Strategic Metals vs
Stock & Gold

When it comes to investing, traditional assets like stocks, bonds, and gold have long been the staples. But as the investment landscape evolves, strategic metals have emerged as a compelling alternative.

Below, we compare the performance of the 9 strategic metals we offer to private clients against 10 of the world’s major stock indices and gold. The fact that an evenly mixed basket of the 9 metals, and most metals individually, outperform stocks and gold underlines why diversifying into strategic metals might be a smart move for your investment portfolio too.

Last updated  Sep 03 2025

Strategic Metals Performance since 2020

Metal1 Jan 2020Sep 03 2025Change %
Gallium$298.20 / kg$1,131.50 / kg+279.44%
Germanium$2,045.09 / kg$5,800.30 / kg+183.62%
Hafnium$1,565.76 / kg$4,730.00 / kg+202.09%
Indium$315.11 / kg$805.40 / kg+155.59%
Terbium$668.01 / kg$1,983.40 / kg+196.91%
Dysprosium$345.24 / kg$453.90 / kg+31.47%
Neodymium$65.00 / kg$147.00 / kg+126.15%
Praseodymium$72.77 / kg$141.90 / kg+95.00%
Rhenium$1,711.50 / kg$3,773.60 / kg+120.48%
MIXED BASKET+154.53%

 

Stocks & Gold Performance since 2020

1 Jan 2020Sep 01 2025Change %
S&P 5003,257.856,415.54+96.93%
Dow Jones28,868.8045,295.81+56.90%
NASDAQ8,872.2223,231.11+161.84%
Russel 20001,666.772,352.21+41.12%
FTSE 1007,604.309,196.34+20.94%
DAX13,385.9324,037.33+79.57%
CAC 406,041.507,707.90+27.58%
IBEX9,691.2014,939.40+54.15%
STOXX Europe 600419.72551.43+31.38%
EURO STOXX 503,793.245,367.08+41.49%
Gold$1,479.13$3,477.61+135.11%