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This Month's Exclusive Content Can't Choose Between Silver and Gold? These ETFs Hold BothAuthored by Jordan Chussler. Originally Published: 1/19/2026. 
Summary - The precious metals rally that began in 2024 has carried into 2026, with gold gaining 70% over the past year and silver gaining 194%.
- Those rallies have continued into the new year, with some ETFs providing exposure to both precious metals.
- GLTR and GBUG hold both gold and silver and have posted one-year gains of 108% and 138%, respectively.
The precious metals rally that began in 2024 has carried into 2026. Over the past year, gold has gained more than 70% while silver has climbed more than 194%. Global catalysts helped drive gold, including ongoing geopolitical conflict, renewed purchases by central banks and institutional investors, and rising concerns about monetary policy and ballooning fiscal debts. Domestically, President Donald Trump's policies also contributed to gold's gains, as equity markets experienced heightened volatility and a weakened U.S. dollar that lost roughly 10% of its value during his first year back in office. Silver, by contrast, has surged as the metal faces a multi-year deficit with recent demand far outpacing supply. This is largely because of its many industrial applications, which range from photovoltaic cells in solar panels and catalytic converters to water-purification systems and aerospace thermal-control components. For investors, choosing between the two while navigating the labyrinth of the materials sector and its mining industry can be confusing. Fortunately, there are exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide exposure to both silver and gold, enabling shareholders to position themselves for what could be another strong year for precious metals. Precious Metals Look to Build on 2025's Record Gains While stocks have historically outperformed other asset classes over the past 50 years, commodities—particularly precious metals—have surged recently, far outpacing the S&P 500's returns. In December 2025, the World Gold Council reported that gold set 53 record prices in 2025 as "global investors poured unprecedented capital into physically backed gold ETFs. Annual inflows surged to $89 billion, the largest on record as the gold price delivered its strongest performance since 1979." The World Gold Council added that global gold ETFs' assets under management doubled to an all-time high of $559 billion last year. Meanwhile, the Silver Institute said that inflows into silver ETFs during the first half of 2025 already surpassed the full-year totals for 2024. Looking ahead, Daniel Oliver, managing member of Myrmikan Capital, suggests it isn't too late for those who missed the rally to get on board. In a research note published Jan. 15, Oliver said that when gold makes prolific runs—like the one in 2025—it typically comes at the beginning of a bull cycle. He added that "the Fed has lost its leverage. Credit will continue to decay. The deficit will not be reduced in nominal terms. The dollar cannot recover its former glory. Gold will trade higher, though with increasing volatility. Gold miners will not see significant margin compression. We think 2025 was the start of a multi-year bull market." Meanwhile, several analysts have forecast that silver could reach $100 per ounce in 2026, roughly 9% higher than where the metal is trading today. For investors who are having trouble deciding whether to add gold or silver to their portfolios this year, there's good news: you don't have to choose. The two ETFs below provide exposure to both metals. abrdn's Basket of Physical Precious Metals Launched on Oct. 22, 2010, the abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF (NYSEARCA: GLTR) tracks the spot prices of a basket that includes gold, silver, platinum and palladium. Over the past year, GLTR has gained nearly 108%. By weight, the ETF has allocations of: - Gold bullion: 57.20% (342,403 shares)
- Silver bullion: 35.05% (12,554,789 shares)
- Palladium bullion: 4.16% (684,813 shares)
- Platinum bullion: 3.59% (45,654 shares)
At 0.60%, its net expense ratio is elevated for a passively managed fund but remains slightly below the broad precious metals ETF average of 0.68% and the commodities ETF average of 0.71%. Notably, short sellers have largely avoided GLTR: current short interest is just 0.64% of the float, or about 81,150 shares out of more than 12.7 million shares outstanding. Meanwhile, institutional investors have been adding to the fund, with inflows of $305.6 million over the past 12 months—more than triple the $100.28 million in outflows. Sprott's Portfolio of Precious Metal Mining Stocks As its name suggests, the Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF (NASDAQ: GBUG) holds some of the best-performing gold and silver mining companies globally, with 64.5% of its holdings based in Canada, 8.5% in Australia and 8.4% in the United States. Over the past year, the fund gained nearly 137%. Much of that performance reflects its diversified weighting: no single holding exceeds 4.58% of the fund at current allocations. The ETF carries an aggregate Moderate Buy rating, based on 54 analyst ratings of companies in its portfolio over the past year, including AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) and Newmont (NYSE: NEM), the world's largest gold miner. Over the past year, those two stocks alone posted eye-catching gains—nearly 263% for AngloGold Ashanti and more than 176% for Newmont.
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