New Gold-ETF Data: Record Inflows Fuel Metal's Best Year Since 1979

2026-01-16 02:35:00 ET

Gold closed out 2025 in runaway mode, notching fresh all-time highs on 53 trading days and sprinting to an intraday peak of $4,514 per ounce on the year’s final Friday. The blistering rally ignited a historic rush into physically backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which absorbed a record $89 billion and more than doubled global assets under management to an unprecedented $559 billion. Seven straight months of inflows capped the metal’s strongest annual performance since 1979, underscoring how nervous capital is seeking shelter from policy missteps , geopolitical flare-ups, and an increasingly frothy equity market ....

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