GLD
DGP
GDX
Below is a copy of an email Alert I sent out to subscribers over the weekend, illustrating the potential that individual mining stocks have over even leveraged gold and silver indexes:
Here is exactly why I prefer individual gold stocks to indexes and/or leveraged indexes. The individual Gold & Silver stocks come from the current list and/or stocks I have written up on my blog during the time period. Note that the SPX for the same period is up +44%.
Dates: 1/1/2009 through 6/19/2010
Gold & Silver Indexes
GLD 83.92--->122.83 = 46%
SLV 11.09---> 18.75 = 69%
GDX 31.31---> 54.06 = 72%
Average = +62%
Select Gold & Silver Stocks
ANV 3.92---> 21.83 = 457%
GSS 1.27---> 4.41 = 247%
TRE 3.50---> 4.90 = 36%
KMKCF 0.30--->1.96 = 553%
SWC 4.84---> 13.53 = 180%
TGB 0.98---> 5.04 = 415%
SVM 2.08---> 7.50 = 260%
Average = +307%