Two Unorthodox Gold And Silver Plays Beat The Rest

Gold and silver are two of the hottest investments going with people looking to avoid political mayhem. And gold and silver ETFs are joining in the rally.

And yet, two ETFs, Kurv Gold Enhanced Income (KGLD) and Kurv Silver Enhanced Income (KSLV), are outperforming the base metals using an offbeat approach. They’re paying a dividend, too, which is not usually something precious metals ETFs do.

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Their timing is perfect. “Gold moved to its highest level in three weeks after President Donald Trump announced a temporary increase in tariffs to 15%, a decision that adds more uncertainty to global trade policy,” said Jonathan Rose, CEO of Genesis Gold Group.

Big Gold And Silver Gains

These two commodity ETFs are jumping due to their perfect pitch to nervous investors.

Shares of Kurv Gold Enhanced Income returned 20.7% this year, making it the top-performing actively traded commodity ETF. It has returned nearly 8.5% in just the past month, says Morningstar Direct. That includes an yield of 1.7%. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), in comparison, is up 18.3% this year.

Similarly, Kurv Silver Enhanced Income returned 20.5% this year. In comparison, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) is up 18.9%.

What’s the secret sauce of the Kurv funds? A number of twists. They don’t just own the metals. The funds layer on U.S. Treasury positions to add income. Nearly 29% of Kurv Gold Enhanced Income is in Treasuries.

Additionally, the ETFs write options contracts to extract income from their portfolios.

Rounding Out The Top Commodity ETFs

The Kurv commodity ETFs are profiting from their unique composition. But just straight-up commodity ETFs are soaring, too.

Uncertainly about U.S. trading policy, the constant threat of tariffs in defiance of the Supreme Court, and inflation all feed into the negativity that fuels gold and silver.

Gold and silver ETFs are dominating the top-performing actively traded ETFs. Only oil, also thrown into chaos due to threats of military action, are swinging around, too. United States Brent Oil (BNO) is up 19.6% this year.

With such chaos coming out of the White House, investors are seemingly taking comfort in rock-solid assets pulled out of the ground.

Top-Performing Actively Traded Commodity ETFs

Sources: Morningstar Direct, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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