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GTU vs. IAU
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:13 am
by ngcpa
Last Friday GTU went down about 2.21% while IAU went down 5.59% (between Thursdays close and Friday's close). What's going on? I thought they tracked very closely
Norm
Re: GTU vs. IAU
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:21 am
by foglifter
GTU is a closed-end fund and it's been traded with premium for quite awhile due to high demand for non-US based gold, preferential tax treatment in taxable accounts and other reasons. CEFs and ETFs are quite different beasts so there's nothing unusual in seeing such behavior.
Re: GTU vs. IAU
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:22 am
by MediumTex
GTU normally sells at a premium to net asset value, and this premium expands and contracts based upon market conditions.
Understanding the dynamics of this premium movement is the key to having a happy experience with GTU, IMHO.
Re: GTU vs. IAU
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:33 pm
by D
Right now GTU is at ~10% premium. Sold today my position and got me some ETF.