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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; Precious Metals</title>
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	<description>Setting the Pace for Exchange Traded Funds</description>
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		<title>Silver ETFs: Not Shining in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/silver-etfs-not-shining-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/silver-etfs-not-shining-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SIL]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Physically-backed silver exchange traded funds have given back most of the gains made in 2011, and have been negative most of 2012. As many major governments have taken value from currencies, a precious metals fund can still give a portfolio protection.
&#8220;Unlike equities or bonds, commodities are non-earning assets whose value  comes only from what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will the Gold ETF Recovery Last?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/will-the-gold-etf-recovery-last/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/will-the-gold-etf-recovery-last/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 19:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GLD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we saw gold exchange traded funds attract robust safe-haven demand over last year, investors now favor the U.S. dollar over bullion as the go-to asset during this bout of Eurozone induced market volatility.
SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSEArca: GLD) has strengthened somewhat over the past week, but the fund is still down 3% over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold Demand In India Supported by ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/gold-demand-in-india-supported-by-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/gold-demand-in-india-supported-by-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 10:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IAU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious Metals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SGOL]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Word Gold Council, demand in India for gold through exchange traded funds is likely to double this year. The Indian gold market is expected to exhibit the greatest growth in the near future.
&#8220;The investment demand for gold under exchange traded funds continues to be very very strong. In future, the total tonnes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds Shift Gold ETF Holdings</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/hedge-funds-shift-gold-etf-holdings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/hedge-funds-shift-gold-etf-holdings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious Metals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=85943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hedge funds and prominent money managers have held onto their gold exchange traded fund positions, with some even raising their bullion exposure, over the first quarter, but market observers believe they are beginning to lighten their holdings.
According to recent regulatory filings, hedge fund manager John Paulson has maintained his 17  million share position in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Inflation Protection</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-spotlight-inflation-protection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-spotlight-inflation-protection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DGL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on IQ Real Return ETF (NYSEArca: CPI), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $28.6 million.
Objective: The IQ Real Return ETF tries to reflect the performance of the IQ Real Return Index, which tries to provide a hedge against U.S. inflation rate by generating &#8220;real return,&#8221; or a return above the inflation rate. [TIPS ETFs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Junior Gold Miner ETF Hits All-Time Low as Investors Favor Bullion</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/junior-gold-miner-etf-hits-all-time-low-as-investors-favor-bullion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/junior-gold-miner-etf-hits-all-time-low-as-investors-favor-bullion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IAU]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exchange traded fund that invests in small-cap gold miners fell more than 7% on Tuesday to a new all-time low as more investors use bullion-backed ETFs for exposure to the precious metal rather than miner shares.
Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners (NYSEArca: GDXJ) was down 30% over the past three months heading into Tuesday&#8217;s sell-off. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Miner ETFs Finally Emerge from Gold&#8217;s Shadow?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/will-miner-etfs-finally-emerge-from-golds-shadow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/will-miner-etfs-finally-emerge-from-golds-shadow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=85219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gold miner stocks are underperforming bullion prices to a degree seldom seen in the past three decades. Essentially, the spread between gold miner shares and spot gold prices is near a 30-year low.
Gold has been stifled over the last two months and even dropped below its $1,600 threshold, with miner stocks and exchange traded funds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Industrial Demand Brings Out Palladium ETF Luster</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/industrial-demand-brings-out-palladium-etf-luster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/industrial-demand-brings-out-palladium-etf-luster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 12:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=84159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investors seem to have lost a bit of their appetite for gold and silver lately, but palladium, along with the exchange traded fund that follows palladium prices, have caught the attention of metals traders.
ETFS Physical Palladium Shares ETF (NYSEArca: PALL) is up about 5% the past month. The fund recently crossed over its 50-day and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to Make of Treasury ETF Strength</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/what-to-make-of-treasury-etf-strength/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/what-to-make-of-treasury-etf-strength/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=83999</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The S&#38;P 500 is back over 1,400 but recent strength in U.S. Treasury bonds has some questioning the stock rally. For example, yields on the 10-year Treasury note declined to nearly 1.9% earlier this week.
Treasury ETFs have rebounded despite growing calls the multi-decade run in U.S. government debt is ending and that yields have nowhere [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold ETF Buying Surges in India</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/gold-etf-buying-surges-in-india/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/gold-etf-buying-surges-in-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=83798</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gold exchange traded funds listed in India have seen buying jump during Akshaya Tritiya as more individuals purchase ETFs rather than jewelry.
Gold prices have been trading between $1,600 and $1,700 an ounce over the past two months, and supported recently by the Indian holiday Akshaya Tritiya. Meanwhile, the mixed bag of U.S. economic news has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palladium ETFs Making a Comeback</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/palladium-etfs-making-a-comeback/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/palladium-etfs-making-a-comeback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=83454</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Palladium ETFs underperformed gold by a wide margin in 2011 but have held their own in recent months on an improved outlook for the global economy.
A potential shortfall in physical palladium supply has helped boost investment appetite for the physically backed palladium ETF. Meanwhile, fund providers are hoarding more of the precious metal.
ETFS Physical Palladium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Bullion ETFs Responsible for Gold Miners&#8217; Dismal Performance?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/are-bullion-etfs-responsible-for-gold-miners-dismal-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/are-bullion-etfs-responsible-for-gold-miners-dismal-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gold]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=83322</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gold bullion ETFs are in positive territory for 2012, however, the mining stocks have failed to keep pace. Some gold miners are blaming this problem on exchange traded funds, the investment tool that has allowed easy access to this area of the market.
&#8220;Although gold miners obviously depend on high gold prices, investing in  mining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Physical Demand Helps Bolster Gold ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/physical-demand-helps-bolster-gold-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/physical-demand-helps-bolster-gold-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=82716</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gold bullion and related exchange traded funds have been moving on safe-haven investment interest, but the next round of price appreciation could come from demand for the physical commodity.
Bullion-backed ETFs such as SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD), iShares Gold Trust (NYSEArca: IAU) and ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (NYSEArca: SGOL) have been losing strength over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold ETFs, the IRS and Tax Day: Not so Alluring</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/gold-etfs-the-irs-and-tax-day-not-so-alluring/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/gold-etfs-the-irs-and-tax-day-not-so-alluring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors that struck gold last year in one of the physically backed exchange traded funds have discovered a capital gains headache at tax time if bullion-backed ETFs are held in a taxable account. Investors considering such a commodity investment at this time may want to read on before doing so.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen a lot of gold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Would ‘Commoditize’ Diamonds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-would-%e2%80%98commoditize%e2%80%99-diamonds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-would-%e2%80%98commoditize%e2%80%99-diamonds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diamonds could follow precious metals such as gold to be “commoditized” by the introduction of exchange traded funds based on this obscure market if regulators approve the products.
An ETF could be diamonds’ best friend or their worst enemy, based on your perspective.
ETFtrends&#8217; Tom Lydon spoke with CNBC&#8217;s Street Signs on Monday about how a diamond [...]]]></description>
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