Introducing Elston Gold & Precious Metals Index

About this index

The Elston Gold & Precious Metals Index uses a strategic weighting scheme to allocate across Gold, Silver, Platinum & Palladium exposures.

Gold & Precious Metals are:
1. A store of value over time: Gold & Precious Metals have provided a store of value over time for thousands of years.
2. Uncorrelated assets: Gold & Precious Metals have low levels of correlation with equities, bonds or a classic 60/40 portfolio.  This enables risk-based diversification.
3. Age-old diversifiers: Gold can act as a “shock-absorber” in times of market stress, reflecting the benefits of asset-based diversification.

Index Information

Elston Gold & Precious Metals Index [ELSGPM Index]
Index Objectives:
The Elston Gold & Precious Metals Index uses a strategic weighting scheme to allocate across Gold, Silver, Platinum & Palladium exposures. The index is a Net Total Return index. [ELSGPM Index].
Format: Non-significant Benchmark Index
​Data Contributor: Elston
Methodology Owner: Elston
Benchmark Index Administrator: Elston

Fund Information

No funds are benchmarked to this index at present


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Incorporating Gold & Precious Metals into a portfolio:
1. Gold & Precious Metals are uncorrelated with equities and bonds so enable diversification
2. Gold can act as a shock absorber in times of market stress
3. Gold producers tend to underperform physical gold

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