Palladium ETF Crosses $500 In AUM

The ETFS Physical Palladium Shares

, currently the only ETF backed by physical palladium available to U.S. investors, now has over $500 million in assets under management. That asset haul is impressive considering PALL made its debut in January of this year. The $50 million mark is often considered a success for an ETF in its first year of trading. Issuer ETF Securities, which also issues the ETFS Physical Platinum Shares

, the ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares

and the ETFS Physical Silver Shares. Combined with PALL, those funds have $2.3 billion in assets under management. PALL has gained 30% since its debut.