Gold-based exchange traded funds (ETF) have gained tremendous popularity as a low-cost financial security. It not only allows one to invest in gold for long term investment like a standard stock, but also allows day-trading opportunities in real time with tick-by-tick price changes. Gold has been the preferred precious metal for investment. In fact, it was the first ever currency that was used in ancient times. Gold has been the trusted asset for centuries, and many consider it to be the safest bet against inflation and even the big market declines, like the one resulting from Corona virus mess during February 2020. (See also, List of Silver ETFs, List of Platinum ETFs, List of Palladium ETFs and List of Precious Metals ETFs.) Following is the list of all 36 exchange-traded funds that FKnol has in its database for ETFs which belong to the Gold category:
The Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF tracks the gold spot price, less expenses and liabilities, using gold bars held in a vault in Perth, Australia. Investors can redeem their shares for gold coins and small bars. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Annually
Category: Precious Metals
BAR tracks the gold spot price, less trust expenses and liabilities, using physically held gold stored and secured in vaults in London. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Annually
Category: Precious Metals
$18.25
20.78%
0.2%
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FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF (BGLD)
The investment seeks to provide investors with returns (before fees, expenses and taxes) that match those of the SPDR‚ Gold Trust. Under normal market cond ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: NA
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Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust is an exchange traded commodity launched and managed by Sprott Asset Management, LP. The fund invests in commodity ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency:
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The Invesco DB Gold Fund tracks an index of gold futures contracts. To minimize contango, it optimizes its contract selection based on the shape of the futures curve. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: NA
Category: Precious Metals
The DB Gold Double Long ETN provides 2x exposure to an index that tracks the performance of futures contracts relating to gold. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: NA
Category: Leveraged Commodities
The DB Gold Short ETN provides monthly inverse exposure to an index that tracks the performance of a futures contract on gold determined to be least impacted by contango. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: NA
Category: Inverse Commodities
The Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear ETF provides 3x inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index of global gold and silver mining firms. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Quarterly
Category: Leveraged Equities
The DB Gold Double Short ETN provides -2x the daily performance of an index that tracks the performance of futures contracts relating to gold. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: NA
Category: Leveraged Commodities
GBUG tracks the Barclay’s Gold 3 Month Index Total Return by rolling specified gold futures contracts. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency:
Category: Precious Metals
The VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF tracks a market-cap-weighted index of global gold-mining firms. ...Detailed Profile ...Candlestick Patterns. Dividend Frequency: Annually
Category: Materials
The VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF tracks a market-cap-weighted index of global gold- and silver-mining firms, focusing on small-caps. ...Detailed Profile ...Candlestick Patterns. Dividend Frequency: Annually
Category: Materials
The investment seeks the return on the notes is linked to a three times leveraged participation in the daily performance of the S-Network MicroSectorsTM Go ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: NA
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The SPDR Gold Trust tracks the gold spot price, less expenses and liabilities, using gold bars held in London vaults. ...Detailed Profile ...Candlestick Patterns. Dividend Frequency: NA
Category: Precious Metals
The Credit Suisse X-Links Gold Shares Covered Call ETN offers the returns of a covered call strategy comprised of shares of the ETF GLD, a physical gold ETF, and one month call options with a strike price of 103% of GLD. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Monthly
Category: Precious Metals
The SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust tracks the gold spot price, less expenses and liabilities, using gold bars held in London vaults. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Annually
Category: Long-Short
The ProShares UltraShort Gold ETF provides -2x the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the fixing price, in US Dollars, for delivery in London. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: NA
Category: Leveraged Commodities
$33.48
7.51%
0.95%
1
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US Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU)
The U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF tracks an index of 28 precious metal mining firms listed in the US, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong or South Africa. Holdings are selected by fundamental factors and weighted in fixed tiers. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Annually
