TABLE-Holdings of SPDR Gold and iShares Silver fall
March 16 (Reuters) - Holdings of the largest gold-backed exchange-traded-fund (ETF), New York's SPDR Gold Trust GLD, fell 0.2% on Monday from Friday, while holdings of the largest silver-backed ETF, New York's iShares Silver Trust SLV, fell 0.1% during the same period.
Exchange-traded funds, the most widely recognized type of ETP, back each security issued with physical stocks of a given commodity, creating a product they say is free from counterparty risk.
Name | New Holdings (OZ) | Date | Prev Holdings (OZ) | Prev | Abs Change (OZ) | % chg | YTD Abs Change (OZ) |
GOLD | |||||||
SPDR Gold Trust HLDSPDRGT=XAU | 33,768,783.8 | Mar-15 | 33,825,008.9 | Mar-12 | -56,225.1 | -0.17% | -3,871,522.1 |
COMEX Gold Trust HLDCMXGOT=XAU | 16,262,363.7 | Mar-15 | 16,278,562.3 | Mar-12 | 0.0 | -0.10% | -619,287.9 |
ETF Securities gold (ex-US) HLDETFXUS=XAU | 9,293,742.4 | Nov-30 | 9,293,742.4 | Nov-30 | 0.0 | -- | -300,230.4 |
ZKB Physical Gold HLDZKBPYG=XAU ** | 5,578,245.6 | Feb-12 | 5,578,245.6 | Feb-12 | 0.0 | -- | -19,543.9 |
Sprott Physical Gold Trust HLDSPROPY=XAU | 2,604,350.0 | Mar-15 | 2,602,356.0 | Mar-12 | 0.0 | 0.08% | 29,130.0 |
ETFS Physical Swiss Gold HLDETFSCH=XAU | 844,902.3 | Jan-24 | 844,902.3 | Jan-24 | 0.0 | -- | 57,520.6 |
ABSA - NewGold ETF HLDNEWGOT=XAU | 715,776.7 | May-28 | 715,776.7 | May-28 | 0.0 | -- | 92,101.3 |
Total | 69,068,164.5 | 69,138,594.2 | -70,429.7 | -0.10% | -4,631,832.4 | ||
SILVER | |||||||
iShares Silver Trust HLDISHAST=XAG | 592,066,751.2 | Mar-15 | 592,438,152.0 | Mar-12 | -371,400.8 | -0.06% | 33,350,868.8 |
Sprott Physical Silver HLDSPROPY=XAG | 128,629,563.0 | Mar-15 | 127,876,211.0 | Mar-12 | 753,352.0 | 0.59% | 37,520,908.0 |
ETF Securities silver ex-US HLDETFXUS=XAG | 100,389,761.6 | Nov-30 | 100,389,761.6 | Nov-30 | -- | -- | -- |
ZKB Physical Silver HLDZKBPYS=XAG | 94,280,964.8 | Feb-12 | 94,280,964.8 | Feb-12 | -- | -- | 836,883.9 |
ETFS Physical Silver Shares HLDETFSSF=XAG | 22,908,298.3 | Mar-20 | 22,908,298.3 | Mar-20 | -- | -- | -- |
Total | 938,275,338.9 | 937,893,387.7 | 381,951.2 | 0.04% | 195,006,720.6 | ||
PLATINUM | |||||||
ETFS Physical Platinum Shares HLDETFSPY=XPT | 738,343.9 | Mar-20 | 738,343.9 | Mar-20 | -- | -- | -- |
ABSA - NewPlat ETF HLDNEWPLT=XPT | 689,119.7 | May-28 | 689,119.7 | May-28 | -- | -- | -- |
ETF Securities platinum ex-US HLDETFXUS=XPT | 617,330.8 | Nov-30 | 617,330.8 | Nov-30 | -- | -- | -- |
ZKB Physical Platinum HLDZKBPYP=XPT | 430,400.0 | Feb-12 | 430,400.0 | Feb-12 | -- | -- | 7,145.5 |
Total | 2,475,194.4 | 2,475,194.4 | 0.0 | 0.00% | 2,051,939.9 | ||
PALLADIUM | |||||||
InvestPalladium ETF HLDSTNDRDB=XPD # | 142,113.5 | Mar-25 | 142,113.5 | Mar-25 | -- | -- | -- |
ETFS Physical Palladium Shares HLDETFSPY=XPD | 129,466.6 | Mar-20 | 129,466.6 | Mar-20 | -- | -- | -- |
ETF Securities palladium ex-US HLDETFSPY=XPD | 111,915.0 | Nov-30 | 111,915.0 | Nov-30 | -- | -- | -- |
ZKB Physical Palladium HLDZKBPYP=XPD | 77,944.9 | Feb-12 | 77,944.9 | Feb-12 | -- | -- | -64.3 |
ABSA - NewPalladium ETF HLDNEWPLD=XPD **** | 26,336.7 | May-28 | 26,336.7 | May-28 | -- | -- | -- |
Total | 487,776.7 | 487,776.7 | 0.0 | 0.00% | 409,767.5 |
The figures above are those reported to Reuters by the organizations involved by telephone or email on the date shown, or those that are publicly available on their websites.
** ZKB physical gold, silver, platinum and palladium funds are fully backed by physical precious metal and investors are entitled to physical delivery of them.
*** Shareholders in the GAM Gold fund can elect to hold "A class" shares, which are fully backed by physical gold. Investors in that class are entitled to physical delivery of the precious metal.
Investors may also elect to hold "AX" class shares, which are fully backed by physical gold. Investors in that class are not entitled to physical delivery of the precious metal.
**** Absa Capital's NewPalladium Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) was listed on March 27, 2014 and is fully backed with South African palladium.
# Standard Bank's AfricaPalladium ETF, South Africa's first listed palladium exchange traded fund, debuted on March 24, 2014.
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