FACTBOX-Precious metals holdings of exchange-traded funds

Thu Jul 9, 2009 4:47pm BST
 
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 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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