Aug 17 (Reuters) - Holdings of the largest gold-backed exchange-traded-fund (ETF), New York's SPDR Gold Trust GLD , fell 0.17 percent on Tuesday from Monday, while the largest silver-backed ETF,
New York's iShares Silver Trust SLV , fell 0.23 percent 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 Date Prev Holdings Prev Abs Change % chg YTD Abs
GOLD (OZ) (OZ) (OZ) Change (OZ)
SPDR Gold Trust HLDSPDRGT=XAU 31,900,260.1 Aug 16 31,956,166.5 Aug 15 -55,906.4 -0.17% 531,688.0
COMEX Gold Trust HLDCMXGOT=XAU 15,975,462.6 Aug 16 15,982,108.8 Aug 15 -6,646.3 -0.04% 191,138.3
ETF Securities gold (ex-US) HLDETFXUS=XAU 92,93,742.4 Nov 30 9,293,742.4 Nov 30 -- -- -3,00,230.4
ZKB Physical Gold HLDZKBPYG=XAU ** 5,125,380.3 Aug 12 5,125,380.3 Aug 12 -- -- -187,519.1
Sprott Physical Gold Trust HLDSPROPY=XAU 3,151,356.0 Aug 16 3,151,356.0 Aug 15 .0 0.00% 417,330.0
ETFS Physical Swiss Gold HLDETFSCH=XAU 8,44,902.3 Jan 24 844,902.3 Jan 24 -- -- 57,520.6
ABSA - NewGold ETF HLDNEWGOT=XAU 528,083.3 Aug 16 528,087.6 Aug 15 -4.3 0.00% -38,395.0
Total 66,819,187.0 66,881,744.0 -62,557.0 -0.09% 671,532.4
SILVER
iShares Silver Trust HLDISHAST=XAG 485,113,418.2 Aug 16 486,219,599.8 Aug 15 -1,106,181.6 -0.23% -45,724,682.1
Sprott Physical Silver HLDSPROPY=XAG 161,319,880.0 Aug 16 161,319,571.0 Aug 15 309.0 0.00% 6,988,128.0
ETF Securities silver ex-US HLDETFXUS=XAG 10,03,89,761.6 Nov 30 100,389,761.6 Nov 30 -- -- 2,71,35,104.7
ZKB Physical Silver HLDZKBPYS=XAG 98,400,161.7 Aug 12 98,400,161.7 Aug 12 -- -- -1,976,070.2
ETFS Physical Silver Shares HLDETFSSF=XAG 61,11,152.0 Mar 20 6,111,152.0 Mar 20 -- -- -1,71,05,014.8
Total 851,334,373.5 852,440,246.1 -1,105,872.6 -0.13% -30,682,534.4
PLATINUM
ETFS Physical Platinum Shares HLDETFSPY=XPT 7,38,343.9 Mar 20 738,343.9 Mar 20 -- -- -10,582.1
ABSA - NewPlat ETF HLDNEWPLT=XPT 383,797.5 Aug 16 383,801.1 Aug 15 -3.6 0.00% -80,071.2
ETF Securities platinum ex-US HLDETFXUS=XPT 6,17,330.8 Nov 30 617,330.8 Nov 30 -- -- 32,609.5
ZKB Physical Platinum HLDZKBPYP=XPT 476,072.1 Aug 12 476,072.1 Aug 12 -- -- -7,468.3
Total 2,215,544.2 2,215,547.9 -3.6 0.00% -65,512.1
PALLADIUM
InvestPalladium ETF HLDSTNDRDB=XPD # 5,540.7 Aug 16 5,539.4 Aug 15 1.3 0.02% -25,126.5
ETFS Physical Palladium Shares HLDETFSPY=XPD 23,425.8 Mar 20 23,425.8 Mar 20 -- -- -1,34,305.6
ETF Securities palladium ex-US 1,11,915.0 Nov 30 111,915.0 Nov 30 -- -- -959.5
ZKB Physical Palladium HLDZKBPYP=XPD 65,305.4 Aug 12 65,305.4 Aug 12 -- -- -18,262.6
ABSA - NewPalladium ETF HLDNEWPLD=XPD **** 10,885.6 Aug 16 10,885.7 Aug 15 -.1 0.00% -993.4
Total 217,072.5 217,071.3 1.2 0.00% -179,647.6
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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