Gold Funds Dominate Top Performers in Q2
Reuters reported that second quarter trading saw gold funds perform the best.
Reuters reported that second quarter trading saw gold funds perform the best.
While investors make the decision between Gold Equity funds versus Gold ETFs, a primary consideration should be whether they prefer to own an actively managed fund or to minimize investing fees and limit the security or market timing risks of failing to correctly anticipate the future.
Relative to the total return of funds within its category, Oppenheimer Gold is top quartile in the US, from the Lipper ranking over 1, 3, and 5 years; and finished in the ultra elite second percentile among Morningstar Specialty-Precious Metal fund over a one year period.
Gold’s role as the ultimate store of value remains evident and, “industry consolidation remains a strong theme in both the resource and gold sector. When this happens, supply actually contracts as the acquiring company prioritizes the best projects in the new combined company."
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