Stock price when the opinion was issued
XGD vs. HUG and the impact of the November election XGD is the granddaddy of gold ETF wth top holdings being Newmont, Barrick and FNV, totalling 40%. Given this weighting, he prefers HEP. HUG holds the actual gold. He doesn't know how the US election will effect gold stocks, which is why people buy gold--a reaction to uncertainty.
Gold got a strong bump up this year (driven by central bank buying), now pulled back a bit. Central banks are continuing to buy, but we haven't seen a lot of interest in gold from investors yet. Gold could pick up, some hot money could start to move in at some point in 2025. Gold will probably have another good year next year. Interest rates coming down would help gold move higher. Strong seasonal period from December into January/February.
Disclosure: He works for Global X (formerly Horizons).
(A Top Pick Aug 25/17. Up 0%.) The best time to own gold and gold equities is around the end of July through until the beginning of October. There are 2 weeks left before the seasonal trade is over. If you do see a little bit of strength, he would suggest you take some money off the table during the next 2 weeks.