Gold ETF Hits Record Holdings
September 25, 2008 – The world’s largest gold exchange traded fund (ETF) hit a record number of holdings on Tuesday. The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) jumped 2% to a high of 724.94 tons, an uptrend that gathered steam when Lehman... Continue Reading »

Safe Haven Buying Sends Gold and ETFs On a Two-Day High
September 19, 2008 – Gold and the metal’s exchange traded funds (ETFs) jumped for a second straight day yesterday on a rush of safe-haven buying. The metal closed above $900 an ounce after a rush of save-haven buying took place... Continue Reading »

Stronger Dollar Trounces Gold, Silver, Platinum ETFs
September 9, 2008 – The rising value of the U.S. dollar is making precious metal exchange traded funds (ETFs) look a little less appealing. Gold has now slumped to its lowest price in more than a year, following the government’s... Continue Reading »

Precious Metals ETFs Melt In the August Heat
September 5, 2008 – The double-digit losses in one month for precious metals exchange traded funds (ETFs) is yet another example of how jumping into hot markets can leave you burned when you don’t stick to the plan. Over the... Continue Reading »

August ETF Performance Report
August 29, 2008 – Market volatility continued in August, which led to mixed performance for major indexes and exchange traded funds (ETFs).  The Dow Jones industrial average ended the month down slightly by 0.3%, the S&P 500 was basically... Continue Reading »

Despite Price Plunge, Silver and Its ETF Gain Assets On Continued Demand
August 27, 2008 – iShares Silver Trust (SLV), the largest silver-backed exchange traded fund (ETF), has somehow defied the price of silver dropping. While silver has lost 40% of its value, the holdings within SLV have only gone up to... Continue Reading »

Silver Takes Home the Gold When It Comes to Medals, But Not ETFs
August 25, 2008 – We know who took home medals at the Olympics, but did exchange traded funds (ETFs) come out a winner? The final tally for U.S. medals is 36 gold, 38 silver and 36 bronze. Not bad! Sorry Michael... Continue Reading »

Just Because Agriculture Prices Are Lower Doesn’t Mean Demand Is Gone
August 18, 2008 – Grain prices have been falling along with exchange traded funds (ETFs), but that could soon change if demand keeps ticking up. There has been a commodities selloff in recent weeks, but analysts say that this may... Continue Reading »

Precious Metal Holdings and ETFs Decline Amid Selloff
August 11, 2008 – As the commodities pullback continues, investors are pulling their money out of precious metals and sending related exchange traded funds (ETFs) lower. ETF Securities says the amount of metal it holds to back its physical platinum... Continue Reading »

ETF’s Silver Holdings Dust Off a Record
July 20, 2008 – The largest silver-backed exchange traded fund (ETF) isn’t a cloud, but it sure has a silver lining anyway. Holdings in the iShares COMEX Gold Trust (SLV) rose to a record 6,092.31 tons on July 16, a... Continue Reading »

Some iShares ETFs Are Calling It Splits
July 16, 2008 – Barclays Global Investors has announced they are splitting shares amongst 10% of their exchange traded fund (ETF) line, iShares. There are more than 160 U.S.-based products within this fund family, and they represent $327 billion in... Continue Reading »