FACTBOX-Precious metals holdings of exchange-traded funds

Mon Jul 6, 2009 4:19am EDT
 
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 LONDON, July 6 (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.
 ETFs back each security issued with physical stocks of a given commodity, creating a
product they claim 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    36,026,770         30/06/09       U.S.
ZKB Physical Gold (ZGLD.S)                      Gold     4,662,960         30/06/09      Swiss
Gold Bullion Securities (GBSx.L)                Gold     4,336,185         30/06/09         UK
ETF Securities Physical Gold (PHAU.L)           Gold     2,807,421         30/06/09         UK
COMEX Gold Trust (IAU)                          Gold     2,275,302         30/06/09       U.S.
Julius Baer Gold                                Gold     1,690,575         30/06/09      Swiss
iShares Silver Trust (SLV)                    Silver   280,510,677         30/06/09       U.S.
ZKB Physical Silver (ZSIL.S)                  Silver    49,085,306         30/06/09      Swiss
ETF Securities Physical Silver (PHAG.L)       Silver    19,567,271         30/06/09         UK
ETF Securities Physical Platinum (PHPT.L)   Platinum       321,685         30/06/09         UK
ZKB Physical Platinum (ZPLA.S)              Platinum       176,536         30/06/09      Swiss
ZKB Physical Palladium (ZPAL.S)            Palladium       556,400         30/06/09      Swiss
ETF Securities Physical Palladium (PHPD.L) Palladium       312,950         30/06/09         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 William Hardy)

 

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