Aug 19 (Reuters) - Holdings of the largest gold-backed exchange-traded-fund (ETF), New York's SPDR Gold Trust GLD , fell 0.32 percent on Thursday from Wednesday, while the largest silver-backed ETF,
New York's iShares Silver Trust SLV , fell 0.37 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 3,16,95,273.5 Aug 18 3,17,97,766.2 Aug 17 -1,02,492.7 -0.32% 3,26,701.4
COMEX Gold Trust HLDCMXGOT=XAU 3,16,95,273.5 Aug 18 1,59,75,462.6 Aug 17 1,57,19,810.9 98.40% 1,59,10,949.2
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 31,51,354.0 Aug 18 31,51,354.0 Aug 17 .0 0.00% 4,17,328.0
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 5,28,074.6 Aug 18 5,28,079.0 Aug 17 -4.3 0.00% -38,403.7
Total 8,23,34,000.6 6,67,16,686.8 1,56,17,313.9 23.41% 1,61,86,346.0
SILVER
iShares Silver Trust HLDISHAST=XAG 48,36,84,652.4 Aug 18 48,54,82,139.0 Aug 17 -17,97,486.6 -0.37% -4,71,53,447.9
Sprott Physical Silver HLDSPROPY=XAG 16,13,19,880.0 Aug 18 16,13,19,880.0 Aug 17 .0 0.00% 69,88,128.0
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 84,99,05,607.7 85,17,03,094.3 -17,97,486.6 -0.21% -3,21,11,300.2
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 3,83,790.2 Aug 18 3,83,793.8 Aug 17 -3.6 0.00% -80,078.4
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 22,15,537.0 22,15,540.6 -3.6 0.00% -65,519.3
PALLADIUM
InvestPalladium ETF HLDSTNDRDB=XPD # 5,540.7 Aug 18 5,543.0 Aug 17 -2.3 -0.04% -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 **** 10,885.4 Aug 18 10,885.5 Aug 17 -.1 0.00% -993.6
Total 2,17,072.3 2,17,074.8 -2.4 0.00% -1,79,647.8
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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