Gold has been on a powerful upward trajectory this year, fueled by strong safe-haven demand amid Trump's tariff chaos and escalating geopolitical tensions, weakening U.S. dollar and growing expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts. The yellow metal has posted monthly gains for five straight months as of May, its longest run since 2017.
Rising Middle East tensions should spur gains in energy, gold, defense, and cybersecurity ETFs amid Israel's strike on Iran. These ETFs include the likes of XLE, AUMI, ITA and HACK.
Uranium, volatility, gold miner, and platinum ETFs surged last week, driven by policy shifts, market fears, safe-haven demand, and supply constraints affecting their respective areas.
Here, we highlight five ETFs from different corners of the stock market that have outperformed in April.
Gold mining ETFs are outperforming this year on rising gold prices.
Tariffs, geopolitical volatility, and overall economic uncertainty have taken over this year. So far in 2025, the top-performing ETFs are all international ETFs, with a handful of gold and gold mining ETFs.
For investors seeking momentum, Themes Gold Miners ETF AUMI is probably on the radar. The fund just hit a 52-week high and has moved up 82% from its 52-week low of $23.50 per share.
Wall Street has been upbeat in January, with the Dow Jones outperforming the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.
Wall Street has been enjoying a strong rally this year. The gains have been broad-based and well spread out across various segments.
We have highlighted five top-performing ETFs from different sectors of the market that have led the way higher in the third quarter.
Gold touches a new all-time high above $2,660 per ounce. Metal miners are the biggest beneficiaries of the surge in gold price.
The winners are broad-based across sectors, building up massive gains this year.