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Gold ETF Holdings Increase, Silver ETF Holdings Decline
New York, April 14 – Holdings in gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw contrasting movements on Friday. The SPDR Gold Trust, the largest gold ETF, experienced a 0.36 percent increase in its holdings compared to Thursday. Conversely, the iShares Silver Trust, the leading silver-backed ETF, reported a 0.06 percent decrease during the same timeframe. These shifts reflect the daily trading activity and investor sentiment in the precious metals market.
Major Gold ETF Holdings Update
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs), a popular type of exchange-traded product (ETP), are structured to mitigate counterparty risk by backing each issued security with physical stocks of the underlying commodity. Below are the latest holdings of prominent gold ETFs:
- SPDR Gold Trust (HLDSPDRGT=XAU): Holdings rose to 30,644,793.7 ounces as of April 11, from 30,534,141.9 ounces on April 10, representing an increase of 110,651.8 ounces (0.36%). Year-to-date absolute change is an increase of 1,141,753.5 ounces.
- COMEX Gold Trust (HLDCMXGOT=XAU): Holdings reached 13,827,184.1 ounces on April 11, up from 13,785,680.8 ounces on April 10, a rise of 41,503.3 ounces (0.30%). Year-to-date absolute change is a decrease of 602,593.8 ounces.
- ETF Securities Gold (ex-US) <hldetfxus>: Holdings stood at 9,293,742.4 ounces as of November 30, unchanged from the same date, with no daily change. Year-to-date absolute change is a decrease of 300,230.4 ounces.
- ZKB Physical Gold (HLDZKBPYG=XAU) **: Holdings were 4,960,944.6 ounces as of April 4, unchanged from the same date, with no daily change. Year-to-date absolute change is a decrease of 96,309.4 ounces.
- Sprott Physical Gold Trust (HLDSPROPY=XAU): Holdings increased to 3,527,799.0 ounces on April 11, from 3,517,147.0 ounces on April 10, an increase of 10,652.0 ounces (0.30%). Year-to-date absolute change is an increase of 377,644.0 ounces.
- ETFS Physical Swiss Gold <hldetfsch>: Holdings remained at 844,902.3 ounces as of January 6, with no change from the same date and no daily change. Year-to-date absolute change is an increase of 57,520.6 ounces.
- ABSA – NewGold ETF (HLDNEWGOT=XAU): Holdings increased to 609,084.9 ounces on April 11, from 602,608.2 ounces on April 10, an increase of 6,476.7 ounces (1.07%). Year-to-date absolute change is an increase of 86,253.2 ounces.
Total Gold Holdings: Across these ETFs, total holdings amounted to 63,708,451.0 ounces, representing a daily increase of 169,283.8 ounces (0.27%) and a year-to-date increase of 664,037.6 ounces.
Silver ETF Holdings Show Slight Decline
The following details the holdings of key silver ETFs:
- iShares Silver Trust (HLDISHAST=XAG): Holdings decreased to 449,241,484.3 ounces on April 11, from 449,514,402.7 ounces on April 10, a reduction of 272,918.4 ounces (-0.06%). Year-to-date absolute change is a decrease of 182,197,94.5 ounces.
- Sprott Physical Silver (HLDSPROPY=XAG): Holdings increased to 185,816,235.0 ounces on April 11, from 185,416,235.0 ounces on April 10, an increase of 400,000 ounces (0.22%). Year-to-date absolute change is an increase of 152,861,86.0 ounces.
- ETF Securities Silver ex-US <hldetfxus>: Holdings remained at 100,389,761.6 ounces as of November 30, with no change from the same date and no daily change. Year-to-date absolute change is an increase of 27,135,104.7 ounces.
- ZKB Physical Silver (HLDZKBPYS=XAG): Holdings were 88,703,763.3 ounces as of April 4, unchanged from the same date with no daily change. Year-to-date absolute change is a decrease of 7,413,574.3 ounces.
