Best Fit Gold Oriented Funds

These ETFs invest in either physical gold or futures contracts to track the spot price of the precious yellow metal.

All ranked ETFs meet our Best Fit criteria.

#1 PowerShares DB Gold Fund (DGL)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $46.90
Performance (YTD): 18.19% Avg. Volume: 57,032
Fees: 0.50% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index-Optimum Yield Gold Excess Return Index

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#2 iShares COMEX Gold Trust (IAU)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $13.46
Performance (YTD): 17.38% Avg. Volume: 10,007,079
Fees: 0.25% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Gold Trust

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#3 Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX)

Asset Class: Equity

Loading... Previous Close: $28.19
Performance (YTD): 39.23% Avg. Volume: 21,455,746
Fees: 0.55% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: NYSE ARCA Gold Miners Index

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#4 Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ)

Asset Class: Global Equity

Loading... Previous Close: $11.09
Performance (YTD): 43.91% Avg. Volume: 3,803,141
Fees: 0.60% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners Index

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#5 SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $133.88
Performance (YTD): 17.44% Avg. Volume: 11,150,450
Fees: 0.40% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Gold bullion

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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3X Shares (DUST)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $87.98
Performance (YTD): 179.34% Avg. Volume: 769,267
Fees: 0.75% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: NYSE ARCA Gold Miners Index

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Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X Shares (NUGT)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $9.61
Performance (YTD): 82.50% Avg. Volume: 12,063,639
Fees: 0.75% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: NYSE ARCA Gold Miners Index

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ETFS Asian Gold Trust (AGOL)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $137.21
Performance (YTD): 18.26% Avg. Volume: 222
Fees: 0.39% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Not applicable

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ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (SGOL)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $136.49
Performance (YTD): 17.42% Avg. Volume: 77,370
Fees: 0.39% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Gold bullion

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FactorShares 2X: Gold Bull/S&P500 Bear (FSG)

Asset Class: Commodity

Loading... Previous Close: $9.44
Performance (YTD): 54.60% Avg. Volume: 4,480
Fees: 0.75% Market Cap: Loading...

Benchmark: Gold Bull/S&P500 Bear Index

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Top Performing GOLD ORIENTED FUNDS as of 06.05.2013

UBS E-TRACS S&P 500 Gold Hedged ETN (SPGH)

Total Return: 20.70%

iShares COMEX Gold Trust (IAU)

Total Return: 4.51%

ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (SGOL)

Total Return: 4.51%

* annualized