Financial Statements
−Removed: Statements of Assets and Liabilities
−Removed: At March 31, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023
−Removed: March 31, 2024
+Added: of Assets and Liabilities
+Added: June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023
+Added: June 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
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Investment in platinum (cost:
−Removed: March 31, 2024:
+Added: June 30, 2024:
December 31, 2023:
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NET ASSETS (1)
−Removed: Authorized share capital is unlimited with no par value per Share.
−Removed: Shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 were 11,050,000 and at December 31, 2023 were 10,850,000 .
−Removed: Net asset values per Share at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $ 83.26 and $ 91.93 , respectively.
−Removed: See Notes to the Financial Statements
−Removed: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
−Removed: Schedules of Investments
−Removed: At March 31, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023
−Removed: March 31, 2024
+Added: share capital is Unlimited with no par value per Share.
+Added: Shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024 were 11,100,000 and
+Added: at December 31, 2023 were 10,850,000 .
+Added: Net asset values per Share at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $ 92.76 and $ 91.93 ,
+Added: respectively.
+Added: Notes to the Financial Statements
+Added: Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: of Investments
+Added: June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023
+Added: June 30, 2024
% of Net Assets
−Removed: Investment in platinum (in 000's of US$, except for oz and percentage data)
+Added: in platinum (in 000’s of US$, except for oz and percentage data)
Total investment in platinum
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Less liabilities
−Removed: See Notes to the Financial Statements
−Removed: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
−Removed: Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
−Removed: For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
−Removed: March 31, 2024
−Removed: March 31, 2023
+Added: Notes to the Financial Statements
+Added: Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: of Operations (Unaudited)
+Added: the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
+Added: Three Months Ended
+Added: June 30, 2024
+Added: Three Months Ended
+Added: June 30, 2023
+Added: Six Months Ended
+Added: June 30, 2024
+Added: Six Months Ended
+Added: June 30, 2023
(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for Share and per Share data)
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)
−Removed: Realized (loss) / gain on platinum transferred to pay expenses
−Removed: Realized (loss) / gain on platinum distributed for the redemption of Shares
−Removed: Change in unrealized (loss) on investment in platinum
−Removed: Total (loss) on investment in platinum
+Added: Realized gain on platinum transferred to pay expenses
+Added: Realized gain / (loss) on platinum distributed for the redemption of Shares
+Added: Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in platinum
+Added: Total gain/(loss) on investment in platinum
Change in net assets from operations
+Added: $ ( 135,227 )
Net increase / (decrease) in net assets per Share
Weighted average number of Shares
−Removed: See Notes to the Financial Statements
−Removed: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
−Removed: Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)
−Removed: For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
−Removed: Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
+Added: Notes to the Financial Statements
+Added: Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)
+Added: the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
+Added: Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
+Added: Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for Share data)
−Removed: Opening balance at January 1, 2024
+Added: Opening balance
Net investment loss
−Removed: Realized (loss) on investment in platinum
−Removed: Change in unrealized (loss) on investment in platinum
−Removed: Closing balance at March 31, 2024
−Removed: Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
+Added: Realized gain on investment in platinum
+Added: Change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investment in platinum
+Added: Closing balance
+Added: Months Ended June 30, 2024
+Added: Months Ended June 30, 2023
(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for Share data)
−Removed: Opening balance at January 1, 2023
+Added: Opening balance
Net investment loss
−Removed: Realized gain on investment in platinum
−Removed: Change in unrealized (loss) on investment in platinum
+Added: Realized (loss) / gain on investment in platinum
+Added: Change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investment in platinum
( 1,550,000 )
−Removed: Closing balance at March 31, 2023
−Removed: See Notes to the Financial Statements
−Removed: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
−Removed: Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
−Removed: For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023
−Removed: March 31, 2024
−Removed: March 31, 2023
+Added: Closing balance
+Added: Notes to the Financial Statements
+Added: Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: Highlights (Unaudited)
+Added: the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
+Added: Three Months Ended
+Added: June 30, 2024
+Added: Three Months Ended
+Added: June 30, 2023
+Added: Six Months Ended
+Added: June 30, 2024
+Added: Six Months Ended
+Added: June 30, 2023
Per Share Performance (for a Share outstanding throughout the entire period)
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Total return, net asset value (2)
−Removed: Annualized for periods less than one year.
−Removed: Total return is not annualized.
−Removed: See Notes to the Financial Statements
−Removed: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: for periods less than one year.
