12 November 2009

NAVs of Certain Precious Metal ETFs and Funds


Secondary offering in the equity of the CEF fund is pending, although this tends to be a wash less transaction fees because the proceeds are used to expand the base of metals held.

The premiums expand and contract in the funds depending on sentiment on the future course of gold and silver bullion prices. The premiums on the ETFs are relatively stable, representing 1/10 ounce of the metal with a discount to the spot price for management fees. There is no NAV presented because the volume of any metal that might be underlying the price fluctuations varies greatly, and can lag.