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Sprott Looks Globally In Search Of New Opportunities (PHYS, ABX, EGO, IAG, SLW, XG, AG, AUY, MVG, XRA)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 11:36AM on July 21st

Noted gold and silver bull Eric Sprott has made plenty of winning bets on junior mining and resource companies, many of them based in his firm’s home country of Canada. The Canadian market has proven rewarding for Sprott in terms…

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Sprott Loves Silver, But Slashes Many Mining Stakes (PHYS, PSLV, XG, AUY, BRD, EGO, SILU, ABX, AUMN, AXU, CGR, IAG, XRA, SLW, AG)

Posted by Jason Smith at 10:03AM on May 16th

Canadian commodity hedge fund manager Eric Sprott was shifting his precious metals-focused bets during Q1 as the huge bull run for gold and silver continued.

In recent months, Sprott has been particularly bullish on silver, as the metal went stratospheric before…

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Gold Guru Sprott Makes New Gold Bets for 2011 (PHYS, PSLV, AG, ABX, AUMN, AXU, BRD, CGR, EGO, IAG, XRA, SLW)

Posted by Jason Smith at 10:36AM on January 25th

Commodity hedge fund manager Eric Sprott was shifting his precious metals-focused bets as 2010, a huge year for gold and silver, came to a close.

Sprott rode these gains to impressive performance for his various funds in 2010. All of his…

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China News Helps Gold Plays (GLD, IAU, PHYS, XRA, GRS, NSU, NXG, ABX, GG, NEM)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:22PM on December 2nd

According to coverage by Bloomberg, the Shanghai Gold Exchange said China’s imports of the yellow metal totaled 209 metric tons through the end of October, compared to just 45 tons in all of 2009 as investors seek to hedge inflation.…

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Precious Metal Plays Lead Commodity ETFs in Pro-Popularity (GDX, SLV, DBC, IAU, PHYS, GLD)

Posted by Jason Smith at 1:19PM on November 24th

Rising gold prices and a bearish outlook for the U.S. dollar have led a number of Pros and retail investors to exchange-traded equity plays on precious metals. Of course, a weak dollar has implications for other corners of the commodity…

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Tracking Commodity ETFs Amid Volatility (PALL, URA, SLV, COPX, GLD, PHYS, IAU, JJA, RJA, MOO, BAL)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:00PM on November 18th

Thanks to the proliferation of exchange-traded funds, which now account for as much as 25% of volume on U.S. stock exchanges daily, it is now easier than ever for retail investors to gain commodity exposure. In 2010, a number of…

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Gold Bug Sprott Shuffles Mining Bets in Q3 (PHYS, KGC, CDE, JAG, SLW, MVG)

Posted by Jason Smith at 9:38AM on November 11th

Commodity hedge fund manager Eric Sprott was adjusting his gold-saturated portfolio during the third-quarter precious metals surge.

Earlier this year, Sprott Asset Management portfolio manager Charles Oliver told Reuters that while gold bullion is a “defensive” investment, investors looking for capital gains…

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Gold Bugs Await Sprott’s Latest Holdings Data (PHYS, AXU, SLW, MVG, CDE, ABX, KGC, AUY, XRA)

Posted by Jason Smith at 12:58PM on November 5th

Commodity hedge fund manager Eric Sprott knows a thing or two about precious metals, and gold bugs will be watching closely when his firm discloses its end-of-Q3 equity holdings later this month.

Back in February, Sprott told Bloomberg that gold prices could…

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Tracking Miners Amid the Precious Metals Surge (GLD, PHYS, SLV, SVM, EXK, SLW, RBY, UXG, GORO, HMY, ABX, NEM, GG)

Posted by Jason Smith at 2:29PM on November 4th

Gold and silver stocks soared as the Fed’s decision to buy $600 billion of government debt dragged the dollar lower in the first full trading day since the announcement. While ETFs in the commodity space like the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD),…

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Sprott Following Gold Trust with $500 Million Silver Offering (PHYS, SLW, MVG, ABX, IAG, KGC)

Posted by Owen Vater at 10:52AM on October 29th

Commodity hedge fund manager Eric Sprott launched the bullion-backed Sprott Physical Gold Trust ETV (PHYS) in a $400 million IPO earlier this year, and with assets now totaling over $1 billion, a silver offering is on the way. According to Reuters,…

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