Information on Gold Funds
A gold fund will principally offer a way to own allocated physical gold stored in secure vaults.
The way it works is a gold fund will have a certain amount of the funds assets in allocated gold, say between 75-90%. The remainder of the funds assets are then traded in gold related products trying to achieve an above gold spot return.
Another benefit of a well run gold fund is that it smooths out downside price volatility. Or to put it another way, the fund aims to protect you from sudden substantial down drops in the price of gold.
Often a fund will have a certain amount of their fund (15-20%) in gold mining shares, again giving the investor some limited exposure to any potential upside in the gold mining sector.
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