State Street Global Advisors has conducted a gold ETF impact study which finds that investors in gold and gold ETFs are likely to increase their investments in the next 12 months.
Some key findings of the report include:
- According to the study, among investors who invest in gold, more than half are likely to increase their investment in the next six-12 months
- 20 per cent of US investors currently have gold in their portfolios. Among these investors, the average gold allocation is 14 per cent of portfolio assets and nearly half (47 per cent) hold gold ETFs
- 73 per cent of gold ETF investors say their exposure improved portfolio performance.
- Millennials have a higher percentage of gold in their investment portfolio than Gen X and Boomers
- 80 per cent of all investors believe gold will always have monetary value, but only 41 per cent say they understand what influences its price.
