Didn’t Burl Ives sing a song about this in the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer TV special? The gold and silver medals for this year’s best-performing ETFs went, fittingly, to funds tracking companies that mine the precious metals. Silver and gold mining ETFs dominated 2025 performance tables, a reminder that when these funds rally, they tend to do so in incredible fashion. Silver and gold mining ETFs were a tour de force in 2025, and the macro forces behind that run aren’t expected to fade in 2026. It’s an ...