Stating in the most basic terms, metals are the dense materials which are usually opaque, hard and lustrous and are good conductors of heat and electricity. They can be cast in various shapes and sizes, and hence are used in a variety of construction activities. Hundreds of financial securities are being traded in the global stock exchanges which are associated with the metals business. Metal exchange-traded funds (ETF) are those which invest the money collected from the investors' in the stocks of other financial securities of such metal related businesses. Such ETFs may also invest in related financial securities (like futures and options) which are based on similar metal stocks or those which are constituents of a metal specific market index. A large variety of metals are in use which include Iron, Copper, Nickel, Aluminum, Gold, Silver and Platinum. Following is the list of all 30 exchange-traded funds that FKnol has in its database for ETFs which belong to the Metals 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 Dividend History
Asset Class: Gold
The ProShares Ultra Silver fund provides 2x the daily performance of silver bullion as measured by the fixing price, in US Dollars, for delivery in London. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: NA Dividend History
Asset Class: Silver
$38.39
41.3%
0.95%
1
3.
ETF Metals ZVZZT Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)
The ETF Metals belonging to the category, sub-sector and trading in the US market has the following ETF profile. ...See
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
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: Dividend History
Asset Class:
$22.39
16.92%
0%
0
6.
ETF Metals ZVZZT Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)
The ETF Metals belonging to the Commodity category, Industrial Metals sub-sector and trading in the US market has the following ETF profile. ...See
The Invesco DB Base Metals Fund tracks an index of three base metal futures contracts. It selects contracts based on the shape of the futures curve to minimize contango. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: NA Dividend History
Asset Class: Industrial Metals-Broad
The Invesco DB Precious Metals Fund tracks an index of gold and silver futures contracts. It optimizes its contract selection based on the shape of the futures curve to minimize contango. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: NA Dividend History
Asset Class: Precious Metals-Broad
$58.4
16.92%
0.75%
2
9.
ETF Metals ZVZZT Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)
The ETF Metals belonging to the category, sub-sector and trading in the US market has the following ETF profile. ...See
Simply put, metal ETFs collect money from interested investors and invest it into a variety of financial securities which are associated with the metals business. These securities may include the common stocks of companies deriving business from metal-linked operations. They may also include derivative securities like futures instruments of metal specific market index or metal specific stocks. Additionally, variants may exist in terms of leveraged ETFs which attempt to magnify the returns by a factor (like 2x or 3x), there are inverse ETFs belonging to the commodities sector which attempt to generate returns which are inverse of the returns generated by the benchmark index (-1x), and there are a few that offer a combination of leveraged and inverse Metals ETF (like -3x returns.)
Where do Metals ETFs Invest?
A long list of companies and different financial instruments exist where the Metals 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 Metals ETFs, though there can be many more businesses and financial instruments where these ETFs can park the capital for returns:
▶ Commercial Metals Company (CMC): Commercial Metals Company (CMC), incorporated on August 29, 1946, together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in manufacturing, recycling and marketing steel and metal products, related materials and services through a ....Detailed Company Profile....Dividend History
▶ POSCO (PKX): POSCO, incorporated on April 1, 1968, is an integrated steel producer. The Company operates in four segments: steel, trading, engineering and construction, and others. The steel segment includes production of ....Detailed Company Profile....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....Detailed Company Profile....Dividend History
▶ Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO): Southern Copper Corporation, incorporated on September 7, 1995, is an integrated copper producer. The Company principally produces copper and, in the production process, obtains several by-products, including molybdenum, silver, zinc, ....Detailed Company Profile....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....Detailed Company Profile....Dividend History
▶ Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD): Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the steel products manufacturing and metals recycling businesses in the United States and internationally. The company operates through....Detailed Company Profile....Dividend History