FACTBOX-Precious metals holdings of exchange-traded funds

LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Precious metals-backed exchange-traded funds saw record inflows
at the beginning of 2009 as instability in other markets prompted buying of hard assets as a
haven from risk. However, those flows tailed off in the second and third quarters as the wider
markets stabilised.

Inflows into the gold-backed ETFs monitored by Reuters in the third quarter of the year
dwindled to less than 700,000 ounces, after almost 15 million ounces or some 450 tonnes flowed
in during the first three months of the year.

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. New gold- and silver-backed funds have also recently been launched
in the United States.

NAME COMMODITY HOLDINGS (OZ) DATE ORIGIN
SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) Gold 35,215,868 30/09/09 U.S.
ETF Securities (PHAU.L)(GBSx.L)GOLD Gold 8,392,233 30/09/09 UK
ZKB Physical Gold (ZGLD.S)* Gold 4,848,603 30/09/09 Swiss
COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) Gold 2,400,677 30/09/09 U.S.
Julius Baer Gold** Gold 2,100,975 30/09/09 Swiss
iShares Silver Trust (SLV) Silver 276,424,218 30/09/09 U.S.
ZKB Physical Silver (ZSIL.S) Silver 55,156,981 30/09/09 Swiss
ETF Securities Physical Silver (PHAG.L) Silver 20,407,841 30/09/09 UK
ETF Securities Physical Platinum (PHPT.L) Platinum 360,790 30/09/09 UK
ZKB Physical Platinum (ZPLA.S) Platinum 201,720 30/09/09 Swiss
ZKB Physical Palladium (ZPAL.S) Palladium 546,212 30/09/09 Swiss
ETF Securities Physical Palladium (PHPD.L) Palladium 529,481 30/09/09 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.

* 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 Julius Baer 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.

For story on quarterly ETF flows, click on [ID:nL5724441]

For FACTBOX on second-quarter ETF holdings, click on [ID:nL9607231]

(Compiled by Jan Harvey; editing by Sue Thomas)