gold exchange traded funds investment

gold exchange traded funds
Comparing to physical investment of gold , gold exchange traded funds are secured and safe ,by taking the advantage of gold ETF investor get returns similar to physical gold, nation   stock exchange offer various types of gold ETF’s


Gold is the one of the best investment option in the world compare to other investment products, everyone wants to buy some quality of gold in their life time. Gold is not only investment it represents social status. Comparing to stock market investment gold given best performance from last decades and volatility wise also investor need not feel fear about gold investments.

Gold-demand-Country-wise


Gold exchange traded funds are become popular investment almost similar to physical gold. In modern world everything become digitalization, gold ETF trading is simple, secured and easy, The gold ETF are quoted like equity share in stock exchange and available in the electronic format.

Main reason to choose gold investment as Gold ETF
  • Participate in gold ETF is simple
  • Regulatory frame work
  • Transparency
  • Security 
  • Liquidity
  • Low transaction charges 

Detail Comparison between Gold Exchange traded funds and other gold physical investments



Parameters
ETFs
Jewelers

Bank
Purchase & sale mode
Demat Form

Bar / Coin/ Jewelers

Bar or Coin

Security of Asset

Taken Care by Fund

Investor's Concern

Investor's Concern

Transparency

Very High

Very Low

High

Impurity Risk

Nil

High

Nil

Pricing (for retail investors)

Transparent. Will be
traded at NSE

Neither standard nor
transparent


Not standard. Huge

Selling back
Sell back on exchange

uneconomical Restricted

Conditional and Markup,10-15% ideally
Bid Ask spread
Very Low
Very High
Can't sell back


Denomination


1 gram and in multiples
1/2 gram

Available in standard

denomination

Wealth Tax

No
yes
yes

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The ETF are traded in national stock exchange in India,by having of d-mat account investor can invest in gold etf .Investor can buy or sell using of broker stock trading terminal this is the major advantage of ETF’s so the investor can trade any time in exchange open time.It comes to volatility since now gold not shown any too much fluctuation in the history compare to other financial products less fluctuation recordededicated

The quantity of trade is depending upon the investor desire. Now in the national stock exchange 1 gram and 10 grams gold ETF are available for trading here 1 gram taken as 1 unit or one ETF, the investor don’t  have any limitation to trade in ETF,s

Coming to the point of legal. Security and exchange board of India taken designing of special regulatory frame work for ETF management companies, ETF brokers and other intermediaries ,as per regulation the ETF companies are maintain transparent manner .

Investment knowledge is the major limitation for gold ETF,And some investor not feeling ETF as physical gold. Still showing interest on physical gold. SEBI, ETF management companies and stock broking need improve the investor awareness about the gold ETF’s and need to conduct investor awareness camps in national wide.

THIS ARE LISTED GOLD EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS IN NSE 

Scheme Name
           Symbol
Managed By
     Axis Gold ETF
         AXISGOLD
Axis Mutual Fund
Goldman Sachs Gold Exchange Traded Scheme
          GOLDBEES
      Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund
UTI GOLD Exchange Traded Fund
         GOLDSHARE
      UTI Mutual Fund
HDFC Gold Exchange Traded Fund
       HDFCMFGETF
       HDFC Mutual Fund
ICICI Prudential Gold Exchange Traded Fund
        IPGETF
       ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
Kotak Gold Exchange Traded Fund
         KOTAKGOLD
      Kotak Mutal Fund
Quantum Gold Fund (an ETF)
QGOLDHALF
      Quantum Mutual Fund
Reliance Gold Exchange Traded Fund
RELGOLD
     Reliance Mutual Fund
Religare Gold Exchange Traded Fund
RELIGAREGO
     Religare Mutual Fund
SBI Gold Exchange Traded Scheme
SBIGETS
     SBI Mutual Fund
Birla Sun Life Gold ETF
BSLGOLDETF
     Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
IDBI Gold Exchange Traded Fund
IDBI
      IDBI Mutual Fund
Motilal Oswal MOSt Shares Gold ETF
      MGOLD
      Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund
Canara Robeco Gold Exchange Traded Fund
      CRMFGETF
      C anara Robeco Mutual Fund