+Added: is not annualized.
+Added: Notes to the Financial Statements
+Added: Platinum ETF Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
−Removed: The abrdn Platinum ETF Trust (the
−Removed: “Trust”) is a common law trust formed on December 30, 2009 under New York law pursuant to a depositary trust
−Removed: agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) executed by abrdn ETFs Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) and The Bank
−Removed: of New York Mellon as Trustee (the “Trustee”).
+Added: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is a common law trust formed on December 30, 2009 under New York law pursuant
+Added: to a depositary trust agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) executed by abrdn ETFs Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”)
+Added: and The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee (the “Trustee”).
The Trust holds platinum and issues abrdn Physical Platinum
−Removed: Shares ETF (“Shares”) in minimum blocks of 50,000 Shares (also referred to as “Baskets”) in exchange
−Removed: for deposits of platinum and distributes platinum in connection with the redemption of Baskets.
−Removed: Shares represent
−Removed: units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Trust which are issued by the Trust.
−Removed: The Sponsor is a
−Removed: Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn Inc., which is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of
−Removed: The Trust is governed by the Trust Agreement.
−Removed: The investment objective of the Trust is
−Removed: for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of physical platinum, less the Trust’s expenses.
−Removed: is designed to provide an individual owner of beneficial interests in the Shares (a “Shareholder”) an opportunity to
−Removed: participate in the platinum market through an investment in securities.
−Removed: The fiscal year end for the Trust is December 31.
−Removed: The accompanying financial statements were
−Removed: prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S.
−Removed: for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q.
−Removed: In the opinion of the Trust's management, all adjustments
−Removed: (which consist of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations as
−Removed: of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and for all periods presented have been made.
−Removed: These financial statements should be read
−Removed: in conjunction with the Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
−Removed: The results of operations
−Removed: for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.
−Removed: Significant Accounting Policies
−Removed: The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S.
−Removed: GAAP requires those responsible for preparing financial statements to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
−Removed: and disclosures.
+Added: Shares ETF (“Shares”) in minimum blocks of 50,000 Shares (also referred to as “Baskets”) in exchange for
+Added: deposits of platinum and distributes platinum in connection with the redemption of Baskets.
+Added: Shares represent units of fractional
+Added: undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Trust which are issued by the Trust.
+Added: The Sponsor is a Delaware limited liability
+Added: company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn Inc., which is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of abrdn plc.
+Added: The Trust is governed
+Added: by the Trust Agreement.
+Added: investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of physical platinum, less the Trust’s
+Added: The Trust is designed to provide an individual owner of beneficial interests in the Shares (a “Shareholder”)
+Added: an opportunity to participate in the platinum market through an investment in securities.
+Added: The fiscal year end for the Trust is
+Added: accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United
+Added: States of America (“U.S.
+Added: GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q.
+Added: opinion of the Trust’s management, all adjustments (which consist of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present
+Added: fairly the financial position and results of operations as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and for all
+Added: periods presented have been made.
+Added: financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
+Added: December 31, 2023.
+Added: The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of
+Added: the operating results for the full year.
+Added: Accounting Policies
+Added: preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S.
+Added: GAAP requires those responsible for preparing financial statements
+Added: to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
−Removed: The following is a summary of significant accounting policies
−Removed: followed by the Trust.
−Removed: Basis of Accounting
−Removed: The Sponsor has determined that the Trust falls within the scope
−Removed: of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial
−Removed: Services—Investment Companies , and has concluded that for reporting purposes, the Trust is classified as an Investment
−Removed: The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not required to register
−Removed: under such act.
−Removed: Valuation of Platinum
−Removed: The Trust follows the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement
−Removed: ASC 820 provides guidance for determining fair value and requires increased disclosure regarding the
−Removed: inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.
−Removed: ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell
−Removed: an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
−Removed: The Trust's platinum is held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
−Removed: (the “Custodian”), on behalf of the Trust, at its London, England vaulting premises.
−Removed: The Trust's platinum may also
−Removed: be held by UBS AG, or any other firm selected by the Custodian to hold the Trust’s platinum in the Trust’s allocated
−Removed: account in the firm’s vault premises on a segregated basis and whose appointment has been approved by the Sponsor.
−Removed: 31, 2024, approximately 2.87 % of the Trust’s platinum was held by one or more sub-custodians.
−Removed: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust.
