Investors surge into ETCs since November

Inflows into exchange traded commodities have risen by over £577.5m since November 2008, according t...

Inflows into exchange traded commodities have risen by over £577.5m since November 2008, according to new data from ETF Securities. It follows sharp declines in the ETC sector during the July to October period last year. Long oil and physically backed gold ETCs have experienced the largest inflows, accounting for 50% and 35% of total flows since last November. The surge of inflows into long oil ETCs over the past two months, as the oil price dropped below $50, marks a switch in investor sentiment compared to the April to July period last year, when over £169.8m of flows was channelled...