Moreover, even if the Fed hike rates, platinum and palladium may continue to strengthen on increased industrial demand. The two white metals are a major component in automobile catalytic converters, and an expanding economy may also help support increased automobile demand.
Over the past month, the ETFS Physical Palladium Shares (NYSEArca: PALL) gained 4.3% and the ETFS Physical Platinum Shares (NYSEArca: PPLT) rose 4.9%.
These commodity ETFs are also structured differently from what most fund investors may expect. The precious metals ETFs are physically backed, which means that the ETFs represent a share ownership of physical bullion holdings stored in Swiss or London vaults.
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