No issuer risk
Our precious metal ETFs are investment funds under Swiss law, in other words special funds with no issuer risk.
Precious metal ETFs for portfolio diversification
The performance of the fund investment is based on the price development of the underlying physical precious metal. With ZKB Precious Metal ETF, you invest in gold, platinum, palladium or silver. Precious metal ETFs are 100 percent physically deposited, are traded daily on the Swiss Stock Exchange and simplify trading in precious metals.
Why our ZKB precious metal ETFs?
Our management of ETFs in the precious metals segment is based on expertise, infrastructure and continuity. The ETFs can offer attractive diversification and inflation protection.
Didier Böckli, Head of Index Solutions
Precious metal ETFs belong in every portfolio
Precious metals, particularly gold, are suitable for portfolio diversification. On the one hand, they are regarded as a safe haven in turbulent times, and on the other hand they can serve as inflation protection. The supply of gold is finite and the market is liquid, without counterparty or interest rate risk. In the past, gold has often benefited from a weak dollar and low or very high interest rates.
The ZKB Gold ETF in detail
The ZKB Gold ETF dispenses with derivatives and only invests in physical gold that is safely stored in the Zürcher Kantonalbank safe. Like all ZKB precious metal ETFs, the gold ETF is traded on the Swiss stock exchange with high liquidity and attractive spreads and is available in various currency classes and with currency hedging.
Who are our precious metal ETFs suitable for?
ZKB precious metal ETFs are particularly suitable for investors who
- have a medium to long-term investment horizon,
- would like to benefit from the performance of precious metals,
- are looking for an investment that has little correlation with other asset classes such as equities or bonds,
- would like to diversify and optimise their portfolio with gold, platinum, palladium or silver and
- would like to secure their assets in times of crisis and/or protect them from inflation.
Three good reasons to choose us
- In 2006, we launched the first gold ETF in Europe, which today has invested around CHF 9 billion in gold, and we are the European market leader for precious metal ETFs.
- We have physically deposited 100 percent of the precious metals in our gold, palladium, platinum and silver ETFs, which we store in Switzerland.
- Our precious metal ETFs are investment funds and are subject to Swiss law. As special funds, they do not carry any issuer risk. They are listed on the stock exchange and are traded on a daily basis with high liquidity.
