Congratulations to the Euro 2020 Italian supporters for a game well played – the Azzuris will be bringing the cup home to Rome.
Unfortunately, Italy was not able to celebrate a double win, as Serbia’s Novak Djokovic took home the Wimbledon trophy after beating his Italian compatriot, Matteo Berrettini.
Next Golden trophies up for grab? Tokyo Olympics!
So Who’s Up for Gold?
While we patiently await the Olympic games in Japan to kick off, one asset class that is in the lead for Gold is…..Gold. The precious metal has seen its price climb to a near three-week high in recent weeks, boosted by the emergence of a new Covid-19 strain which is casting a dark cloud over global economies.
Resurgence of the Covid-19 virus through the Delta strain has been a key concern for global markets. A strain known to be more deadly than the previous strains, Asian economies have been left scrambling to desperately to keep the virus at bay. Disparity between the recovery in the Western countries against that of its Eastern counterparts has never been more glaring. The ability to rapidly vaccinate its citizens has allowed the economies in the West to climb back on track while Asia is still staring down the dark tunnel as many sectors remain closed as a precautionary measure.
While these uncertainties have not been welcoming news for risk assets, safe haven solutions such as Gold is seeing demand climb as investors take on a more cautious stance for their portfolio. Investment experts are already calling for a 10% allocation into Gold until more stability is found.
What’s Next for Global Economies?
Is another shutdown on the cards for all of us?
What lies ahead remains uncertain for most global economies as the pressures from rising infection cases pushes governments to find ways to keep the infection levels down. Concurrently, restarting the economy after a prolonger period of shutdown remains a challenge that the governments need to deal with.
Which inadvertently makes it an opportunistic time to be invested in Gold in the near-term, given that it typically strives during times of uncertainty. Coupled with a lower, and more stable yield, holding cost of non-income yielding assets are now looking more affordable.
How Has Gold Performed So Far?
While the US equity indices is in a strong lead since the start of the year with a 21.3% gains in MYR terms, Gold is slowly creeping up. Though the performance of Gold is far eclipsed by the performance of US’ S&P 500 Index on a year-to-date basis (-0.6%, and 21.3% respectively in MYR terms as at 9 July 2021), Gold has leaped ahead since the start of July. As uncertainties continue to flood global economies, price of Gold has recorded a stellar 3.6% gain in MYR terms, as gauged by the LBMA Gold Price.
How To Get Exposure?
One of the most efficient methods of gaining exposure to the movement of Gold price is known to be through an ETF.
Why? Cause instead of buying and selling physical Gold through a jeweller who will charge you a wider difference between the buy/sell price, an ETF does the buying and selling of physical Gold for you, on top of managing the logistics, storage, and insurance, as well as provide a transparent buy/sell price based on the prevailing market price of Gold.
So What is the TradePlus Shariah Gold Tracker?
- TradePlus Shariah Gold Tracker, or more commonly referred to by its Bursa Stock Code 0828EA, is a physically backed Gold ETF that is listed on Bursa.
- The 0828EA is benchmarked against the LBMA Gold Price, and buys into Gold bars with 99.9 fineness through accredited LBMA Gold refiners.
- The ETF is the first, and remains the only Shariah-compliant commodity-backed ETF that is listed on Bursa.
- With Amanie Advisors Sdn Bhd as its Shariah advisor, the ETF is subject to annual reviews to ensure that its processes and procedures adhere to the Shariah principles.
- As a Shariah-complaint ETF, investors who are looking to trade the ETF through their preferred broker may be required to contact their broker prior to trading to ensure their accounts have sufficient funds prior to trading as a cash-upfront payment is required.
- Trading at a minimum board lot size of 100 units on Bursa, investors can gain access to Gold price for less than RM300.
- The 0828EA is now available in a Unit Trust format in the form of Affin Hwang Shariah Gold Tracker – a Fund that feeds directly into the ETF.
- Additionally, 0828EA is also the preferred Gold ETF by Wahed Investment – the online Shariah-investment platform that allows investors to start investing with as little as RM100.
For more information
Still not completely convinced about the Gold ETF? Need more information about the product? Hop over to www.tradeplus.com.my/gold-tracker for more details regarding the ETF.
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