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A List of Gold ETFs

By Mark Kennedy, About.com

If you are considering adding a gold or precious metal ETF to your portfolio to either hedge some risk or gain exposure to these particular commodities, here are some of the main ETFs and ETNs in this sector you should be watching.

For more information on each exchange traded fund or note, click on the listing for a description of the security to help you decide if any of these types of gold ETFs should be a part of your investing strategy.

Gold & Metal Exchange Traded Funds

  • IAU - iShares COMEX Gold Trust ETF
  • SLV - iShares Silver Trust ETF
  • SIVR - ETFS Physical Silver Shares ETF
  • DGL - PowerShares DB Gold Fund ETF
  • GLD - StreetTracks Gold Shares ETF
  • DBS - PowerShares DB Silver Fund ETF
  • DBP - PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund ETF
  • DBB - PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund ETF
  • GDX - the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF
  • XME - the SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF
  • GLL - the UltraShort Gold ProShares ETF
  • PSAU - the PowerShares Global Gold & Precious Metals ETF
  • UGL - the ProShares Ultra Gold ETF
  • AGQ - the ProShares Ultra Silver ETF
  • ZSL - the ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF
  • HUZ - Horizons BetaPro COMEX Silver ETF
  • HUG - Horizons BetaPro COMEX Gold ETF
  • SOGL - the ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares ETF
  • Gold & Metal Exchange Traded Notes

  • DGP - DB Gold Double Long ETN
  • DZZ - DB Gold Double Short ETN
  • DGZ - DB Gold Short ETN
  • GOE - MLCX Gold Elements ETN
  • JJM - iPath DJ-AIG Industrial Metals Total Return Sub-Index ETN
  • JJN - iPath DJ-AIG Nickel Total Return Sub-Index ETN
  • JJP - iPath DJ AIG Precious Metals Total Return Sub-Index ETN
  • PGM - iPath DJ AIG Platinum Total Return Sub-Index ETN
  • PMY - MLCX Precious Metals Elements ETN
  • PTM - E-TRACS UBS Long Platinum ETN
  • PTD - E-TRACS UBS Short Platinum ETN
  • UBG - E-TRACS UBS Bloomberg CMCI Gold Total Return ETN
  • UBM - E-TRACS UBS Bloomberg CMCI Industrial Metals Index ETN
  • USV - E-TRACS UBS Bloomberg CMCI Silver Index ETN
  • ETFs and ETNs have many advantages, especially when it comes to taxes, so maybe it’s time you got started with exchange traded funds.

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