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)
