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  Jun 20 2025

Strategic Metals Performance since 2020

Metal1 Jan 2020Jun 20 2025Change %
Gallium$298.20 / kg$1,035.50 / kg+247.25%
Germanium$2,045.09 / kg$4,637.50 / kg+126.76%
Hafnium$1,565.76 / kg$4,323.60 / kg+176.13%
Indium$315.11 / kg$748.90 / kg+137.66%
Terbium$668.01 / kg$1,983.40 / kg+196.91%
Dysprosium$345.24 / kg$453.90 / kg+31.47%
Neodymium$65.00 / kg$96.70 / kg+48.77%
Praseodymium$72.77 / kg$98.40 / kg+35.22%
Rhenium$1,711.50 / kg$3,130.90 / kg+82.93%
MIXED BASKET+120.35%

 

Stocks & Gold Performance since 2020

1 Jan 2020Jun 18 2025Change %
S&P 5003,257.855,980.87+83.58%
Dow Jones28,868.8042,171.66+46.08%
NASDAQ8,872.2221,719.69+144.81%
Russel 20001,666.772,112.96+26.77%
FTSE 1007,604.308,843.47+16.30%
DAX13,385.9323,317.81+74.20%
CAC 406,041.507,656.12+26.73%
IBEX9,691.2013,923.20+43.67%
STOXX Europe 600419.72540.33+28.74%
EURO STOXX 503,793.245,266.91+38.85%
Gold$1,479.13$3,387.26+129.00%