+Added: of Accounting
+Added: Sponsor has determined that the Trust falls within the scope of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting
+Added: Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, and has concluded that for reporting
+Added: purposes, the Trust is classified as an Investment Company.
+Added: The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment
+Added: Company Act of 1940 and is not required to register under such act.
+Added: Trust follows the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”).
+Added: ASC 820 provides guidance for determining
+Added: fair value and requires increased disclosure regarding the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.
+Added: defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
+Added: between market participants at the measurement date.
+Added: May 23, 2024, the Trustee, at the direction of the Sponsor, entered into an Allocated Account Agreement and Unallocated
+Added: Account Agreement with ICBC Standard Bank Plc (“ICBC”), providing for the custody of the Trust’s platinum.
+Added: May 23, 2024, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
+Added: (“JPMorgan”) served as custodian of the Trust’s platinum, and will
+Added: continue to provide custody services until all of the Trust’s platinum is transferred to ICBC.
+Added: At June 30, 2024,
+Added: approximately 39.90 % of the Trust’s platinum remained at JPMorgan, while 60.10 % had been transferred to ICBC.
+Added: 30, 2024, none of the Trust’s platinum was held by a sub-custodian.
+Added: Platinum ETF Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
−Removed: The Trust's platinum is recorded at fair value.
−Removed: platinum is determined according to the average cost method and the fair value is based on the afternoon session of the twice daily
−Removed: fix of an ounce of platinum administered by the London Metal Exchange (“LME”).
−Removed: Realized gains and losses on transfers
−Removed: of platinum, or platinum distributed for the redemption of Shares, are calculated on a trade date basis as the difference between
−Removed: the fair value and average cost of platinum transferred.
−Removed: The LME is responsible for the administration of the electronic
−Removed: platinum price fixing system (“LMEbullion”) that replicates electronically the manual London platinum fix processes
−Removed: previously employed by the London Platinum and Palladium Fixing Company Ltd (“LPPFCL”), as well as providing electronic
−Removed: market clearing processes for platinum bullion transactions at the fixed prices established by the LME pricing mechanism.
−Removed: like the previous London platinum fix processes, establishes and publishes fixed prices for troy ounces of platinum twice each
−Removed: London trading day during fixing sessions beginning at 9:45 a.m.
−Removed: London time (the “LME AM Fix”) and 2:00 p.m.
−Removed: time (the “LME PM Fix”).
−Removed: Once the value of platinum has been determined, the
−Removed: net asset value (the “NAV”) is computed by the Trustee by deducting all accrued fees, expenses and other liabilities
−Removed: of the Trust, including the remuneration due to the Sponsor (the “Sponsor’s Fee”), from the fair value of the platinum
−Removed: and all other assets held by the Trust.
−Removed: The Trust recognizes changes in fair value of the investment
−Removed: in platinum as changes in unrealized gains or losses on investment in platinum through the Statement of Operations.
−Removed: The per Share amount of platinum exchanged for a purchase
−Removed: or redemption is calculated daily by the Trustee using the LME PM Fix to calculate the platinum amount in respect of any liabilities
−Removed: for which covering platinum sales have not yet been made, and represents the per Share amount of platinum held by the
−Removed: Trust, after giving effect to its liabilities, to cover expenses and liabilities and any losses that may have occurred.
−Removed: Fair Value Hierarchy
−Removed: ASC 820 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation
−Removed: techniques used to measure fair value.
−Removed: The three levels of inputs are as follows:
−Removed: Unadjusted quoted prices
−Removed: in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access.
−Removed: Observable inputs other
−Removed: than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly.
−Removed: These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument
−Removed: on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments and similar data.
−Removed: Unobservable inputs for
−Removed: the asset or liability to the extent that relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Trust’s own assumptions
−Removed: about the assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and that would be based on the best
−Removed: information available.
−Removed: To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that
−Removed: are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment.
−Removed: Accordingly, the degree
−Removed: of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3.
−Removed: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: Trust’s platinum is recorded at fair value.
+Added: The cost of platinum is determined according to the average cost method and
+Added: the fair value is based on the afternoon session of the twice daily fix of an ounce of platinum administered by the London Metal
+Added: Exchange (“LME”).
+Added: Realized gains and losses on transfers of platinum, or platinum distributed for the redemption of
+Added: Shares, are calculated on a trade date basis as the difference between the fair value and average cost of platinum transferred.
