#gold-backed-etfs

#gold-backed-etfs

Annaly's dividend coverage is tight but intact. The company paid $0.70 per share quarterly throughout 2025, and its non-GAAP earnings available for distribution covered that payout in every quarter, ranging from $0.72 to $0.73 per share.

"This is a system shock," says Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group. "You have a material energy supply disruption and a structural shift toward fragmentation."

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF offers pure market beta at an expense ratio of 0.03%, with top holdings like NVIDIA and Apple making up over 36% of the fund.

Dollar weakness matters enormously for emerging market equities because most of these companies earn revenues in local currencies. When the dollar softens, those earnings translate into more dollars for U.S.-based investors, giving the portfolio a currency tailwind on top of any underlying business performance.

The year followed the end of the massive monetary stimulus that supported the global economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interest rates had been pinned near zero for years, and liquidity was abundant. Then inflation surged. Suddenly markets realized that prices across the economy were rising much faster than expected. In response, the Federal Reserve began one of the most aggressive rate-hiking cycles in decades, pushing the federal funds rate above 5%.

The failure of peace talks between the United States and Iran and renewed tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz have strengthened demand for the US dollar as a safe haven, putting direct pressure on silver.

Gold pays no interest or dividends, making its appeal highly sensitive to what investors can earn elsewhere. When real yields fall, gold becomes comparatively more attractive. The 10-year Treasury yield has dropped from 4.29% in early February to 4.06% as of early March, coinciding directly with gold pushing to new highs.

The Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF is the sharpest instrument for investors seeking direct exposure to copper prices, tracking the Nasdaq Sprott Junior Copper Miners Index. This fund focuses solely on copper equities, avoiding dilution from other metals.

On one hand, the precious metal continues to benefit from its traditional role as a safe-haven asset amid a tense geopolitical backdrop. On the other hand, rising inflation concerns, fuelled by higher oil prices, are affecting the outlook for monetary policy and limiting further upside.

"With 5 days still to go, January has already brought more new users to BullionVault than any month before. The move has been led by private investors across Asia and Europe rushing to build their personal holdings of gold and silver. "US households are sitting it out so far, despite the Dollar falling fast amid the White House's attack on both its NATO allies and its domestic opponents."

DBC holds futures contracts across energy, metals, and agricultural commodities rather than physical assets. What makes it distinct is its optimum yield roll methodology, which selects futures contract expiration dates designed to minimize contango drag. Contango is the condition where futures prices exceed spot prices, eroding returns when a fund rolls contracts. This is the fund's core structural advantage over simpler commodity benchmarks.