Investors pulled $2.2 billion from GLD, the world’s largest bullion-backed ETF last year, after pulling $3.2 billion from the fund in 2014. However, as of Jan. 14, investors added nearly $436 million to GLD and IAU on a combined basis since the start of this year.
“Interest in the precious metal is being driven by demand for a safe haven after losses spread across Chinese and U.S. equity markets and oil dipped below $30 a barrel. Also helping the case for gold: China boosted reserves for the sixth straight month in December amid price declines through the end of last year, according to the People’s Bank of China,” reports Bloomberg.
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Tom Lydon’s clients own shares of GLD.