+Added: LME is responsible for the administration of the electronic platinum price fixing system (“LMEbullion”) that replicates
+Added: electronically the manual London platinum fix processes previously employed by the London Platinum and Palladium Fixing Company
+Added: Ltd (“LPPFCL”), as well as providing electronic market clearing processes for platinum bullion transactions at the
+Added: fixed prices established by the LME pricing mechanism.
+Added: LMEbullion, like the previous London platinum fix processes, establishes
+Added: and publishes fixed prices for troy ounces of platinum twice each London trading day during fixing sessions beginning at 9:45
+Added: London time (the “LBMA Platinum Price AM”) and 2:00 p.m.
+Added: London time (the “LBMA Platinum Price PM”).
+Added: the value of platinum has been determined, the net asset value (the “NAV”) is computed by the Trustee by deducting
+Added: all accrued fees, expenses and other liabilities of the Trust, including the remuneration due to the Sponsor (the “Sponsor’s
+Added: Fee”), from the fair value of the platinum and all other assets held by the Trust.
+Added: Trust recognizes changes in fair value of the investment in platinum as changes in unrealized gains or losses on investment in
+Added: platinum through the Statement of Operations.
+Added: per Share amount of platinum exchanged for a purchase or redemption is calculated daily by the Trustee using the LME PM Fix to
+Added: calculate the platinum amount in respect of any liabilities for which covering platinum sales have not yet been made, and represents
+Added: the per Share amount of platinum held by the Trust, after giving effect to its liabilities, to cover expenses and liabilities
+Added: and any losses that may have occurred.
+Added: Value Hierarchy
+Added: 820 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.
+Added: The three levels of inputs
+Added: are as follows:
+Added: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access.
+Added: Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either
+Added: directly or indirectly.
+Added: These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for
+Added: similar instruments and similar data.
+Added: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability to the extent that relevant observable inputs are not available, representing
+Added: the Trust’s own assumptions about the assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability,
+Added: and that would be based on the best information available.
+Added: the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination
+Added: of fair value requires more judgment.
+Added: Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for
+Added: instruments categorized in level 3.
+Added: Platinum ETF Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
−Removed: The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different
−Removed: levels of the fair value hierarchy.
−Removed: In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which
−Removed: the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair
−Removed: value measurement in its entirety.
−Removed: The Trust’s investment in platinum is classified
−Removed: as a level 1 asset, as its value is calculated using unadjusted quoted prices from primary market sources.
−Removed: The categorization of the Trust’s assets is as shown below:
+Added: inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.
+Added: In such cases, for disclosure purposes,
+Added: the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the
+Added: lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
+Added: Trust’s investment in platinum is classified as a level 1 asset, as its value is calculated using unadjusted quoted prices
+Added: from primary market sources.
+Added: categorization of the Trust’s assets is as shown below:
(Amounts in 000’s of US$)
−Removed: March 31, 2024
+Added: June 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Investment in platinum
−Removed: There were no transfers between levels during the three months ended March 31, 2024 or the year ended December 31, 2023.
−Removed: Platinum Receivable and Payable
−Removed: Platinum receivable or payable represents the quantity
−Removed: of platinum covered by contractually binding orders for the creation or redemption of Shares respectively, where the platinum
−Removed: has not yet been transferred to or from the Trust’s account.
−Removed: Generally, ownership of platinum is transferred within two business
−Removed: days of the trade date.
−Removed: At March 31, 2024, the Trust had no platinum receivable or payable for the creation or redemption
−Removed: At December 31, 2023, the Trust had no platinum receivable or payable for the creation or redemption
−Removed: Creations and Redemptions
−Removed: The Trust expects to create and redeem Shares from time to time,
−Removed: but only in one or more Baskets (a Basket equals a block of 50,000 Shares).
−Removed: The Trust issues Shares in Baskets to Authorized
−Removed: Participants on an ongoing basis.
−Removed: Individual investors cannot purchase or redeem Shares in direct transactions with the Trust.
−Removed: An Authorized Participant is a person who (1) is a registered broker-dealer or other securities market participant such as a bank
−Removed: or other financial institution which is not required to register as a broker-dealer to engage in securities transactions;
−Removed: a participant in The Depository Trust Company;
−Removed: (3) has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Trustee and the
−Removed: and (4) has established an Authorized Participant Unallocated Account with the Trust’s Custodian or other platinum
−Removed: bullion clearing bank.
