Gans

Ardent fan of King of Rome, Totti. One proud AS Roma Fan from India. Fan of Indian cricket team, CSK and Chennai :) #ForzaRoma

[Parvesh kumar 🇮🇳 @parveshrtl]

There is no power in East Tambaram venkatesan street for the past 1 hour during summer peak time power is cut during night time @TANGEDCO_Offcl @ISechns
@CTR_Nirmalkumar kindly request the EB staff to handle or communicate properly pls ,,

[Gans @Gans_10]

@butterflyy_dp Jff. Nom

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@butterflyy_dp Antha thirudi eh ivanga thaan

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@itsurprem Yes Prem, many stocks which you talked about are slowly picking up one after another 😊

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@itsurprem Hmm 🥲

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@AstroPrashanth9 You mean tirisha ? 😆

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@itsurprem Adu enna 21 nu than theriyala 🤣

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#csk = laughing stock

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@itsurprem 😅
Yes gone to sleep 💤

[UremO 👑 @UremO_24]

What is a Gold ETF?
A Gold ETF is like a basket of gold that you can buy and sell on the stock market, just like a share.
Most people buy it thinking: "This gives me safe exposure to real physical gold (bars kept in a vault), without the hassle of storing gold at home.

⭐️⭐️ What change is HDFC doing?
HDFC Mutual Fund (one of the big fund companies) is changing the rules for its HDFC Gold ETF, starting 22 April 2026.

🟢 Before: The fund had to keep 95–100% in physical gold (real bars in vaults). Only a tiny 0–5% could be in cash or safe debt.

🟢 After: It can still put 95–100% in "gold", but now up to 50% of that can be in non-physical (paper) gold things like:
- Gold Deposit Scheme (GDS)
- Gold Monetisation Scheme (GMS)
- Gold derivatives / futures (ETCDs) — basically financial contracts linked to gold price, not actual gold bars.

So, in simple words:
The ETF can now mix real gold with paper promises of gold.

⭐️ Important: It is not compulsory to use 50% paper gold. The fund manager can still keep it 100% physical if they want. But they now have the option to use up to 50% paper.

⭐️ Why does this matter?
- For investors who want pure physical gold: The "purity" is no longer guaranteed. It now depends on what the fund manager decides.

Risks added:
- The ETF might not track the exact gold price as closely (tracking error).
- There is counterparty risk (if the bank or party in the derivative deal has problems).
- It becomes a bit more like "paper gold" that exists in the financial system, similar to how things work in Western markets.
- Many people buy Gold ETFs precisely because they want real gold backing, not financial tricks.

⭐️ What can you do?
HDFC has given existing investors a 30-day exit window (23 March to 21 April 2026) to sell without any exit load if you don't like the change.

⭐️ Bottom line :
This is only for HDFC Gold ETF, not all gold ETFs in India.
It makes the product a little more flexible for the fund house, but slightly less "pure physical" for investors.
If you hold HDFC Gold ETF and care about 100% real gold backing, check the factsheet regularly after April or consider switching to another gold ETF that stays mostly physical.

🔁 share it with all & follow @UremO_24 👑

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@itsurprem @microcp2mltibgr 😂

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@grok @vijaysolanki72 @RupakRoyC Companies involved in this Multi metal mining process?

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@grok @BalaYelamareddy @LearningEleven Which stocks benefits out of this ?

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@grok @ShanMathew48647 @REDBOXINDIA What’s the current status of this news officially?

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@Jindo_1307979 178

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@itsurprem Congratulations Prem 🥳

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