Globally, gold-holding in ETFs increased for the ninth straight month in August with the appetite for gold notably increasing in Asian markets.
ETFs added a net 39 tons of gold last month, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council.
ETFs globally added another 166 tons of gold in July. It was the eighth straight month of inflows of metal into gold-backed funds. That pushed total ETF gold holdings to another record high of 3,785 tons, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council.
With gold hitting an all-time record high at the end of the month, global assets under management stood at $239 billion at the close of July.
Gold-backed ETFs closed out the first half of 2020 with their seventh consecutive month of inflows and significantly above the highest level of annual inflows, both in tonnage and US dollar terms.
Globally, gold-backed funds added 104 tons of gold to their holdings in June. Global holdings now stand at an all-time high of 3,621 tons, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council.
Holdings in gold-backed ETFs charted another all-time high in May as inflows in dollar-terms have already set a yearly record just five months into 2020.
Globally, funds added another 154 tons of gold to their holdings boosting the total to a record 3,510 tons, according to the latest data released by the World Gold Council.
With the economic chaos created by coronavirus economic shutdowns and the Federal Reserve creating trillions of dollars out of thin air, there is suddenly a lot of interest in buying gold, both as a safe haven and an inflation hedge.
But what is the best way to invest in the yellow metal? Should you buy physical gold? Gold ETFs? Gold stocks? What’s the difference? Are there advantages or disadvantages to each of these options?
Gold continued to flow into gold-backed ETFs, setting another all-time record in April.
Globally, funds added another 170 tons of gold last month amounting to $3.9 billion, according to the latest data from the World Golf Council. It was the sixth straight month of net inflows.
Inflows of gold into gold-backed ETFs set a quarterly dollar record in Q1 2020 as holdings increased by the most tonnage in any quarter since 2016.
Gold-backed ETFs added 298 tons of gold through the first three months of 2020, amounting to $23 billion in net inflows. That pushed total holdings to a new record of 3,185 tons, according to data released by the World Gold Council.
ETF gold holdings set yet another record high in February, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council.
Global gold-backed added another 84.5 tons of gold last month, boosting holdings to an all-time high of 3,033 tons.
ETF gold holding reached another record high in January, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council.
Gold-backed funds added 61.7 tons of gold last month, boosting holdings to an all-time high of 2,947 tons. This continues a trend we saw in 2019 when gold holdings in ETFs grew 19% and eclipsed all-time highs.
Net inflows of gold into gold-backed ETFs came in at 400.3 tons in 2019, according to data released by the World Gold Council. ETF gold holdings grew by 14% last year and finished at 2881.2 tons.
Overall, global gold-backed assets under management grew by 37% in US dollars due to positive demand and an 18% increase in the price of gold.
ETF gold-holdings reached a record 2,900 tons in the fourth quarter. The previous record for ETF gold holdings was set back in 2012 when the price of gold was near $1,700 per ounce.
