March 19 (Reuters) - Holdings of the largest gold-backed exchange-traded-fund (ETF), New York's SPDR Gold Trust GLD , and the largest silver-backed ETF, New York's iShares Silver Trust SLV , remained unchanged on Thursday from Wednesday.
Exchange-traded funds, the most widely recognized type of ETP, back each security issued with physical stocks of a given commodity, creating a product they say is free from counterparty risk.
Name
New
Date
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Abs
% chg YTD Abs Change
Holdings(OZ)
Holdings(OZ)
Change(OZ)
(OZ) GOLD
SPDR Gold Trust HLDSPDRGT=XAU
33,703,189.2 Mar 18 33,703,189.2 Mar 17
0 0.00%
-3,937,116.7 COMEX Gold Trust HLDCMXGOT=XAU
16,209,005.3 Mar 18 16,255,217.4 Mar 17 -46,212.1 -0.28%
-672,646.3 ETF Securities gold (ex-US) HLDETFXUS=XAU
9,293,742.4 Nov 30
9,293,742.4 Nov 30
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--
-- ZKB Physical Gold HLDZKBPYG=XAU **
5,578,245.6 Feb 12
5,578,245.6 Feb 12
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--
-19,543.9 Sprott Physical Gold Trust HLDSPROPY=XAU
2,604,200.0 Mar 18
2,604,200.0 Mar 17
0 0.00%
28,980.0 ETFS Physical Swiss Gold HLDETFSCH=XAU
844,902.3 Jan 24
844,902.3 Jan 24
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--
-- ABSA - NewGold ETF HLDNEWGOT=XAU
715,776.7 May 28
715,776.7 May 28
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-- Total
68,949,061.5
68,995,273.6
-46,212.1 -0.07%
-4,750,935.4 SILVER
iShares Silver Trust HLDISHAST=XAG
589,931,302.4 Mar 18 589,931,302.4 Mar 17
0 0.00%
31,215,420.0 Sprott Physical Silver HLDSPROPY=XAG
129,531,478.0 Mar 18 129,229,654.0 Mar 17 301,824.0 0.23%
38,422,823.0 ETF Securities silver ex-US HLDETFXUS=XAG
100,389,761.6 Nov 30 100,389,761.6 Nov 30
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-- ZKB Physical Silver HLDZKBPYS=XAG
94,280,964.8 Feb 12 94,280,964.8 Feb 12
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836,883.9 ETFS Physical Silver Shares HLDETFSSF=XAG
22,908,298.3 Mar 20 22,908,298.3 Mar 20
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-- Total
937,041,805.1
936,739,981.1
301,824.0 0.03% 193,773,186.8 PLATINUM
ETFS Physical Platinum (NYSE:PPLT) Shares HLDETFSPY=XPT
738,343.9 Mar 20
738,343.9 Mar 20
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-- ABSA - NewPlat ETF HLDNEWPLT=XPT
689,119.7 May 28
689,119.7 May 28
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-- ETF Securities platinum ex-US HLDETFXUS=XPT
617,330.8 Nov 30
617,330.8 Nov 30
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-- ZKB Physical Platinum HLDZKBPYP=XPT
430,400.0 Feb 12
430,400.0 Feb 12
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7,145.5 Total
2,475,194.4
2,475,194.4
0 0.00%
2,051,939.9 PALLADIUM
InvestPalladium ETF HLDSTNDRDB=XPD #
142,113.5 Mar 25
142,113.5 Mar 25
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-- ETFS Physical Palladium (NYSE:PALL) Shares HLDETFSPY=XPD
129,466.6 Mar 20
129,466.6 Mar 20
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-- ETF Securities palladium ex-US HLDETFSPY=XPD
111,915.0 Nov 30
111,915.0 Nov 30
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-- ZKB Physical Palladium HLDZKBPYP=XPD
77,944.9 Feb 12
77,944.9 Feb 12
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-64.3 ABSA - NewPalladium ETF HLDNEWPLD=XPD ****
26,336.7 May 28
26,336.7 May 28
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-- Total
487,776.7
487,776.7
0 0.00%
409,767.5
The figures above are those reported to Reuters by the organizations 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 GAM 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. **** Absa Capital's NewPalladium Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) was listed on March 27, 2014 and is fully backed with South African palladium. # Standard Bank's AfricaPalladium ETF, South Africa's first listed palladium exchange traded fund, debuted on March 24, 2014.