Asset managers

More than 600,000 ounces of the precious metal have been added to ETFs since mid-May.

“The reality is they were always supported by a large team,” according to CEO Jenny Johnson.

The passively managed fund will be made available to qualified purchasers through family offices, RIAs and other institutions, a person familiar with the matter says.

More than half of these funds have fees higher than 75 basis points.

The saga lays bare the rough-and-tumble ways of distressed investing, where investors look to pull every lever in their favor.

Total fees for the top 10 gold ETFs, based on current prices and holdings, are about $610 million a year.

The ready-made strategies have been around for years, but in an era of fee wars and ETFs its popularity is exploding.

Market recovery has made the risk of missing out more pronounced this year, forcing many funds to position themselves towards historically bullish levels.

It’s the latest dramatic twist in the story of USO, which was at the center of the storm as crude prices plunged earlier this year.

Innovator ETFs, an asset manager, will debut its so-called buffer funds at a time when Treasury yields are hovering near historic lows and duration risk climbs.