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Gold-Backed ETPs Continue To Attract Long-Term Investors
By Kitco NewsMonday February 23, 2015 11:00 AM
(Kitco News) - The gold market continues to attract long-term investors as gold-backed exchange-traded products (ETPs) continue to see weekly inflows, despite a drop in future prices.
Analysts at Barclays noted that according to the latest data, global gold ETPs held 1,791 tonnes of the yellow metal in trust. They also noted that the pace of inflows is starting to slow.
They added that it appears the ETP market is attracting more long-term investors “as the latest 13F filings show, 93% of the metal bought this year is already cash negative given the decline in prices.”
Last week future gold prices dropped below the key psychological support area of $1,200 an ounce, but despite the weakness in the future market, ETPs saw an increase in its gold reserves. SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD), the largest gold-backed ETP, saw its gold reserves increase by 2.99 tonnes last week. As of Friday, GLD’s reserves stood at 771.25 tonnes.
Since the start of the year, GLD has seen investor inflows totaling 62.23 tonnes.
In an interview with Kitco News on Friday, Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, said that gold is seen as an attractive investment among retail investors, which is why the market has seen an increase in reserves while the price in the future market continues to weaken.
“Bonds are unattractive because at the moment if you want to buy secure bonds you have to pay for the privilege and that is leaving gold as a good alternative,” he said.
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By Neils Christensen of Kitco News; nchristensen@kitco.com
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