−Removed: An Authorized Participant Agreement is an agreement entered into by each Authorized Participant, the Sponsor
−Removed: and the Trustee which provides the procedures for the creation and redemption of Baskets and for the delivery of the platinum required
−Removed: for such creations and redemptions.
−Removed: An Authorized Participant Unallocated Account is an unallocated platinum account, either
−Removed: loco London or loco Zurich, established with the Custodian or a platinum bullion clearing bank by an Authorized Participant.
−Removed: The creation and redemption of Baskets is only made in exchange
−Removed: for the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of platinum represented by the Baskets being
−Removed: created or redeemed, the amount of which is based on the combined NAV of the number of Shares included in the Baskets being created
−Removed: or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem Baskets is properly received.
−Removed: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended June 30, 2024 or the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: Receivable and Payable
+Added: receivable or payable represents the quantity of platinum covered by contractually binding orders for the creation or redemption
+Added: of Shares respectively, where the platinum has not yet been transferred to or from the Trust’s account.
+Added: Generally, ownership
+Added: of platinum is transferred within two business days of the trade date.
+Added: At June 30, 2024, the Trust had no platinum receivable
+Added: or payable for the creation or redemption of Shares.
+Added: At December 31, 2023, the Trust had no platinum receivable or payable for
+Added: the creation or redemption of Shares.
+Added: and Redemptions of Shares
+Added: Trust expects to create and redeem Shares from time to time, but only in one or more Baskets (a Basket equals a block of 50,000
+Added: The Trust issues Shares in Baskets to Authorized Participants on an ongoing basis.
+Added: Individual investors cannot purchase
+Added: or redeem Shares in direct transactions with the Trust.
+Added: An Authorized Participant is a person who (1) is a registered broker-dealer
+Added: or other securities market participant such as a bank or other financial institution which is not required to register as a broker-dealer
+Added: to engage in securities transactions;
+Added: (2) is a participant in The Depository Trust Company;
+Added: (3) has entered into an Authorized
+Added: Participant Agreement with the Trustee and the Sponsor;
+Added: and (4) has established an Authorized Participant Unallocated Account
+Added: with the Trust’s Custodian or other platinum bullion clearing bank.
+Added: An Authorized Participant Agreement is an agreement
+Added: entered into by each Authorized Participant, the Sponsor and the Trustee which provides the procedures for the creation and redemption
+Added: of Baskets and for the delivery of the platinum required for such creations and redemptions.
+Added: An Authorized Participant Unallocated
+Added: Account is an unallocated platinum account, either loco London or loco Zurich, established with the Custodian or a platinum bullion
+Added: clearing bank by an Authorized Participant.
+Added: creation and redemption of Baskets is only made in exchange for the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of
+Added: the amount of platinum represented by the Baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which is based on the combined NAV
+Added: of the number of Shares included in the Baskets being created or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem
+Added: Baskets is properly received.
+Added: Platinum ETF Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
−Removed: Authorized Participants may, on any business day, place an order
−Removed: with the Trustee to create or redeem one or more Baskets.
−Removed: The typical settlement period for Shares is two business days.
−Removed: event of a trade date at period end, where a settlement is pending, a respective account receivable and/or payable will be recorded.
−Removed: When platinum is exchanged in settlement of a redemption, it is considered a sale of platinum for financial statement
−Removed: The amount of platinum represented by the Baskets created
−Removed: or redeemed can only be settled to the nearest 1/1000th of an ounce.
−Removed: As a result, the value attributed to the creation or redemption
−Removed: of Shares may differ from the value of platinum to be delivered or distributed by the Trust.
−Removed: In order to ensure that
−Removed: the correct amount of platinum is available at all times to back the Shares, the Sponsor accepts an adjustment to its Sponsor
−Removed: Fee in the event of any shortfall or excess on each transaction.
−Removed: For each transaction, this amount is not more than 1/1000th of
−Removed: an ounce of platinum.
−Removed: As the Shares of the Trust are subject to redemption at the
−Removed: option of Authorized Participants, the Trust has classified the outstanding Shares as Net Assets.
−Removed: Changes in the number of Shares
−Removed: outstanding are presented in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
−Removed: The Trust is classified as a “grantor trust” for
+Added: Participants may, on any business day, place an order with the Trustee to create or redeem one or more Baskets.
+Added: Effective May 28,
+Added: 2024, the standard settlement period for Shares is one business day.
+Added: Prior to May 28, 2024, the settlement period for Shares was two
+Added: business days.
