Sprott Lithium Miners ETF

LITP

Market cap $33.9M

Gold prices hit an apex in October before taking a breather as 2025 winds down — a chance for investors to buy the dip. This could be a golden opportunity to get exposure to a pair of ETFs before another rally ensues: the Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) and the Sprott Gold Miners ETF (SGDM).

Be thankful for this year's resilient ETFs -- BWET, LITP, PINK and CANC -- which shined despite volatility, tariffs, AI worries and Fed shifts.

The holiday season not only presents an opportunity to spend time with loved ones, it also allows investors to tilt their portfolios towards assets that can capture short-term upside. One of those is gold.

Top ETFs that soared last week despite market swings included shipping (BWET), lithium miners (LITP), crypto bear (REKT), biotech (BBC) and rare earths (REMX).

In cases where an asset is in the midst a strong rally, investors are typically gripped with the fear that they already missed out on the major move. That doesn't appear to be the case with gold, which should be approached with a strategic allocation strategy in mind as opposed to simply chasing gains.

Realizing the importance of critical minerals to meet future  energy demands, the White House has made strategic investments in certain companies. These include MP Materials, Lithium Americas Corp, and Trilogy Metals Inc.

Rare earth and lithium ETFs surged as U.S.-China trade tensions flared. ILIT, REMX, LITP and SETM jumped by double digits on Oct. 13, 2025 amid China's export curbs.

Artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and machine learning are just a few of the obvious tech innovations dominating the majority of investor attention spans these days. Along with the companies focused on these technologies, attention also diverts to those integral to meeting hardware demands, like semiconductor firms.

Platinum (PLTM, PPLT), Palladium (PALL), Lithium (LITP), and Silver (SLVR) ETFs all jumped 10%+ last week despite weak Wall Street.

Lithium-themed ETFs touched 52-week highs last week, prompting questions on if the rally is driven more by political tailwinds than commodity fundamentals.