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of Assets and Liabilities
−Removed: March 31, 2024 (unaudited) and June 30, 2023
+Added: September 30, 2024 (unaudited) and June 30, 2024
Amounts in 000’s of US$, except share and per share data
+Added: September 30, 2024
June 30, 2024
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of Investments
−Removed: March 31, 2024 (unaudited) and June 30, 2023
+Added: September 30, 2024 (unaudited) and June 30, 2024
in 000’s of US$, except for ounces and percentages
−Removed: March 31, 2024 (unaudited)
+Added: September 30, 2024 (unaudited)
Total investment
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of Operations (unaudited)
−Removed: the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
+Added: the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
Amounts in 000’s of US$, except per share data
−Removed: March 31, 2024
−Removed: March 31, 2023
−Removed: March 31, 2024
−Removed: March 31, 2023
+Added: September 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2023
Total expenses
Net investment loss
−Removed: Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
+Added: Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
Net realized gain (loss) from:
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of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)
−Removed: the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
+Added: the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
Amounts in 000’s of US$
−Removed: March 31, 2024
−Removed: March 31, 2023
−Removed: March 31, 2024
−Removed: March 31, 2023
+Added: September 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2023
Net Assets – beginning of the period
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Redemptions of 0 and ( 400,000 ) shares respectively
−Removed: Net investment loss
+Added: Net investment income (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) from platinum bullion sold to pay expenses
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Highlights (unaudited)
−Removed: the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
+Added: the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
Per Share Performance
(for a Share outstanding throughout each period)
−Removed: March 31, 2024
−Removed: March 31, 2023
−Removed: March 31, 2024
−Removed: March 31, 2023
−Removed: Net asset value per Share at beginning of
−Removed: Net investment loss (1)
+Added: September 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2023
+Added: Net asset value per Share at beginning of period
+Added: Net investment income (loss) (1)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment in platinum
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Net asset value per Share at end of period
−Removed: Value per Share at end of period
+Added: Market value per Share at end of period
return ratio, at net asset value (2)
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vaulting premises.
−Removed: 99.82 % and 99.78 % of platinum is in the form of good delivery platinum bars as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
+Added: 99.97 % and 99.89 % of platinum is in the form of good delivery platinum bars as of September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
A current list of all platinum held by the Custodian is available on the sponsor’s website.
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(Amounts in 000’s of US$)
−Removed: March 31, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2024
Investment in Platinum
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Investment in Platinum
−Removed: were no transfers between Level 1 and other Levels for the period ended March 31, 2024 and year ended June 30, 2023.
+Added: were no transfers between Level 1 and other Levels for the period ended September 30, 2024 and year ended June 30, 2024.
Expenses, realized gains and losses
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legal expenses.
−Removed: of period ended of March 31, 2024, the fees payable to the Sponsor were $ 15,458 .
−Removed: As of the year ended June 30, 2023, the fees payable
−Removed: to the Sponsor were $ 15,441 .
+Added: of period ended September 30, 2024, the fees payable to the Sponsor were $ 16,927 .
+Added: As of the year June 30, 2024, the fees payable to the
+Added: Sponsor were $ 17,280 .
respect to expenses not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor, the Trustee will, at the direction of the Sponsor or in its own discretion,
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than platinum.
−Removed: Other than the Sponsor’s Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2024, and
+Added: Other than the Sponsor’s Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
otherwise directed by the Sponsor, when selling platinum the Trustee will endeavor to sell at the price established by the LBMA PM Platinum
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Sponsor has evaluated whether or not there are uncertain tax positions that require financial statement recognition and has determined
−Removed: that no reserves for uncertain tax positions are required as of March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2023.
+Added: that no reserves for uncertain tax positions are required as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024.
Sponsor evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Trust’s tax returns to determine whether
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years are those years that are open for examination by the relevant income taxing authority.
−Removed: As of March 31, 2024, the 2023, 2022 and
−Removed: 2021 tax years remain open for examination .
+Added: As of September 30, 2024, the 2024, 2023,
+Added: 2022 and 2021 tax years remain open for examination .
Investment in Platinum
−Removed: in ounces of platinum and their respective values for the period ended March 31, 2024.
+Added: in ounces of platinum and their respective values for the period ended September 30, 2024.
Schedule of Investment in Platinum
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Platinum distributed
−Removed: ( 4,525.984 )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
−Removed: Ending balance as of March 31, 2024
−Removed: in ounces of platinum and their respective values for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023.
+Added: Ending balance as of September 30, 2024
+Added: in ounces of platinum and their respective values for the year ended June 30, 2024.
Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data
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Concentration of risk
−Removed: The Trust’s sole business
−Removed: activity is the investment in platinum.
+Added: Trust’s sole business activity is the investment in platinum.
Several factors could affect the price of platinum, including:
−Removed: (i) global platinum supply and
−Removed: demand, which is influenced by factors such as production and cost levels in major platinum-producing countries, recycling, autocatalyst
−Removed: demand, industrial demand, jewelry demand and investment demand;
−Removed: (ii) investors’ expectations with respect to the rate of inflation;
+Added: global platinum supply and demand, which is influenced by factors such as production and cost levels in major platinum-producing countries,
+Added: recycling, autocatalyst demand, industrial demand, jewelry demand and investment demand;
+Added: (ii) investors’ expectations with respect
+Added: to the rate of inflation;
(iii) currency exchange rates;
(iv) interest rates;
−Removed: (v) investment and trading activities of hedge funds and commodity funds;
−Removed: global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations.
−Removed: In addition, there is no assurance that platinum will maintain
−Removed: its long-term value in terms of purchasing power in the future.
−Removed: In the event that the price of platinum declines, the Sponsor expects
−Removed: the value of an investment in the Shares to decline proportionately.
−Removed: Each of these events could have a material effect on the Trust’s
−Removed: financial position and results of operations.
+Added: (v) investment and trading activities of hedge funds and
+Added: commodity funds;
+Added: and (vi) global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations.
+Added: In addition, there is no assurance
+Added: that platinum will maintain its long-term value in terms of purchasing power in the future.
+Added: In the event that the price of platinum declines,
+Added: the Sponsor expects the value of an investment in the Shares to decline proportionately.
+Added: Each of these events could have a material effect
+Added: on the Trust’s financial position and results of operations.
Indemnification
17 unchanged sentences
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