+Added: In the event of a trade date at period end, where a settlement is pending, a respective account receivable and/or
+Added: payable will be recorded.
+Added: When platinum is exchanged in settlement of a redemption, it is considered a sale of platinum for
+Added: financial statement purposes.
+Added: amount of platinum represented by the Baskets created or redeemed can only be settled to the nearest 1/1000th of an ounce.
+Added: a result, the value attributed to the creation or redemption of Shares may differ from the value of platinum to be delivered or
+Added: distributed by the Trust.
+Added: In order to ensure that the correct amount of platinum is available at all times to back the Shares,
+Added: the Sponsor accepts an adjustment to its Sponsor Fee in the event of any shortfall or excess on each transaction.
+Added: For each transaction,
+Added: this amount is not more than 1/1000th of an ounce of platinum.
+Added: the Shares of the Trust are subject to redemption at the option of Authorized Participants, the Trust has classified the outstanding
+Added: Shares as Net Assets.
+Added: Changes in the number of Shares outstanding are presented in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
+Added: Trust is classified as a “grantor trust” for U.S.
federal income tax purposes.
−Removed: As a result, the Trust itself will not be subject to U.S.
+Added: As a result, the Trust itself will
+Added: not be subject to U.S.
federal income tax.
−Removed: Instead, the Trust’s
−Removed: income and expenses will “flow through” to the Shareholders, and the Trustee will report the Trust’s proceeds,
−Removed: income, deductions, gains, and losses to the Internal Revenue Service on that basis.
−Removed: The Sponsor has evaluated whether or not there are uncertain
−Removed: tax positions that require financial statement recognition and has determined that no reserves for uncertain tax positions are
−Removed: required as of March 31, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
+Added: Instead, the Trust’s income and expenses will “flow through” to the
+Added: Shareholders, and the Trustee will report the Trust’s proceeds, income, deductions, gains, and losses to the Internal Revenue
+Added: Service on that basis.
+Added: Sponsor has evaluated whether or not there are uncertain tax positions that require financial statement recognition and has determined
+Added: that no reserves for uncertain tax positions are required as of June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
+Added: in ounces of platinum and their respective values for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are set out below:
+Added: June 30, 2024
+Added: June 30, 2023
+Added: (Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data)
+Added: Ounces of platinum
+Added: Opening balance
+Added: Transfers of platinum to pay expenses
+Added: Closing balance
Investment in platinum
−Removed: Changes in ounces of platinum and their respective values
−Removed: for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are set out below:
−Removed: March 31, 2024
−Removed: March 31, 2023
+Added: Opening balance
+Added: Realized gain on platinum distributed for the redemption of Shares
+Added: Transfers of platinum to pay expenses
+Added: Realized gain / (loss) on platinum transferred to pay expenses
+Added: Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in platinum
+Added: Closing balance
+Added: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
+Added: June 30, 2024
+Added: June 30, 2023
(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data)
8 unchanged sentences
Transfers of platinum to pay expenses
−Removed: Realized (loss) / gain on platinum transferred to pay expenses
−Removed: Change in unrealized (loss) on investment in platinum
+Added: Realized gain / (loss) on platinum transferred to pay expenses
+Added: Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in platinum
Closing balance
−Removed: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
−Removed: Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
−Removed: Expenses / Realized Gains
+Added: / Realized Gains / Losses
The primary expense of the Trust is the Sponsor’s Fee, which is paid by the Trust through in-kind transfers of platinum
to the Sponsor.
−Removed: The Trust will transfer platinum to the Sponsor to pay
−Removed: the Sponsor’s Fee that accrues daily at an annualized rate equal to 0.60 % of the adjusted daily net asset value (“ANAV”)
−Removed: of the Trust, paid monthly in arrears.
−Removed: The Sponsor has agreed to assume administrative and marketing
−Removed: expenses incurred by the Trust, including the Trustee’s monthly fee and out of pocket expenses, the Custodian’s fee
−Removed: and the reimbursement of the Custodian’s expenses, exchange listing fees, United States Securities and Exchange Commission
−Removed: (the “SEC”) registration fees, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and up to $ 100,000 per annum in legal expenses.
−Removed: For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and
−Removed: 2023, the Sponsor’s Fee was $ 1,377,665 and $ 1,512,190 , respectively.
−Removed: At March 31, 2024 and at December 31, 2023, the fees
−Removed: payable to the Sponsor were $ 467,073 and $ 509,494 , respectively.
