SLV Delivers Stronger Long Term Gains Than SGDM
iShares Silver Trust (NYSEMKT:SLV) and Sprott Gold Miners ETF (NYSEMKT:SGDM) both target precious metals, but SLV tracks physical silver prices while SGDM invests in a focused basket of gold mining stocks, each with the same expense ratio and sector exposure.
Both funds appeal to those seeking precious metals exposure, but their approaches differ: SLV offers direct access to silver price movements, while SGDM provides indirect exposure through publicly traded gold miners.
Beta measures price volatility relative to the S 500; Beta is calculated from five-year monthly returns. The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months.
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