March 15 (Reuters) - Holdings of the largest gold-backed exchange-traded-fund (ETF), New York's SPDR Gold Trust GLD , fell 0.3% on Friday from Thursday, while holdings of the largest silver-backed ETF, New York's iShares Silver Trust SLV , remained unchanged during the same period. 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 Holdings
Date
Prev Holdings
Prev
Abs Change
% chg
YTD Abs Change
(OZ)
(OZ)
(OZ)
(OZ) GOLD
SPDR Gold Trust HLDSPDRGT=XAU
3,38,25,008.9
Mar-12
3,39,28,091.5 Mar-11 -1,03,082.6
-0.30%
-38,15,297.0 COMEX Gold Trust HLDCMXGOT=XAU
1,62,78,562.3
Mar-12
1,62,78,562.3 Mar-11
0.0
0.00%
-6,03,089.3 ETF Securities gold (ex-US) HLDETFXUS=XAU
92,93,742.4
Nov-30
92,93,742.4 Nov-30
0.0
--
-3,00,230.4 ZKB Physical Gold HLDZKBPYG=XAU **
55,78,245.6
Feb-12
55,78,245.6 Feb-12
0.0
--
-19,543.9 Sprott Physical Gold Trust HLDSPROPY=XAU
26,02,356.0
Mar-12
26,00,555.0 Mar-11
0.0
0.07%
27,136.0 ETFS Physical Swiss Gold HLDETFSCH=XAU
8,44,902.3
Jan-24
8,44,902.3 Jan-24
0.0
--
57,520.6 ABSA - NewGold ETF HLDNEWGOT=XAU
7,15,776.7
May-28
7,15,776.7 May-28
0.0
--
92,101.3 Total
6,91,38,594.2
6,92,39,875.8
-1,01,281.6
-0.15%
-45,61,402.7 SILVER
iShares Silver Trust HLDISHAST=XAG
59,24,38,152.0
Mar-12 59,24,38,152.0 Mar-11
0.0
0.00%
3,37,22,269.6 Sprott Physical Silver HLDSPROPY=XAG
12,78,76,211.0
Mar-12 12,76,76,211.0 Mar-11
2,00,000.0
0.16%
3,67,67,556.0 ETF Securities silver ex-US HLDETFXUS=XAG
10,03,89,761.6
Nov-30 10,03,89,761.6 Nov-30
0.0
--
-- ZKB Physical Silver HLDZKBPYS=XAG
9,42,80,964.8
Feb-12
9,42,80,964.8 Feb-12
0.0
--
8,36,883.9 ETFS Physical Silver Shares HLDETFSSF=XAG
2,29,08,298.3
Mar-20
2,29,08,298.3 Mar-20
0.0
--
-- Total
93,78,93,387.7
93,76,93,387.7
2,00,000.0
0.02%
19,46,24,769.4 PLATINUM
ETFS Physical Platinum (NYSE:PPLT) Shares HLDETFSPY=XPT
7,38,343.9
Mar-20
7,38,343.9 Mar-20
0.0
--
-- ABSA - NewPlat ETF HLDNEWPLT=XPT
6,89,119.7
May-28
6,89,119.7 May-28
0.0
--
-- ETF Securities platinum ex-US HLDETFXUS=XPT
6,17,330.8
Nov-30
6,17,330.8 Nov-30
0.0
--
-- ZKB Physical Platinum HLDZKBPYP=XPT
4,30,400.0
Feb-12
4,30,400.0 Feb-12
0.0
--
7,145.5 Total
24,75,194.4
24,75,194.4
0.0
0.00%
20,51,939.9 PALLADIUM
InvestPalladium ETF HLDSTNDRDB=XPD #
1,42,113.5
Mar-25
1,42,113.5 Mar-25
0.0
--
-- ETFS Physical Palladium (NYSE:PALL) Shares HLDETFSPY=XPD
1,29,466.6
Mar-20
1,29,466.6 Mar-20
0.0
--
-- ETF Securities palladium ex-US HLDETFSPY=XPD
1,11,915.0
Nov-30
1,11,915.0 Nov-30
0.0
--
-- ZKB Physical Palladium HLDZKBPYP=XPD
77,944.9
Feb-12
77,944.9 Feb-12
0.0
--
-64.3 ABSA - NewPalladium ETF HLDNEWPLD=XPD ****
26,336.7
May-28
26,336.7 May-28
0.0
--
-- Total
4,87,776.7
4,87,776.7
0.0
0.00%
4,09,767.5 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.