RE: TRR vs WPM4 May 2023 10:09
I hold both (and many other royalty & streamers).
You're comparing apples and pears when putting TRR against WPM. As you say, Wheaton is predominantly precious metals focused - with some exposure to the PGM complex and also to cobalt (same stream as ECOR). Trident are pursuing a balanced portfolio across the entire mining sector - so eventually approx 1/3 will be precious metals focused. The other difference is that Wheaton specialise in streams, whereas TRR are royalties (and offtakes) up to now. So you'd hold these for different reasons. Trident are trying to fill a gap that is currently vacant. There isn't another royalty and streamer that has such a broad mandate as TRR. It gives them great leverage to go chasing deals when nobody else wants them. In comparison, Wheaton look primarily at precious metals, so face stiff competition from peers for those deals. That said, WPM are a juggernaut in this space, and only really Franco and Royal Gold can go toe to toe on spending power. Trident, in comparison, is very very small. The other interesting thing about Wheaton is that a good number of their streams are on the precious metal by-product from some of the biggest copper deposits globally. I expect the big precious metals players to be right at the forefront of financing the drive for more copper - which the world will undoubtedly need.