Hecla Mining

Coeur Mining

First Majestic Silver

Wheaton Precious Metals

Endeavor Group Holdings

MAG Silver

Osisko Gold Royalties

US Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF

Fresnillo Plc

Franco-Nevada C

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF

SILJ tracks a modified market-cap-weighted index of small-cap silver mining and exploration companies.

SILJ tracks an index of smaller silver companies from around the world. The fund overweights pure-play companies based on their sector focus.

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

iShares North American Tech ETF

American Beacon GLG Natural Resources ETF

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

T Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth ETF

Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Bull 2X Shares

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Treasury Index ETF

Hello! This is MarketWatch reporter Isabel Wang bringing you this week's ETF Wrap. After a decade of seemingly never-ending fee-cutting wars, ETF issuers raised their fees in 2023 as the landscape evolved beyond cheap index-tracking funds.

ETF issuers defied investor expectations by raising fees in 2023. They may have to keep doing it.

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF

Invesco DB Gold Fund

DB Gold Double Long ETN

SPDR Gold Trust

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

iShares Gold Trust

iShares Gold Strategy ETF

VanEck Merk Gold Trust

Global X Silver Miners ETF

Aberdeen Standard Physical Silver Shares ETF

iShares Silver Trust

iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF

ProShares Ultra Gold

(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are seeing mild losses in early U.S. trading Wednesday. It's a quieter marketplace at mid-week, with no new fundamental developments to significantly influence the markets. Risk appetite in the general marketplace is not robust, but neither is risk aversion keen. That's keeping the safe-haven metals traders squelched at present. April gold was last down $4.50 at $2,046.90. March silver was last down $0.133 at $22.345.

Modest price pressure on gold, silver in quieter marketplace

This year could bode well for silver demand, with prices potentially hitting a decade-high, said the Silver Institute.

Silver set for a 'terrific year' and could outperform gold to hit a 10-year high

Gold and silver prices are solidly lower in midday U.S. trading Monday, as the key “outside markets” are in bearish daily postures for the precious metals: the U.S. dollar index is firmly higher and U.S. Treasury yields are rising.

Gold, silver down on U.S. jobs data hawkish hangover

Amplify AI Powered Equity ETF

DoubleLine Commercial Real Estate ETF

Strategy Shares Gold-Hedged Bond ETF

Amplify Cybersecurity ETF

Amplify Mobile Payments ETF

Victoryshares THB Mid Cap ESG ETF

Pacer Metaurus US Large Cap Target Dividend 300 ETF

Vaneck Bitcoin Strategy ETF

PGIM US Large-Cap Buffer 12 ETF - February

PGIM US Large-Cap Buffer 20 ETF - February

Tidal ETF Trust Intelligent Real Estate ETF

The past week saw a total of 13 ETF launches. There were also a host of material changes to existing funds, and some closure activity.

This Week in ETFs: A Baker's Dozen of New ETFs

ARK Innovation ETF

Invesco China Technology ETF

iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF

Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund

Invesco Solar ETF

Yieldmax Tsla Option Income Etf

While the megacap technology names once again drove the U.S. stock market to solid monthly gains to kick off 2024, some of the last year's stock laggards continued to struggle.

Record January stock-market rally left these ETFs behind. Few are set to bounce.

Amplify Travel Tech ETF

Amplify Etho Climate Leadership US ETF

Amplify Video Game Tech ETF

Amplify Treatments Testing & Advancements ETF

Amplify BlueStar Israel Technology ETF

Amplify Global Cloud Technology ETF

Amplify Alternative Harvest ETF

Amplify US Alternative Harvest ETF

CHICAGO, Jan. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amplify ETFs announced today it has completed its previously announced acquisition of ETF Managers Group (ETFMG) exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets, which consist of over $3.7 billion of assets under management (AUM) across 14 ETFs (as of 1/26/2024). Amplify ETFs will now manage $9.1 billion of AUM as of 1/26/2024.

Amplify ETFs Completes Acquisition to Reach $9.1 Billion AUM Across 31 ETFs

Traders reduce their bets on dovish Fed, which is bearish for precious metals.

