| The move higher in gold ETFs this year may be one for the record books. Through the first four months of 2016, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF has gained 21.87% and shown little sign of waning strength. This counter-trend move has likely caught many investors off-guard as a half decade of weakening prices and false rallies led to significant outflows in gold-related ETFs.
Nevertheless, that trend may be turning as we see momentum and speculation coalesce into a broader interest in the precious metals space. Purchasing physical gold as an investment may be a daunting task for many investors who simply wish to participate in the associated price action. To solve that problem, GLD tracks the daily price movement of gold bullion through a trust that buys and sells the physical asset on behalf of its investors...............................................Full Article: Source
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