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21 GOLD FUNDS
Basic Information
COMPARE STATS
Week- Month- Years
GOLD EQUITIES
held by most funds.
WEEKLY RESULTS
as of August 27
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August 31
By the end of August, gold punched up to 1250 before closing at 1248.3. Naturally, gold funds and XAU, reaching 185.15, had a very good month. Silver surged to 19.33 even with the dollar rising to 83.06. The long bond yield plunged to 3.53%, an 18 month low, as investors ran to safety in bonds. It's almost time for safety in gold.
August 27
Gold continued to climb, closing at 1236.0, and silver surged to 19.03. All gold funds had a good week with XAU jumping to 184.14, a two month high. The dollar slipped only slightly to 82.91 and the long bond yield may have bottomed, closing up at 3.70%.
August 20
Another good week for gold funds saw gold finish up at 1227.2 and XAU at 178.13. Silver dipped to 17.98 as the dollar edged up to 83.05, and the long bond yield plunged to 3.66% as treasuries climbed.
August 13
Gold edged up slightly to 1213.5 as the dollar rallied to 82.94, but silver slipped to 18.10. XAU declined to 172.40 as gold equities fell with the stock market. The long bond yield dipped to 3.97%.
August 6
Gold rallied to 1203.4 and silver to 18.45 as the dollar slipped further to 80.40. All gold funds had a good week as XAU climbed to 175.49. The long bond yield held at 4.00%.
July 30
Gold slipped to 1181.4 and silver to 17.98 even with the dollar dropping to 81.33, a three month low. XAU fell to 169.72 with most gold funds down. The long bond yield fell back to 3.98%.
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The top gold funds for the week ending August 27 and for the entire month of August (percentage change):
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August 27 Fund 1wk 3wks 6wks 2010 nav
SLV iShrs Silver Trust ETF 6.3 3.5 6.9 13.1 18.70
GDX Mkt V Gold Miners ETF. 4.0 6.3 9.9 15.4 53.34
HUI Amex Gold Bugs Index . 3.9 5.8 9.6 13.2 486.52
INPMX Riversource Prec MtlsA 3.8 5.9 13.7 12.7 13.79
BGEIX Amer Cent Global Gold. 3.7 6.6 11.6 19.9 24.29
August 31 1mo 3mos 12mos 2yrs 3yrs
PMPIX Profund Prec Mtls Ultr 12.6 9.6 36.4 0.9 -2.2
INIVX Van Eck Intl Inv GoldA 12.0 10.8 49.2 62.2 76.6
BGEIX Amer Cent Global Gold. 11.7 9.9 43.0 52.0 56.3
GDX Mkt V Gold Miners ETF. 11.2 7.5 35.7 42.4 42.4
OPGSX Oppenheimer Gold A . 11.0 11.6 56.6 51.9 57.9
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