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  May 06 2025

Strategic Metals Performance since 2020

Metal1 Jan 2020May 06 2025Change %
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%

 

Stocks & Gold Performance since 2020

1 Jan 2020Apr 15 2025Change %
S&P 5003,257.855,396.63+65.65%
Dow Jones28,868.8040,368.96+39.84%
NASDAQ8,872.2218,830.23+112.24%
Russel 20001,666.771,882.92+12.97%
FTSE 1007,604.308,249.12+8.48%
DAX13,385.9321,253.70+58.78%
CAC 406,041.507,335.40+21.42%
IBEX9,691.2012,879.30+32.90%
STOXX Europe 600419.72508.06+21.05%
EURO STOXX 503,793.244,970.43+31.03%
Gold$1,479.13$3,212.68+117.20%