From Reuters: ETF Securities said its physical gold exchange-traded commodity PHAU.L was its best performing long ETC in 2008, posting a 4 percent rise in U.S. dollar terms at a time when most assets were falling.

Gold was top of the company’s list of top-performing long ETCs, outstripping its closest rival, the Precious Metals DJ AIGCI ETC AIGP.L, which declined 4 percent….. Full Article: Source