−Removed: With respect to expenses not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor,
−Removed: the Trustee will, at the direction of the Sponsor or in its own discretion, sell the Trust’s platinum as necessary to
−Removed: pay these expenses.
−Removed: When selling platinum to pay expenses, the Trustee will endeavor to sell the smallest amounts of platinum
−Removed: needed to pay these expenses in order to minimize the Trust’s holdings of assets other than platinum.
−Removed: Other than the Sponsor’s
−Removed: Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.
−Removed: Unless otherwise directed by the Sponsor, when selling platinum
−Removed: the Trustee will endeavor to sell at the price established by the LME PM Fix.
−Removed: The Trustee will place orders with dealers (which
−Removed: may include the Custodian) through which the Trustee expects to receive the most favorable price and execution of orders.
−Removed: The Custodian
−Removed: may be the purchaser of such platinum only if the sale transaction is made at the next LME PM Fix or such other publicly available
−Removed: price that the Sponsor deems fair, in each case as set following the sale order.
−Removed: A gain or loss is recognized based on the difference
−Removed: between the selling price and the average cost of the platinum sold.
−Removed: Neither the Trustee nor the Sponsor is liable for depreciation
−Removed: or loss incurred by reason of any sale.
−Removed: Realized gains and losses result from the transfer of platinum
−Removed: for Share redemptions and / or to pay expenses and are recognized on a trade date basis as the difference between the fair value
−Removed: and average cost of platinum transferred.
−Removed: Subsequent Events
−Removed: In accordance with the provisions set forth in FASB ASC 855-10,
−Removed: Subsequent Events , the Trust’s management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events impacting the Trust’s
−Removed: financial statements through the filing date.
−Removed: During this period, no material subsequent events requiring adjustment to or disclosure
−Removed: in the financial statements were identified.
−Removed: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: Trust will transfer platinum to the Sponsor to pay the Sponsor’s Fee that accrues daily at an annualized rate equal to 0.60 %
+Added: of the adjusted daily net asset value (“ANAV”) of the Trust, paid monthly in arrears.
+Added: Sponsor has agreed to assume administrative and marketing expenses incurred by the Trust, including the Trustee’s monthly
+Added: fee and out of pocket expenses, the Custodian’s fee and the reimbursement of the Custodian’s expenses, exchange listing
+Added: fees, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) registration fees, printing and mailing costs,
+Added: audit fees and up to $ 100,000 per annum in legal expenses.
+Added: the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Sponsor’s Fee was $ 1,534,625 and $ 1,459,177 , respectively.
+Added: months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Sponsor’s Fee was $ 2,912,290 and $ 2,971,368 , respectively.
+Added: June 30, 2024 and at December 31, 2023, the fees payable to the Sponsor were $ 517,311 and $ 509,494 , respectively.
+Added: Platinum ETF Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
−Removed: Related Parties
−Removed: The Sponsor and the Trustee are considered to be related parties
−Removed: to the Trust.
−Removed: The Trustee and the Custodian and their affiliates may from time to time act as Authorized Participants and purchase
−Removed: or sell Shares for their own account, as agent for their customers and for accounts over which they exercise investment discretion.
−Removed: In addition, the Trustee and the Custodian and their affiliates may from time to time purchase or sell platinum directly,
−Removed: for their own account, as agent for their customers and for accounts over which they exercise investment discretion.
−Removed: The Trustee’s
−Removed: and Custodian’s fees are paid by the Sponsor and are not separate expenses of the Trust.
−Removed: Concentration of Risk
−Removed: The Trust’s sole business activity is the investment in platinum,
−Removed: and substantially all the Trust’s assets are holdings of platinum, which creates a concentration of risk associated
−Removed: with fluctuations in the price of platinum.
−Removed: Several factors could affect the price of platinum, including:
−Removed: (i) global platinum
−Removed: supply and demand, which is influenced by factors such as production and cost levels in major platinum producing countries, recycling,
−Removed: autocatalyst demand, industrial demand, jewelry demand and investment demand;
−Removed: (ii) investors’ expectations with respect to
−Removed: the rate of inflation;
+Added: respect to expenses not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor, the Trustee will, at the direction of the Sponsor or in its own discretion,
+Added: sell the Trust’s platinum as necessary to pay these expenses.
+Added: When selling platinum to pay expenses, the Trustee will endeavor
+Added: to sell the smallest amounts of platinum needed to pay these expenses in order to minimize the Trust’s holdings of assets
+Added: other than platinum.
