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Why Gold Can Be A Glistening Addition To Your Portfolio Right Now

Key Points

  • As a group, precious metals miners and related companies have advanced nearly 10% this month, and 40% since late September.
  • Precious metals mining is one of the leading industries at the start of 2023, with gold companies leading the way.
  • Gold is showing an inverse correlation with the U.S. dollar, rather than the broad equity market. 
  • 5 stocks we like better than Wheaton Precious Metals

 

Why Gold Can Be A Glistening Addition To Your Portfolio Right Now

If one corner of the market suddenly looks all shiny, you may be seeing the glitter of gold stocks such as Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (NYSE: WPM), AngloGold Ashanti Limited (NYSE: AU), Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE: AUY), Alamos Gold Inc. (NYSE: AGI) and Iamgold Corp. (NYSE: IAG).

All boast strong recent uptrends. 

As a group, precious metals miners and related companies have advanced nearly 10% this month and 40% since late September. Precious metals mining is one of the leading industries at the start of 2023, with gold companies leading the way. 

All the above companies are among institutional-quality gold miners that have been in rally mode in the past few months. Many mining companies are small and thinly traded but won’t benefit from the sustained rallies you may see in a stock that funds, banks, university endowments, and other big investors widely own.

Sure, you can often snap up some quick gains with low-priced, volatile stocks, but they generally require more frequent monitoring (as well as a dose of luck) than more stable, institutional stocks. 

Large Caps Boast Double-Digit Returns

The largest gold companies by market capitalization are Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM), Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: GOLD), Franco-Nevada Corp. (NYSE: FNV), Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (NYSE: AEM) and Wheaton Precious Metals.


Each of those stocks has posted a 25% or higher return in the past three months. 

Franco-Nevada and Wheaton are the gold streaming and royalty companies. The others run mining operations.

A streaming company purchases the physical metals produced by a miner for a fixed price. It also provides financing for miners needing capital. A company with a royalty line of business receives a percentage of a miner’s revenue. 

So what’s going on here? It may seem to defy logic that gold is rallying at the same time as stocks, but that’s precisely why investors are rewarded for taking risks: If a market thesis such as “Gold always rallies when stocks are down” worked 100% of the time, then every investor would make piles of money by shifting out of stocks and into gold when equities decline.

Is Gold Really A Safe Haven From A Stock-Market Decline? 

In other words, the “safe haven” thesis is far from a sure bet. For example, a little over a year ago, when Russia invaded Ukraine and inflation was beginning to rear, plenty of pundits predicted that gold would rally as stocks fell.

As it happened, gold declined along with stocks, as did fixed income, the other so-called “safety” trade when stocks corrected. Market hunches and predictions.

The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA: GDX), which tracks the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, is up 12.74% since the start of the year. Its top holdings are Newmont,  Barrick, Franco-Nevada, Agnico Eagle, and Wheaton. 

Why Gold Can Be A Glistening Addition To Your Portfolio Right Now

Its ascent aligns with an increase in gold prices, which have risen 19% since late September. The ETF is up 33% since then. 

Part of gold’s rise is due to a weakened U.S. dollar. Another ETF, the Invesco U.S. Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSEARCA: UUP) is useful in gauging that trend. The UUP ETF has moved in the inverse direction of the gold ETF, and is down nearly 9% since September 30. 

Why Gold Can Be A Glistening Addition To Your Portfolio Right Now

Tracking Gold Vs. The U.S Dollar

Gold and other precious metals, including silver and platinum, are priced in U.S. dollars. Weakness in the dollar typically correlates to higher prices in metals and metals-related stocks. 

So rather than eyeing the broad equity market as a barometer for gold stocks, the U.S. dollar may be a more productive inverse indicator. 

It’s a good time to add gold stocks to your watch list, as most remain well off prior highs, and some, like mid-caps Gold Fields Limited (NYSE: GFI) and B2Gold Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN: BTG) are forming potentially bullish handles on cup-shaped patterns.

As of January 30, there’s almost an embarrassment of riches regarding gold stocks, with technical performance outpacing the broader market. 

Several stocks fit the bill if you want to narrow your selection to stocks that may be suitable for the long term or as a swing trade rather than a faster day trade. Franco-Nevada and Agnico Eagle as well as mid-caps Kinross Gold Corp. (NYSE: KGC), Yamana, and Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (NYSE: OR) are all stocks with strong recent earnings growth and upwardly trending charts. That’s a solid combination when you’re seeking to add stocks from gold, or any industry, to your portfolio.

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Companies Mentioned in This Article

CompanyMarketRank™Current PricePrice ChangeDividend YieldP/E RatioConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target
Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM)
2.3146 of 5 stars
$48.16+0.0%1.25%32.54Moderate Buy$54.38
AngloGold Ashanti (AU)
2.0355 of 5 stars
$24.19+0.2%1.45%N/AModerate Buy$27.00
Yamana Gold (AUY)
2.1895 of 5 stars
$5.85-0.7%2.05%-5.68Moderate Buy$7.22
Alamos Gold (AGI)
2.329 of 5 stars
$12.23-0.4%0.82%122.30Moderate Buy$15.50
IAMGOLD (IAG)
1.4629 of 5 stars
$2.71-2.2%9.23%-18.07Hold$2.68
Newmont (NEM)
2.643 of 5 stars
$49.02+0.4%3.26%-90.78Moderate Buy$62.21
Barrick Gold (GOLD)
2.6295 of 5 stars
$18.57-0.2%2.15%77.38Moderate Buy$23.60
Franco-Nevada (FNV)
2.4598 of 5 stars
$145.80+0.0%0.94%39.95Hold$166.43
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
2.4864 of 5 stars
$50.97-0.8%3.14%33.98Buy$70.50
VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX)N/A$32.35-0.5%1.48%15.72N/AN/A
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP)N/A$27.88+0.4%0.90%N/AN/AN/A
Gold Fields (GFI)
1.8324 of 5 stars
$13.32-1.3%2.85%N/AHold$13.40
B2Gold (BTG)
2.5727 of 5 stars
$3.94-1.7%4.06%15.76Moderate Buy$6.14
Kinross Gold (KGC)
2.2774 of 5 stars
$4.71-0.8%2.55%-10.02Moderate Buy$6.53
Osisko Gold Royalties (OR)
1.9938 of 5 stars
$15.82+0.8%1.01%-31.64Hold$22.00
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Kate Stalter

About Kate Stalter

Contributing Author: Retirement, Asset Allocation, and Tax Strategies

Kate Stalter is a Series 65-licensed asset manager, with more than two decades of experience in various areas of financial services. As an investment advisor and financial planner, Kate personally manages client portfolios, with a focus on successful retirement, including asset allocation, income generation and tax strategies. Kate also serves as a capital-markets contributor at Forbes.com, and is an expert columnist for the investment advisory channel at U.S. News & World Report.
Contact Kate Stalter via email at stalterkate@gmail.com.

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