FACTBOX-Precious metals holdings of exchange-traded funds
LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Inflows into precious metals-backed exchange-traded funds slowed in the second quarter from record levels in the first three months of 2009, as signs the financial markets were stabilising knocked demand for the metal as a haven from risk.
Holdings of the largest gold-backed ETF, the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) declined slightly in
the second quarter after climbing 44 percent in the first, while inflows into the largest
European products, operated by ETF Securities in London and Zurich Cantonal Bank in
Switzerland, slowed significantly.
ETFs back each security issued with physical stocks of a given commodity, creating a product they say is free from counterparty risk.
Following is a list of the main ETFs backed with precious metals in Europe and the United States, and their holdings. NAME COMMODITY HOLDINGS (OZ) DATE ORIGIN SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) Gold 35,681,507 08/07/09 U.S. ZKB Physical Gold (ZGLD.S) Gold 4,712,900 03/07/09 Swiss Gold Bullion Securities (GBSx.L) Gold 4,312,488 08/07/09 UK ETF Securities Physical Gold (PHAU.L) Gold 2,893,654 08/07/09 UK COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) Gold 2,294,207 08/07/09 U.S. Julius Baer Gold Gold 1,723,375 08/07/09 Swiss iShares Silver Trust (SLV) Silver 280,510,677 08/07/09 U.S. ZKB Physical Silver (ZSIL.S) Silver 49,370,574 03/07/09 Swiss ETF Securities Physical Silver (PHAG.L) Silver 18,220,030 08/07/09 UK ETF Securities Physical Platinum (PHPT.L) Platinum 327,084 08/07/09 UK ZKB Physical Platinum (ZPLA.S) Platinum 176,537 03/07/09 Swiss ZKB Physical Palladium (ZPAL.S) Palladium 556,401 03/07/09 Swiss ETF Securities Physical Palladium (PHPD.L) Palladium 324,791 08/07/09 UK
The figures above are those reported to Reuters by the organisations involved by telephone or email on the date shown, or those that are publicly available on their websites. (Compiled by Jan Harvey; editing by Anthony Barker)
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