- ETFS Physical Silver Shares <hldetfssf>: Holdings remained at 6,111,152.0 ounces as of March 20, with no change from the same date and no daily change. Year-to-date absolute change is a decrease of 17,105,014.8 ounces.
Total Silver Holdings: Total holdings across these silver ETFs reached 830,262,396.2 ounces, indicating a daily increase of 127,081.6 ounces (0.02%), but a year-to-date decrease of 317,092.9 ounces.
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Platinum ETF Holdings Remain Stable
Holdings in platinum ETFs showed minimal movement:
- ETFS Physical Platinum Shares <hldetfspy>: Holdings remained at 738,343.9 ounces as of March 20, with no change from the same date and no daily change. Year-to-date absolute change is a decrease of 10,582.1 ounces.
- ABSA – NewPlat ETF (HLDNEWPLT=XPT): Holdings slightly decreased to 394,634.9 ounces on April 11, from 394,638.7 ounces on April 10, a marginal decrease of 3.7 ounces (0.00%). Year-to-date absolute change is an increase of 42,148.4 ounces.
- ETF Securities Platinum ex-US <hldetfxus>: Holdings stood at 617,330.8 ounces as of November 30, unchanged from the same date and with no daily change. Year-to-date absolute change is an increase of 32,609.5 ounces.
- ZKB Physical Platinum (HLDZKBPYP=XPT): Holdings were 418,940.6 ounces as of April 4, unchanged from the same date, with no daily change. Year-to-date absolute change is a decrease of 54,509.6 ounces.
Total Platinum Holdings: Total holdings in these platinum ETFs amounted to 2,169,250.2 ounces, showing a marginal daily decrease of 3.7 ounces (0.00%) and a year-to-date increase of 9,666.2 ounces.
Palladium ETF Holdings Experience Minor Fluctuations
Palladium ETF holdings also saw almost no change:
- InvestPalladium ETF (HLDSTNDRDB=XPD) #: Holdings slightly decreased to 2,985.5 ounces on April 11, from 2,986.3 ounces on April 10, a minimal decrease of 0.8 ounces (-0.03%). Year-to-date absolute change is a decrease of 1,597.7 ounces.
- ETFS Physical Palladium Shares <hldetfspy>: Holdings remained at 23,425.8 ounces as of March 20, unchanged from the same date and with no daily change. Year-to-date absolute change is a decrease of 134,305.6 ounces.
- ETF Securities Palladium ex-US: Holdings stood at 111,915.0 ounces as of November 30, unchanged from the same date and with no daily change. Year-to-date absolute change is a decrease of 959.5 ounces.
- ZKB Physical Palladium (HLDZKBPYP=XPD): Holdings were 96,870.4 ounces as of April 4, unchanged from the same date, with no daily change. Year-to-date absolute change is an increase of 31,629.3 ounces.
- ABSA – NewPalladium ETF (HLDNEWPLD=XPD) ****: Holdings marginally decreased to 7,909.4 ounces on April 11, from 7,909.5 ounces on April 10, a negligible decrease of 0.1 ounces (0.00%). Year-to-date absolute change is a decrease of 1,995.6 ounces.
Total Palladium Holdings: Total holdings in these palladium ETFs reached 243,106.1 ounces, indicating a negligible daily decrease of 0.9 ounces (0.00%) and a year-to-date decrease of 107,229.2 ounces.
Important Notes on ETF Holdings
The data presented is collected from reports provided to Reuters by the respective organizations via telephone or email on the specified dates, or from publicly accessible information on their websites.
- ** ZKB physical gold, silver, platinum, and palladium funds guarantee full physical precious metal backing, with investors having the option for physical delivery.
- # Standard Bank’s AfricaPalladium ETF, South Africa’s pioneering listed palladium exchange-traded fund, was introduced on March 24, 2014.
- **** Absa Capital’s NewPalladium Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), launched on March 27, 2014, is fully backed by South African palladium.