Most precious metals ETFs do not allow their shareholders to take physical delivery, and those that do often charge a higher management fee to offset the extra costs related to physical redemption.
(Kitco News) - Van Eck Global, which already offers several high-profile precious metals-related investments, is looking to add two more ? gold and silver exchange-traded funds in which investors have the option of taking their redemptions in...
ilver exchange traded funds (ETFs) witnessed $269 mn inflows, the second largest exchange traded products ( ETPZ) inflows in Q 2012, according to a quarterly report from ETF Securities (ETFS) amidst strong inflows into precious metals ETPs in general
Major silver exchange traded funds have rallied this week outperforming gold as the metal got a boost from positive economic data that augurs well for industrial demand of the commodity.
Like GLD with, the authorized market participants for SLV add silver in response to more buying pressure than selling pressure and vice versa. Clearly there has been positive money flow for gold and silver ETFs over the past week.
Silver ETFs have shown a mixed trend with physical silver price gains trailing that of gold. The iShares Silver Trust (Amex: SLV) has fallen from $40.52 on Friday to $39.14 on Monday while Proshares Ultra Short Silver (NYSE Arca: ZSL) has risen...