Opinions
Daniel Straus
iShares Gold Bullion ETF
CGL-T
COMMENT
Mar 29, 2017
$10.890
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He likes gold in small amounts in a portfolio, not expecting it to appreciate a lot. Over the long haul, gold just sits there and is de-coupled from the stock market. Gold offers diversification. He holds very little gold. CGL is currency-hedged and is the biggest and most liquid gold ETF in Canada.
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Gold makes sense as a small part of many investors portfolios as an alternative asset class. In the recent market panic gold rallied quite a bit. Thinks perhaps it rallied too much. A small position in gold or other precious metals no more than single-digit % could make sense purely as a diversifier. As a long term buy and hold he would suggest to trim. If you look at the producers he would look at them just like any other equities, look at their book, the management, debt to equity ratio, geographic risks, etc.
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Good resource sector ETF?
It's such a broad sector, from energy to oil-related to materials to gold or uranium.
The most popular one related to the energy index is probably XEG. Exposure to most of the larger Canadian energy producers like CNQ, SU, etc.
What's catching his eye more right now is CGL, the gold bullion ETF. Recently broken out. He can see a scenario where gold moves higher to $2600 or even $3000 over the next year and a bit. Avoids the issues that come with mining in certain jurisdictions. Good way to play exposure to gold and to the commodity market in general.
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XGD-T vs. CGL-T. CGL-T just holds gold bullion. There is a currency hedge on it. Gold mining companies tend to be pretty correlated over the long term. CGL-T is a more pure exposure and bypasses the gold companies. XGD-T is really just the companies. If you think they have opportunities then this is your vehicle of choice. CGL.C-T is not hedged. XGD-T is an equity investment, CGL-T is a commodity investment.