Category: Materials
The Global X Gold Explorers ETF tracks an index of companies engaged in the exploration and early stage production of gold. The index uses market cap selection and a modified market cap weighting scheme. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Annually
Category: Materials
The iShares Gold Trust tracks the gold spot price, less expenses and liabilities, using gold bars held in vaults around the world. ...Detailed Profile ...Candlestick Patterns. Dividend Frequency: NA
Category: Precious Metals
The iShares Gold Strategy ETF is actively managed to maximize correlation to an index that tracks the spot price of gold. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Annually
Category: Precious Metals
$55.22
-5.98%
0.25%
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FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF (IGLD)
The investment seeks to deliver participation in the price returns of the SPDR Gold Trust (the Underlying ETF) while providing a consistent level of income ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: NA
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$20.32
0%
0.85%
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Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 3X Shares (JDST)
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bear 3X Shares provides daily -3x exposure to an index of junior gold and silver mining companies from developed as well as emerging markets. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Quarterly
Category: Leveraged Equities
The investment seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the EQM Pure Junior Gold Miners Inde ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: NA
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A large number of Gold ETFs have been launched in the local U.S. and global markets that allow easy and low-cost investments in gold. Multiple variants of such exchange traded securities exists. In one form, these Gold ETFs work by holding real gold metal in a safe custody using the capital collected from investors. The price of such ETF units represents the cost of a proportional gold unit, and these prices move with every change in the gold prices. Another form of gold ETF invests in derivative products like futures and options which are based on gold commodity. These kind of gold ETFs also offer good options to either amplify the returns by a given leverage factors (like 2x or 3x) or they may also offer inverse return option where the price of ETF unit moves opposite to the price of gold. One should look for Bear or Inverse in the names of such kind of Inverse Gold ETFs (List of Inverse Gold ETFs). The third kind of gold ETF invests in a select basket of stocks of companies that derive their business and revenues from gold based operations. For instance, companies which are in the business of mining, extracting, or purifying gold metal, or those in the jewel-making business. Such Gold ETFs may also include the passive ones which simply attempt to replicate the performance of a gold-linked stock market index. These come at relatively low cost as they dont actively engage in research or other cost incurring activities. Investors must study the underlying of the gold ETFs properly before making investment decisions, and select the one which best fits their needs and investment principles.
Where do Gold ETFs Invest?
A long list of companies and different financial instruments exist where the Gold exchange-traded funds may invest the money collected from the ETF investors. Below is a small sample of companies whose stocks may qualify for investment by Gold ETFs, though there can be many more businesses and financial instruments where these ETFs can park the capital for returns: ▶ B2Gold Corp (BTG): Canada-based gold producer with approximately four operating mines and one mine under construction. The Company has a portfolio of other evaluation and exploration projects in various countries, including Mali, Colombia, Burkina Faso, Finland, Chile and Nicaragua.....Full Details....Dividend History
▶ Gold Fields Limited (GFI): Gold Fields Limited operates as a gold producer with reserves and resources in South Africa, Ghana, Australia, and Peru. It holds interests in 7 operating mines with an annual gold-equivalent producti....Full Details....Dividend History
▶ Barrick Gold Corp (GOLD): Barrick Gold Corporation explores for and develops mineral properties. The company primarily explores for gold, copper, and silver deposits. It holds a 50% interest in the Veladero, a gold mine locate....Full Details....Dividend History
▶ Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM): Newmont Mining Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the mining industry. The company primarily acquires, develops, explores for, and produces gold, copper, and silver. Its operatio....Full Details....Dividend History
▶ Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (KL): Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. engages in the exploration and development of gold properties. The company owns and operates four underground gold mines, including the Macassa mine, the Holt mine, and the Taylor mine i....Full Details....Dividend History
▶ AngloGold Ashanti Limited (AU): AngloGold Ashanti Limited operates as a gold mining company. It also produces silver, uranium, and sulphuric acid; and dóre bars. The company operates 14 mines and 3 projects in 10 countries in South....Full Details....Dividend History