Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of AUY, versus ABX and GG.

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Last quarter, AUY delivered a profit of just 16 cents, missing the Zacks Consensus estimate by 5 cents or almost 24%.

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Although, the best strategy may not necessarily be to invest in miners, like Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY) or Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL).

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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, AUY makes up 5.21% of the Gold Miners ETF (GDX)which is trading up by about 0.3% on the day Wednesday.

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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, AUY makes up 5.07% of the Gold Miners ETF (GDX)which is trading lower by about 0.8% on the day Wednesday.

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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, AUY makes up 4.45% of the Gold Miners ETF ( AMEX: GDX )which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Monday.

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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, AUY makes up 4.45% of the Gold Miners ETF ( AMEX: GDX )which is trading lower by about 3.9% on the day Tuesday.

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The ones I personally like right now are Endeavour Silver ( EXK), Richmont Mines ( RIC), Aurico Gold ( AUQ), New Gold ( NGD), Minefinders ( MFN), First Majestic Silver ( AG), Yamana Gold ( AUY), Royal Gold ( RGLD), and Randgold ( GOLD).

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It has also spurred massive interest in miners such as Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY) and Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) and has even spawned funds that seek to capture different sections of the gold value chain, such as the Market Vectors Gold Miner ETF (NYSE: GDX).

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