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By Market News Video Staff, Friday, January 21, 7:06 PM ET
Since the beginning of the year, the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) has fallen more than 5% as gold has seen a mini-correction take place. While the yellow metal gained more than 26% in 2010 and topped $1400/oz for the first time ever, this year has been a very different story. Gold prices have fallen consistently week-over-week, and any recovery efforts have been responded to with more selling pressure. The SPDR Gold Trust ended the week at $131.03 while spot gold prices settled at $1342/oz.
The worse story, however, has been for gold mining companies. The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (AMEX:GDX) has fallen more than 12% over the past three weeks, while the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (AMEX:GDXJ) has fallen just about 15%. It's no secret that the gold mining stocks are more volatile than the physical gold, as GDX gained more than 44% in 2010 and GDXJ soared more than 80%. As they say, however, trees can only grow so tall ...
To take a closer look at the holdings of these ETFs, visit the GDX Holdings page and GDXJ Holdings page on ETFChannel.com
The top holdings of the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF is Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) and Goldcorp (NYSE:GG). The top holdings of the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF is Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) and Coeur d`Alene Mines (NYSE:CDE).
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