Additionally, McAvity points out that Asian countries are still buying gold, notably China, which added almost 800 tons between June 2011 and June 2012.

Hedge fund manager John Paulson in a conference call Tuesday said he remains bullish on gold over the next five years, CNBC reports.

Other gold ETFs include:

  • ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares ETF (NYSEArca: SGOL)
  • ETFS Physical Asian Gold Shares ETF (NYSEArca: AGOL)
  • iShares COMEX Gold Trust ETF (NYSEArca: IAU)
  • Powershares DB Gold Fund ETF (NYSEArca: DGL)

For more information on gold, visit our gold category.

Max Chen contributed to this article.

Full disclosure: Tom Lydon’s clients own GLD.

Disclaimer: Tom Lydon serves on the Board of Directors of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (GROW).