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In recent months, a growing list of hedge fund managers have built their commodities positions through the physical ownership and storage of precious metals. When applied to large quantities (at a minimum, several million dollars' worth), physically owning and storing a precious metal may be more cost-effective than simply owning the corresponding commodity-based ETF. I touched on that topic in an August blog linked below, citing one manager's example:
