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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 June 30, 2024 was an annual nominal rate of 0.25%.
−Removed: The following chart provides the daily rate paid by the Depository since June 30, 2019:
+Added: The interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2024 was an annual nominal rate of 0.20%.
+Added: The following chart provides the daily rate paid by the Depository since September 30, 2019:
In exchange for a fee, the Sponsor bears most of the expenses incurred by the Trust.
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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: FXF Distribution History
−Removed: Annualized Yield
+Added: The Trust did not make any distributions during the quarter ended September 30, 2024.
Critical Accounting Estimates
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Results of Operations
−Removed: During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Trust’s net comprehensive income (loss) was, in part, impacted by market volatility resulting from expectations around the Federal Reserve (Fed) easing and heightened geopolitical concerns for 2024, and the US banking sector turmoil for 2023, which are considered to be unusual or infrequent events.
−Removed: Although the full and direct impact of Fed easing expectations, rising geopolitical tensions, and the US banking sector turmoil, on the Trust’s net comprehensive income (loss) during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 cannot be known, it is believed that they have each independently impacted the Closing Spot Rate, the interest rate paid by the Depository, and the global economy and markets generally, including the number of Shares created and redeemed by the Trust.
−Removed: The Swiss Franc (CHF/USD) posted a gain in the second quarter of 2024.
−Removed: While the pair was initially pressured by US dollar gains on delayed Fed rate cut expectations, CHF saw strong gains mid-quarter.
−Removed: The pair even managed to move higher despite positive moves in the US dollar as Swiss inflation came in above estimates causing speculation that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) would need to put a pause on their easing plans.
−Removed: The second quarter of 2023 marked a quarter of back and forth for the Swiss Franc (CHF/USD), with prices gaining in April, retreating in May on hawkish-Fed driven dollar strength, and then gaining again in June with the Fed officially pausing its rate hike cycle.
−Removed: While most of May and June’s price action were dictated by dollar moves, the Swiss Franc received an additional boost from rising safe-haven currency demand in April.
−Removed: The three primary safe-haven currencies are the US dollar, the Japanese yen and the Swiss Franc;
−Removed: however, the US was still in the midst of its banking sector turmoil – not to mention expectations for a dovish Fed pivot– reducing the appeal of the USD, and the Bank of Japan remained committed to its ultra-loose monetary policies, making both unattractive options.
−Removed: The Swiss Franc (CHF/USD) posted a loss in the first half of 2024, with the pair down nearly 7%.
−Removed: While some of this was driven by gains in the US dollar – the Fed’s higher-for-longer rhetoric and stickier-than-expected US inflation pushed out expectations for rate cuts, supporting US treasury yields – the pair was heavily pressured after the Swiss National Bank (SNB) became the first major central bank to start cutting its interest rates in March.
+Added: During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Trust’s net comprehensive income (loss) was, in part, impacted by market volatility resulting from expectations around the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) easing and heightened geopolitical concerns for 2024, and the US banking sector turmoil for 2023 which are considered to be unusual or infrequent events.
+Added: Although the full and direct impact of Fed easing expectations, rising geopolitical tensions, and the US banking sector turmoil on the Trust’s net comprehensive income (loss) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 cannot be known, it is believed that they have each independently impacted the Closing Spot Rate, the interest rate paid by the Depository, and the global economy and markets generally, including the number of Shares created and redeemed by the Trust.
+Added: The Swiss franc (CHF/USD) ended the third quarter of 2024 with strong gains.
+Added: While partially due to US dollar weakness – the US Federal Reserve (Fed) officially kicked off its easing cycle in September – the Swiss franc is generally also seen as a safe-haven currency due to its strong economy.
+Added: Thus, it benefitted from the selloff in the US equity market at the end of July into August, US election uncertainty, spiking geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and briefly, reignited recession concerns in the US due to disappointing labor data.
+Added: The Swiss franc (CHF/USD) depreciated against the US dollar in the third quarter of 2023, largely due to renewed dollar strength and the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) relatively dovish policies.
+Added: While the Fed continued to stick to its higher-for-longer rhetoric and kept the windows open for further hikes, the SNB called a surprise end to its rate hikes in September, further cementing the yield differential between the currencies – the SNB kept their benchmark rate at 1.75% compared to over 5% in the US.
+Added: With domestic inflation sitting below the 2% ceiling and SNB officials signaling they are comfortable with current inflation, the chances of further hikes significantly decreased for the Swiss franc, adding downward pressure on the pair.
+Added: The Swiss franc (CHF/USD) posted a slight loss in the first three quarters of 2024.
+Added: US dollar strength in Q1 and Q2 due to the Fed’s higher-for-longer rhetoric was the overarching headwind.
+Added: However, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) was also the first major central bank to start cutting its interest rates in March;
lower interest rates reduce the appeal of the country’s currency.
−Removed: The Swiss Franc (CHF/USD) posted a gain in the first half of 2023, with price action largely driven by dollar moves.
−Removed: The USD fell sharply in January, helping the pair rally, as speculation for a dovish pivot in Fed rate hike plans grew with US economic data coming in weaker than expected.
+Added: That said, gains from Q3 helped erase most of earlier losses.
+Added: Not only did the Fed and many other global central banks begin their rate easing cycle but the pair also benefitted from increasing safe haven demand due to geopolitical tension, and US economic and equity market turmoil.
+Added: The Swiss franc (CHF/USD) posted a small gain in the first three quarters of 2023 with price action largely driven by dollar moves and SNB policies.
+Added: The USD fell sharply in January, helping the pair rally, as speculation for a dovish pivot in Fed rate hike plans grew.
However, with the dollar making a turnaround in February due to signs of a strong labor market and resilient inflation in the US, the currency pair depreciated.
−Removed: In March, though, the pair returned to positive territory as the US dollar once again weakened amid the turmoil in the US banking sector, renewing speculation that the Fed would slow down rate hikes amid the economic uncertainty.
+Added: In March though, the pair returned to positive territory as the US dollar once again weakened amid the turmoil in the US banking sector.
While Switzerland’s banking sector also took a hit following the collapse of Credit Suisse, the impact was limited given swift government intervention.
−Removed: While the second quarter of 2023 followed largely the same theme, with the CHF bouncing back and forth on Fed-driven dollar moves, the pair also received support from rising safe-haven currency demand.
+Added: While Q2 was largely the same theme, with the CHF bouncing back and forth on Fed-driven dollar moves, the pair also received support from rising safe haven demand.
+Added: Q3 marked a negative period for the Swiss franc as the SNB turned increasingly dovish, especially when compared with the US Fed, which held on to its higher for longer guidance.
Additionally, the interest rate paid by the Depository has generally trended upward over the past year, slightly offset by decline in the recent quarters, to the current interest rate of 0.20%, as set forth in the FXF Rate Chart above.
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