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Interest on the primary deposit account, if any, accrues daily and is paid monthly.
−Removed: The interest rate in effect as of March 31, 2020 was an annual nominal rate of -0.15%.
−Removed: The following chart provides the daily rate paid by the Depository since March 31, 2015:
+Added: The interest rate in effect as of June 30, 2020 was an annual nominal rate of 0.00%.
+Added: The following chart provides the daily rate paid by the Depository since June 30, 2015:
In exchange for a fee, the Sponsor bears most of the expenses incurred by the Trust.
As a result, the only ordinary expense of the Trust during the period covered by this report was the Sponsor’s fee.
−Removed: Each month the Depository deposits into the secondary deposit account accrued but unpaid interest, if any, and the Trustee withdraws Australian Dollars from the secondary deposit account to pay the accrued Sponsor’s fee for the previous month plus other Trust expenses, if any.
+Added: Each month the Depository deposits into the secondary deposit account accrued but unpaid interest, if any, and the Trustee withdraws Australian Dollars from the secondary deposit account to pay the accrued Sponsor’s fee for the previous month plus other Trust expenses (including, without limitation, expenses resulting from negative interest rates), if any.
When the interest deposited, if any, exceeds the sum of the Sponsor’s fee for the prior month plus other Trust expenses, if any, the Trustee converts the excess into USD at the prevailing market rate and distributes the USD as promptly as practicable to Shareholders on a pro-rata basis (in accordance with the number of Shares that they own).
−Removed: Distributions paid during the current reporting period follow (annualized yield reflects the estimated annual yield an investor would receive if a monthly distribution stayed the same for the entire year going forward, and is calculated by annualizing the monthly distribution and dividing by the Trust NAV for the dates listed below):
−Removed: FXA Distribution History
−Removed: Annualized Yield
+Added: The Trust did not make any distributions during the quarter ended June 30, 2020.
Critical Accounting Policies
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Results of Operations
−Removed: During the three months ended March 31, 2020, no additional Shares were created or redeemed.
−Removed: As of March 31, 2020, the number of Australian Dollars owned by the Trust was 129,989,492, resulting in a redeemable capital Share value of $79,524,232.
+Added: During the six months ended June 30, 2020, an additional 150,000 Shares were created in exchange for 14,977,439 Australian Dollars and 150,000 Shares were redeemed in exchange for 14,990,242 Australian Dollars.
+Added: In addition, 151,014 Australian Dollars were withdrawn to pay the portion of the Sponsor’s fee that exceeded interest earned.
+Added: As of June 30, 2020, the number of Australian Dollars owned by the Trust was 129,825,675, resulting in a redeemable capital Share value of $89,356,715.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, an additional 200,000 Shares were created in exchange for 20,000,018 Australian Dollars and 550,000 Shares were redeemed in exchange for 54,998,678 Australian Dollars.
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As of December 31, 2019, the number of Australian Dollars owned by the Trust was 129,989,492, resulting in a redeemable capital Share value of $91,378,070.
−Removed: A decrease in the Trust’s redeemable capital Share value from $ 91,378,070 at December 31, 2019 to $ 79,524,232 at March 31, 2020 , was primarily the result of a decrease in the Closing Spot Rate from 0.7029 at December 31, 2019 to 0.6121 at March 31, 2020 .
−Removed: Interest income decreased from $360,651 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $84,292 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, attributable primarily to a decrease in the weighted-average Australian Dollars in the Trust coupled with a decrease in the annual nominal interest rate paid by the Depository, as set forth in the FXA Daily Rate chart above.
+Added: A decrease in the Trust’s redeemable capital Share value from $91,378,070 at December 31, 2019 to $89,356,715 at June 30, 2020, was primarily the result of a decrease in the Closing Spot Rate from 0.7029 at December 31, 2019 to 0.6885 at June 30, 2020.
+Added: Interest income decreased from $ 285,125 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 to $ 0 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 , and decreased from $ 645,776 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 to $ 84,292 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 , attributable primarily to a decrease in the weighted-average Australian Dollars in the Trust coupled with a de crease in the annual nominal interest rate paid by the Depository, as set forth in the FXA Daily Rate chart above.
The Sponsor’s fee accrues daily at an annual nominal rate of 0.40% of the Australian Dollars in the Trust.
−Removed: Due primarily to a decrease in the weighted-average Australian Dollars in the Trust, the Sponsor’s fee decreased from $106,359 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $85,200 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
−Removed: Because the annual interest rate paid by the Depository fell briefly below 0% at the end of March 31, 2020 (as set forth in the chart above), the Trust incurred interest expense on currency deposits.
−Removed: Due primarily to a decline in the interest rate (below 0%), interest expense on currency deposits increased from $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $14,091 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
−Removed: The only expenses of the Trust during the three months ended March 31, 2020 were the Sponsor’s fee and interest expense on currency deposits.
−Removed: The Trust’s net comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $(14,999) due to Sponsor’s fees of $85,200 and interest expense on currency deposits of $14,091 exceeding the interest income of $84,292.
−Removed: The Trust’s net comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $254,292 due to interest income of $360,651 exceeding the Sponsor’s fee of $106,359.
−Removed: Cash dividends per Share decreased from $0.18 per Share for the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $0.02 per Share for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
+Added: Due primarily to a decrease in the weighted-average Australian Dollars in the Trust, the Sponsor’s fee decreased from $106,352 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 to $83,620 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and decreased from $212,711 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 to $168,820 for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
+Added: Because the annual interest rate paid by the Depository fell briefly below 0% at the end of June 30, 2020 (as set forth in the chart above), the Trust incurred interest expense on currency deposits.
+Added: Due primarily to a decline in the interest rate (below 0.00%), interest expense on currency deposits increased from $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 to $4,050 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and increased from $0 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 to $18,141 for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
+Added: The only expenses of the Trust during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 were the Sponsor’s fee and interest expense on currency deposits.
+Added: The only expense of the Trust during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was the Sponsor’s fee
+Added: The Trust’s net comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was $(87,670) due to the Sponsor’s fee of $83,620 and interest expense on currency deposits of $4,050 exceeding interest income of $0.
+Added: The Trust’s net comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was $178,773 due to interest income of $285,125 exceeding the Sponsor’s fee of $106,352.
+Added: The Trust’s net comprehensive income (loss) for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $(102,669) due to the Sponsor’s fee of $168,820 and interest expense on currency deposits of $18,141 exceeding interest income of $84,292.
+Added: The Trust’s net comprehensive income (loss) for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $433,065 due to interest income of $645,776 exceeding the Sponsor’s fee of $212,711.
+Added: Cash dividends per Share decreased from $0.14 for the three months ended June 30, 2019 to $0.00 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, and decreased from $0.32 per Share for the six months ended June 30, 2019 to $0.02 per Share for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
The decrease in cash dividends per Share was primarily due to a decrease in the annual nominal interest rate paid by the Depository.
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