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Physical gold vs exchange-traded funds
The VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is a managed fund that is designed to provide investors with exposure to global gold mining companies. It seeks to replicate the yield and price performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDMNTR), as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, and it tracks the overall performance of companies involved in the gold mining industry.
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Physical gold vs market indices
TThe S&P 500 is a stock market index that tracks the stocks of 500 large-cap U.S. companies. It represents the stock market's performance by reporting the risks and returns of the biggest companies. Investors use it as the benchmark of the overall market, to which all other investments are compared.