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Precious metals etf.
Precious metals etfs invest in gold silver platinum and palladium.
Generally these funds share prices are tied to the prices of the underlying.
Depending on preference the funds in this category offer futures based exposure as well as physical exposure.
Interest rates and a strong dollar are among the factors plaguing precious metals exchange traded funds etfs this year.
They are dominated like our benchmark by portfolios consisting almost entirely of a.
25 etfs are placed in the precious metals category.
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With a staggering 45 billion in assets gld is not just the biggest of all the precious metals etfs out there but also one of the most popular funds on wall street period.
Precious metals etfs these etfs offer exposure to precious metals including gold silver platinum and palladium.
Most portfolios concentrate on gold mining stocks but some have.
Equity precious metals precious metals portfolios focus on mining stocks though some do own small amounts of gold bullion.
The precious metals etf universe is comprised of 14 etfs excluding inverse and leveraged etfs as well as funds with less than 50 million in assets under management aum.
Gold and silver the most widely followed precious metals.