Gold, Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Retreats As Traders Focus On Fed Policy Outlook

Houthis have reportedly attacked a U.S.- owned ship near Yemen coast, boosting demand for precious metals.

Gold, Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Climbed Above $2050 Amid Rising Demand For Safe-Haven Assets

Rising tensions in the Middle East provided material support to gold and silver markets.

Gold, Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Gains Ground Amid Rising Demand For Safe-Haven Assets

The ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF provides concentrated exposure to junior silver producers and developers. Although I am bullish on precious metals over the long-run, I do not recommend the SILJ ETF as a long-term hold. Historically, SILJ has underperformed its peers. Instead, investors looking for silver exposure should consider royalty companies or the commodity ETFs, as they have outperformed over the long-run.

SILJ: May Not Provide The Best Long-Term Exposure To Silver

Gold hit an all-time high in 2023, dragging silver up with it and experts see little reason why its upward progress should falter in the coming 12 months. Traditionally, gold is on the other end of a seesaw with the US dollar.

Gold and silver to shine again in 2024

United States Copper Index Fund

iPath Bloomberg Copper Subindex Total Return ETN

Gold prices, currently at $2,064.84 an ounce, are poised for significant gains in 2023 due to anticipated Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, potentially starting as early as March 2024.

Gold, Silver, Copper Daily Forecast: Bullish Gold Amid Rate Cut Hopes

We will start with a passage from my long-form research 2024 Outlook: For last year's Outlook I wrote, “Perhaps our biggest callout for a major rally in 2023 is in gold.”  Here we are over $2000 and although gold has not doubled in price, it did rise by 25%.

2024 Outlook for Gold and Silver

Gold, near two-week highs, and steady copper prices reflect the market's response to a cooling U.S. economy and the potential for softer monetary policy.

Gold, Silver, Copper Daily Forecast: Precious Metals Shine on Rate Cut Hopes

Silver prices could be headed for an “explosive” rise in 2024 if global supplies continue to outpace demand, and the Federal Reserve makes good on its plans to pivot to interest rate cuts in the coming months, according to metal-markets analysts.

Silver's window of opportunity is closing, with prices poised for an ‘explosive move' in 2024

GraniteShares Gold Shares

Invesco DB Precious Metals Fund

Aberdeen Standard Gold ETF Trust

(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Friday. The gold and silver market bulls are still glowing in the aftermath of Wednesday's surprisingly dovish U.S. monetary policy stance by the Federal Reserve.

Price gains for gold, silver amid friendly charts, easy Fed

(Kitco News) - Low silver prices don't make sense given that the metal is in a deficit, said Keith Neumeyer, president & CEO of First Majestic Silver (TSX:FR).

Silver is not poor man's gold - Keith Neumeyer

(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices sharply up in midday U.S. trading Thursday, in the aftermath of surprisingly dovish rhetoric on U.S. monetary policy from the Federal Reserve.

Gold, silver rally as Federal Reserve leans surprisingly easy

(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices sharply up in early U.S. trading Thursday, in the aftermath of a surprisingly dovish lean on U.S. monetary policy by the Federal Reserve.

Easier Fed powers price gains for gold, silver

(Kitco News) - Gold is expected to be the best-performing asset in the precious metals sector in 2024 as the world faces a potential recession, forcing investors to look for safe-haven assets, according to a European precious metals firm.

Gold to outperform silver and platinum as weak growth forces the Fed to cut rates in 2024 - Heraeus

Gold and silver are losing ground as traders stay cautious ahead of tomorrow's Fed decision.

Gold, Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Remains Under Pressure As Treasury Yields Rise After CPI Data

(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday, on corrective bounces following recent strong selling pressure.

Price gains for gold, silver as U.S. CPI comes in as expected

(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are firmer in early U.S. trading Tuesday, on corrective bounces following recent strong selling pressure. Traders are awaiting a key U.S. inflation report that is due out soon.

Price gains for gold, silver as U.S. CPI on deck

(Kitco News) - Gold and silver prices are down near midday U.S. trading Monday. A firmer U.S. dollar index and a slight rise in U.S. Treasury yields to start the trading week are bearish outside market forces for the metals markets.

News for Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF ETF (SILJ)