17.12.2013 - Why gold fund investors should not be mystified over ETF returns
Gold ETF funds and gold funds are both supposed to be good paper substitutes for buying physical gold, more or less approximating its returns. However, over the last few months, gold fund investors have been mystified by the divergence of returns between Indian gold ETFs and gold funds. On the face of it, there is no sensible reason for this. Typically, the gold fund of an AMC invests in the gold ETF of the same AMC. Therefore, one would expect the gold fund to have slightly lower returns because of additional expenses. Taking one example, SBI Gold ETF has a three-month return (loss) of 17%...............................................Full Article: Source
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