+Added: Other than the Sponsor’s Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the three and six months ended June
+Added: 30, 2024 and 2023.
+Added: otherwise directed by the Sponsor, when selling platinum, the Trustee will endeavor to sell at the price established by the LBMA
+Added: Platinum Price PM.
+Added: The Trustee will place orders with dealers (which may include the Custodian) through which the Trustee expects
+Added: to receive the most favorable price and execution of orders.
+Added: The Custodian may be the purchaser of such platinum only if the sale
+Added: transaction is made at the next LBMA Platinum Price PM or such other publicly available price that the Sponsor deems fair, in
+Added: each case as set following the sale order.
+Added: A gain or loss is recognized based on the difference between the selling price and
+Added: the average cost of the platinum sold.
+Added: Neither the Trustee nor the Sponsor is liable for depreciation or loss incurred by reason
+Added: gains and losses result from the transfer of platinum for Share redemptions and / or to pay expenses and are recognized on a trade
+Added: date basis as the difference between the fair value and average cost of platinum transferred.
+Added: accordance with the provisions set forth in FASB ASC 855-10, Subsequent Events , the Trust’s management has evaluated
+Added: the possibility of subsequent events impacting the Trust’s financial statements through the filing date.
+Added: During this period,
+Added: no material subsequent events requiring adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements were identified.
+Added: Sponsor and the Trustee are considered to be related parties to the Trust.
+Added: The Trustee and the Custodian and their affiliates
+Added: may from time to time act as Authorized Participants and purchase or sell Shares for their own account, as agent for their customers
+Added: and for accounts over which they exercise investment discretion.
+Added: In addition, the Trustee and the Custodian and their affiliates
+Added: may from time to time purchase or sell platinum directly, for their own account, as agent for their customers and for accounts
+Added: over which they exercise investment discretion.
+Added: The Trustee’s and Custodian’s fees are paid by the Sponsor and are
+Added: not separate expenses of the Trust.
+Added: Concentration
+Added: Trust’s sole business activity is the investment in platinum, and substantially all the Trust’s assets are holdings
+Added: of platinum, which creates a concentration of risk associated with fluctuations in the price of platinum.
+Added: Several factors could
+Added: affect the price of platinum, including:
+Added: (i) global platinum supply and demand, which is influenced by factors such as production
+Added: and cost levels in major platinum producing countries, recycling, autocatalyst demand, industrial demand, jewelry demand and investment
+Added: (ii) investors’ expectations with respect to the rate of inflation;
(iii) currency exchange rates;
−Removed: (iv) interest rates;
−Removed: (v) investment and trading activities of hedge funds
−Removed: and commodity funds;
−Removed: and (vi) global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations.
−Removed: In addition, there is
−Removed: no assurance that platinum will maintain its long-term value in terms of purchasing power in the future.
−Removed: In the event that
−Removed: the price of platinum declines, the Sponsor expects the value of an investment in the Shares to decline proportionately.
−Removed: of these events could have a material effect on the Trust’s financial position and results of operations.
+Added: (iv) interest
+Added: (v) investment and trading activities of hedge funds and commodity funds;
+Added: and (vi) global or regional political, economic
+Added: or financial events and situations.
+Added: In addition, there is no assurance that platinum will maintain its long-term value in terms
+Added: of purchasing power in the future.
+Added: In the event that the price of platinum declines, the Sponsor expects the value of an investment
+Added: in the Shares to decline proportionately.
+Added: Each of these events could have a material effect on the Trust’s financial position
+Added: and results of operations.
+Added: Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Indemnification
−Removed: Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trustee
−Removed: (and its directors, employees and agents) and the Sponsor (and its members, managers, directors, officers, employees and affiliates)
−Removed: are indemnified by the Trust against any liability, cost or expense it incurs without gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct
−Removed: or willful malfeasance on its part and without reckless disregard on its part of its obligations and duties under the Trust’s
−Removed: organizational documents.
−Removed: The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims
−Removed: that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
−Removed: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trustee (and its directors, employees and agents) and the Sponsor (and its members,
+Added: managers, directors, officers, employees and affiliates) are indemnified by the Trust against any liability, cost or expense it
+Added: incurs without gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or willful malfeasance on its part and without reckless disregard
+Added: on its part of its obligations and duties under the Trust’s organizational documents.
+Added: The Trust’s maximum exposure
+Added: under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
+Added: Platinum ETF Trust
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