Gold Mining ETFs Thump Physical Counterparts

Gold’s 2014 resurgence has, of course, been a boon for exchange traded funds backed by physical holdings of the yellow metal such as the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD). Bullion’s bounce has been an even bigger boon for mining ETFs like the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: GDX). GDX is...