‘Gold Fund’
Gold fund, as the name suggests, invests in various forms of gold. It can be in the form of physical gold or stocks of gold mining companies. Gold funds which invest in physical gold offer investors the convenience of buying pure gold at low cost. There is no possibility of theft and you can sell these units at market linked prices anytime. There are various types of gold funds across the globe
Gold Mining Funds: These funds invest in gold mining companies and returns from such funds are dependent on the performance of these companies. Investment demand for gold is borne out of the economic uncertainties as gold is considered to be a safe heaven when equity markets are tumbling. Dichotomy between demand and supply also govern the gold prices.
Gold ETFs
Gold ETFs are exchange traded funds where the underlying asset is gold. Therefore, value of gold ETF depends upon the price of gold. One needs a demat account to invest in an ETF. The concept of gold ETFs in India was first introduced by Benchmark Asset Management Company, in India.\
Gold Fund of Fund (FoF): Gold FoF invests in the units of gold ETF and does not require a demat account.
