And no, that's not just because gold was down over the period; from 2006 - 2015, the spot price of gold rose from around $ 560 to about $ 1060. (mutualfundobserver.com)
For example, between January 17, 2011, and January 17, 2012, the spot price of gold rose about 23 % while the price performance of the ETF PowerShares DB Gold (DGL), a commodity fund structured to track the price of gold, achieved returns of only 20 %. (wealthlift.com)
As the price of gold rises to $ 1,500 and then well beyond, gold shares will likely be the best performers in the world. (miningstocks.com)