We have a general description of SII here. Because Peter Hodson was a prior director of the company, we do not make investment comments on it.
PHYS is a physical gold ETF, and its set up and liquidity make it one of our favourites in the gold sector. We would be very comfortable owning it for gold bullion exposure. No real comments can be made: it will move in direct relation to the price of gold. Gold is stored outside of the US.
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