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 May 06 2025
Metal | 1 Jan 2020 | May 06 2025 | Change % |
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Gallium | $298.20 / kg | $1,000.70 / kg | +235.58% |
Germanium | $2,045.09 / kg | $4,301.40 / kg | +110.33% |
Hafnium | $1,565.76 / kg | $4,219.20 / kg | +169.47% |
Indium | $315.11 / kg | $741.50 / kg | +135.31% |
Terbium | $668.01 / kg | $1,983.40 / kg | +196.91% |
Dysprosium | $345.24 / kg | $453.90 / kg | +31.47% |
Neodymium | $65.00 / kg | $90.80 / kg | +39.69% |
Praseodymium | $72.77 / kg | $92.40 / kg | +26.98% |
Rhenium | $1,711.50 / kg | $2,905.20 / kg | +69.75% |
MIXED BASKET | +112.83% |
1 Jan 2020 | Apr 15 2025 | Change % | |
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S&P 500 | 3,257.85 | 5,396.63 | +65.65% |
Dow Jones | 28,868.80 | 40,368.96 | +39.84% |
NASDAQ | 8,872.22 | 18,830.23 | +112.24% |
Russel 2000 | 1,666.77 | 1,882.92 | +12.97% |
FTSE 100 | 7,604.30 | 8,249.12 | +8.48% |
DAX | 13,385.93 | 21,253.70 | +58.78% |
CAC 40 | 6,041.50 | 7,335.40 | +21.42% |
IBEX | 9,691.20 | 12,879.30 | +32.90% |
STOXX Europe 600 | 419.72 | 508.06 | +21.05% |
EURO STOXX 50 | 3,793.24 | 4,970.43 | +31.03% |
Gold | $1,479.13 | $3,212.68 | +117.20% |