These 5 ETFs Track The Performance Of 255 Gold And Silver Equities - Take A Look

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An Introduction

Last year I read a number of insightful articles on the coming surge in gold and silver equities, which caused me to do my own research and that led me to creating my Gold/Silver ETFs Portfolio of 5 ETFs that best represent the performance of a cross-section of the gold/silver equities sector. Take a look.
 

Our Gold/Silver ETFs Portfolio

The constituents of the 5 ETFs in our Gold/Silver ETFs Portfolio  are identified below with their performances week-ending February 6th, in descending order, and YTD, a profile of each, the number of constituents in each, the average assets under management (AUM) per constituent, the management expense ratio (MER), the current dividend yield, the current price/earnings (P/E) ratio, and the current beta (volatility - the lower the better).

1. VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX): UP 3.4% w/e February 6th; UP 13.5% YTD
   • Profile: consists of larger-cap gold producers
   • # Constituents: 52
   • Avg. AUM/Constituent: $61.9B (estimated)
   • MER: 0.51%
   • Current Dividend Yield: 0.6%
   • Current P/E Ratio: 28.1
   • Beta: 0.65
2. VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ): UP 3.6% w/e February 6th; UP 13.0% YTD
   • Profile: consists of junior and mid-tier gold producers
   • # Constituents: 96
   • Avg. AUM/Constituent: $11.6B (estimated)
   • MER: 0.51%
   • Current Dividend Yield: 1.9%
   • Current P/E Ratio: 30.1
   • Beta: 0.82
3. Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ): UP 3.0% w/e February 6th; UP 13.0% YTD
   • Profile: consists of small- to mid-cap companies engaged in the exploration, development, or early-stage (not full-scale) production of gold. 
   • # Constituents: 32
   • Avg, AUM/Constituent: $116M (estimated)
   • MER: 0.50
   • Current Dividend Yield: 6.9%
   • Current P/E Ratio: 25.3
   • Beta: 0.96
4. Global X Silver Miners ETF (SLV): UP 3.3% w/e February 6th; UP 19.9% YTD
   • Profile: consists of top silver producers and some gold-silver hybrids
   • # Constituents: 42
   • Avg. AUM/Constituent: $15.5B (estimate)
   • MER: $0.65
   • Current Dividend Yield: 1%
   • Current P/E Ratio: 43.3
   • Beta: 0.78
5. U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metals Miners ETF (GOAU): UP 1.7% w/e February 6th; UP 10.7% YTD
   • Profile: consists of Royalty companies that receive a percentage of revenue or profit from a mine (e.g., 1–5% of gross sales) and Streaming companies that pay upfront for the right to purchase a portion of future metal production at a fixed, discounted price.
   • # Constituents: 33
   • Avg. AUM/Constituent: $6.7B (estimate)
   • MER: 0.6%
   • Current Dividend Yield: 0.8%
   • Current P/E Ratio: 24.8
   • Beta: 0.71

Summary

Our Gold/Silver ETFs Portfolio, consisting of 255 equities in total, was UP 3.6% w/e February 6th and is now UP 14.1% YTD.
 

Conclusion

We are on the verge of a tremendous boom in gold and silver equities. As physical gold and silver continues to increase more and more investors/speculators will flood into gold/silver futures. That will catapult physical gold and silver prices higher and motivate investors to chase gold/silver further increasing the margins of the gold/silver producers and the likelihood of many of them buying out the developers and juniors in the market, or at least expressing interest in doing so that will cause these "mining' companies to rocket higher! Read Gold & Silver Equities Are Up Dramatically YTD And Greater Returns Are GUARANTEED Going Forward! Here's Why and Frenzied Stampede Into Gold Stocks Coming Soon! Here's Why