Precious Metal Basket Shares (GLTR) will be the first U.S.-based, physically backed precious metal basket ETP. GLTR (pronounced “glitter”) will hold gold, silver, platinum and palladium in fixed weights: 0.03 ounces of gold, 1.1 ounces of silver, 0.004 ounces of platinum, and 0.006 ounces of palladium. At current market prices, that means that the exposure will be tilted most heavily towards gold and silver,with smaller allocations to the other two precious metals [see Guide To Platinum ETFs]. [click to continue…]

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ETF Pipeline: White Metals, Synthetic Reverse Convertibles

by Michael Johnston on June 4, 2010

The pace of new fund launches may have slowed in the ETF industry in recent weeks, but there’s no shortage of behind-the-scenes activity filling the product pipeline with more intriguing ideas. Continuing the trend of innovation in the ETF space, most of the recent filings outline unique products not currently available in ETF form, and [...]

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The Definitive Silver ETF Guide: Silver ETF Investing 101

by Eric Dutram on November 12, 2009

While most investors are well aware of gold’s unprecedented march to $1,100/oz., far fewer are familiar with the yellow metal’s often overlooked cousin, silver. While gold has received a great deal of attention as a hedge against the U.S. dollar, the leading silver ETF, SLV, has outperformed its gold counterpart, GLD, by a factor of [...]

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ETFs To Play Along With Soros, Paulson, and Fournier

by Michael Johnston on July 8, 2009

Even the most vocal supporters of passive management and indexing have to admit that certain investor track records are far too stellar to attribute entirely to luck. While I’ve frequently disparaged the concept of active investing, I’m still eager to hear what trends legendary investors are following. The Wall Street Journal’s Gregory Zuckerman recently compiled some [...]

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