The SPDR ETF currently holds approximately 9,600 ounces, while the Ishares ETF has some 5,300.
The Ishares MSCI Thailand Capped ETF(THD)
could also benefit if U.S. manufacturers seek new locales to build facilities now hosted in China.
On 12 June 2009, Barclays sold its Global Investors unit,
which included its exchange traded fund business, Ishares, to BlackRock for US$13.5 billion.
The Ishares MSCI Switzerland ETF(EWL)
is one of the oldest country funds trading on the NYSE, with a public history going back to the 1990s.
The Ishares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF(IRBO),
created in June 2018, attempts to follow the performance of the NYSE FactSet Global Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Index.
Besides central banks, exchange-traded funds(ETFs)-
such as the SPDR Gold Shares(GLD) and Ishares Gold Trust(IAU),
which allow investors to buy into gold without buying mining stocks- are now major gold buyers and sellers.
Besides central banks, exchange traded funds(ETFs)-
such as the SPDR Gold Shares(GLD) and Ishares Gold Trust(IAU),
which allow investors to buy into gold without buying mining stocks- are now major gold buyers and sellers.