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Metal ETFs are available on many of the popular base and precious metal markets for trading and investing to gain exposure to this growing asset category.  Metal investing can be very speculative in nature, but Metal ETFs can also help to build a diversified portfolio.  Most metal indexes are not highly correlated to the stock market indicies, and adding them to a portfolio can help provide a broader overall level of diversification.  Another reason may investors seek precious and base metals exposure in their portfolios is the fact metals are a natural inflation hedge.  Here is a comprehensive ETF metals list list available for etf investing:

Subcategories:     Precious Metal ETFs    Base Metal ETFs   

Metal Exchange Traded Funds

ELEMENTS Rogers International Commodity – Metals Index ETN (RJZ)

Base Metal ETFs

Dow Jones-AIG Copper Total Return ETN (JJC)
Dow Jones-AIG Industrial Metals Total Return ETN (JJM)
Dow Jones-AIG Nickel Total Return ETN (JJN)
E-TRACS CMCI Industrial Metals ETN (UBM)
iPath Dow Jones-AIG Aluminum Total Return Sub-Index ETN (JJU)
iPath Dow Jones-AIG Lead Total Return Sub-Index ETN (LD)
iPath Dow Jones-AIG Tin Total Return Sub-Index ETN (JJT)
PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund (DBB)
PowerShares DB Base Metals Long ETN (BDG)

Leveraged 2x Double Long Metal ETF
PowerShares DB Base Metals Double Long ETN (BDD)

Inverse Short Metal ETFs
PowerShares DB Base Metals Short ETN (BOS)
PowerShares DB Base Metals Double Short ETN (BOM)

Precious Metal ETFs

ELEMENTS MLCX Precious Metals Plus Index ETN (PMY)
iPath Dow Jones-AIG Precious Metals Total Return Sub-Index ETN (JJP)
PowerShares DB Precious Metals Fund (DBP)

Gold ETFs

E-TRACS CMCI Gold ETN (UBG)
ELEMENTS MLCX Gold Index ETN (GOE)
iShares COMEX Gold Trust ETF (IAU)
PowerShares DB Gold Fund (DGL)
streetTRACKS Gold Shares ETF (GLD)

Leveraged 2x Double Long Gold ETFs
ProShares Ultra Gold ETF (UGL)
PowerShares DB Gold Double Long ETN (DGP)
Horizons BetaPro COMEX Gold Bullion Bull Plus ETF (HBU-TSX)

Inverse Short Gold ETFs
PowerShares DB Gold Short ETN (DGZ)
PowerShares DB Gold Double Short ETN (DZZ)
ProShares UltraShort Gold ETF (GLL)
Horizons BetaPro COMEX Gold Bullion Bear Plus ETF (HBD-TSX)

Silver ETFs

E-TRACS CMCI Silver ETN (USV)
iShares Silver Trust ETF (SLV)
PowerShares DB Silver Fund (DBS)

Leveraged 2x Double Long Gold ETFs
ProShares Ultra Silver ETF (AGQ)

Inverse Short Gold ETFs
ProShares UltraShort Silver ETF (ZSL)

Platinum ETFs

E-TRACS CMCI Long Platinum ETN (PTM)
E-TRACS CMCI Short Platinum ETN (PTD)
iPath Dow Jones-AIG Platinum Total Return Sub-Index ETN (PGM)