EagleWing Research compares 21 gold funds Weekly Market Update

January 28

Data for the week of January 21 - January 27, 2012



Gold surged to 1738.3 and silver to 34.09 as the rally continued. XAU climbed to 202.68 as gold funds responded. The dollar dropped to 78.80 and the long bond yield held at 3.06%

Funds are ranked by percentage change in nav for this week.

fn         Fund                    1wk   3wks   6wks   2011     nav
13 PMPIX Profund Prec Mtls Ultr   11.1  12.2   15.2   17.7   39.51
19 USAGX USAA Precious Metals .    9.7   9.7   12.0   13.6   35.17
22 GDX   Mkt V Gold Miners ETF.    9.5   7.1    8.5   11.1   57.14
25 HUI   Amex Gold Bugs Index .    9.4   6.0    7.5   10.0  548.70
10 MIDSX Midas Fund           .    9.2  11.3   14.4   16.0    4.14
 3 BGEIX Amer Cent Global Gold.    9.1   8.2   11.1   13.2   22.11
20 INIVX Van Eck Intl Inv GoldA    9.1   9.6   11.1   13.7   21.70
12 OPGSX Oppenheimer Gold A   .    9.0   9.5    6.1   14.0   39.53
 2 FGLDX Invesco Gold and PM  .    9.0  10.3   13.6   14.7    9.43
15 RYPMX Rydex Prec Metals    .    9.0  10.3   13.2   15.0   76.63
11 OCMGX OCM Gold             .    8.7   8.4    5.6   12.1   26.14
 6 FSAGX Fidelity Select Gold .    8.5   8.4   10.7   12.2   47.39
26 XAU   Phlx Gold/Silver Index    8.4   8.3   10.6   12.2  202.68
17 USERX US Global Gold Shares.    8.3   8.1   11.7   11.8   14.10
 5 EKWBX Wells Fargo Adv PrMt B    8.0   8.2   10.8   12.3   75.73
 4 SGDAX DWS Gold & Prec Mtls A    7.7   8.6   -9.0   12.4   16.86
 8 FKRCX Franklin Gold & PrMt A    7.4  10.6   15.2   14.9   41.90
 9 GOLDX GAMCO Gold AAA       .    7.3   9.6  -10.4   13.9   26.82
16 TGLDX Tocqueville Gold     .    7.1   8.1   10.5   12.6   80.46
18 UNWPX US Global World Pr Mns    6.8  10.4   15.3   12.9   14.88
 7 SGGDX First Eagle Gold A   .    6.7   6.5    8.8   10.3   31.92
21 VGPMX Vanguard Prec Metals .    5.8  11.8   15.1   16.6   22.61
24 SLV   iShrs Silver Trust ETF    5.6  18.1   14.2   22.3   32.96
 1 ASA   ASA Ltd              .    5.1   7.0    8.8   10.1   28.84
23 GLD   SPDR Gold Shares     .    4.3   7.5    8.9   11.2  168.97

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