1 unchanged sentence
of Assets and Liabilities
−Removed: June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023
−Removed: June 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023
+Added: September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
1 unchanged sentence
Investment in platinum (cost:
−Removed: June 30, 2024:
+Added: September 30, 2024:
December 31, 2023:
3 unchanged sentences
share capital is Unlimited with no par value per Share.
−Removed: Shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024 were 11,100,000 and
−Removed: at December 31, 2023 were 10,850,000 .
−Removed: Net asset values per Share at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $ 92.76 and $ 91.93 ,
−Removed: respectively.
+Added: Shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2024 were 11,100,000
+Added: and at December 31, 2023 were 10,850,000 .
+Added: Net asset values per Share at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $ 90.14
+Added: and $ 91.93 , respectively.
Notes to the Financial Statements
1 unchanged sentence
of Investments
−Removed: June 30, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023
−Removed: June 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023
+Added: September 30, 2024
% of Net Assets
−Removed: in platinum (in 000’s of US$, except for oz and percentage data)
+Added: Investment in platinum (in 000's of US$, except for oz and percentage data)
Total investment in platinum
8 unchanged sentences
of Operations (Unaudited)
−Removed: the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
−Removed: Three Months Ended
−Removed: June 30, 2024
−Removed: Three Months Ended
−Removed: June 30, 2023
−Removed: Six Months Ended
−Removed: June 30, 2024
−Removed: Six Months Ended
−Removed: June 30, 2023
+Added: the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
+Added: September 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2023
+Added: September 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2023
(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for Share and per Share data)
3 unchanged sentences
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)
−Removed: Realized gain on platinum transferred to pay expenses
+Added: Realized gain / (loss) on platinum transferred to pay expenses
Realized gain / (loss) on platinum distributed for the redemption of Shares
−Removed: Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in platinum
−Removed: Total gain/(loss) on investment in platinum
+Added: Change in unrealized (loss) / gain on investment in platinum
+Added: Total (loss)/gain on investment in platinum
Change in net assets from operations
5 unchanged sentences
of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)
−Removed: the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
−Removed: Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
−Removed: Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
+Added: the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for Share data)
1 unchanged sentence
Net investment loss
−Removed: Realized gain on investment in platinum
−Removed: Change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investment in platinum
+Added: Realized gain / (loss) on investment in platinum
+Added: Change in unrealized (loss)/gain on investment in platinum
Closing balance
−Removed: Months Ended June 30, 2024
−Removed: Months Ended June 30, 2023
+Added: September 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2023
(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for Share data)
2 unchanged sentences
Realized (loss) / gain on investment in platinum
−Removed: Change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investment in platinum
+Added: Change in unrealized (loss) on investment in platinum
( 1,200,000 )
+Added: ( 2,000,000 )
Closing balance
2 unchanged sentences
Highlights (Unaudited)
−Removed: the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
−Removed: Three Months Ended
−Removed: June 30, 2024
−Removed: Three Months Ended
−Removed: June 30, 2023
−Removed: Six Months Ended
−Removed: June 30, 2024
−Removed: Six Months Ended
−Removed: June 30, 2023
+Added: the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
+Added: September 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2023
+Added: September 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2023
Per Share Performance (for a Share outstanding throughout the entire period)
12 unchanged sentences
Notes to the Financial Statements
−Removed: Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
−Removed: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is a common law trust formed on December 30, 2009 under New York law pursuant
−Removed: to a depositary trust agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) executed by abrdn ETFs Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”)
−Removed: and The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee (the “Trustee”).
−Removed: 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 for
−Removed: deposits of platinum and distributes platinum in connection with the redemption of Baskets.
−Removed: Shares represent units of fractional
−Removed: undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Trust which are issued by the Trust.
−Removed: The Sponsor is a Delaware limited liability
−Removed: company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn Inc., which is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of abrdn plc.
−Removed: The Trust is governed
−Removed: by the Trust Agreement.
−Removed: investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of physical platinum, less the Trust’s
−Removed: The Trust is designed to provide an individual owner of beneficial interests in the Shares (a “Shareholder”)
−Removed: an opportunity to participate in the platinum market through an investment in securities.
−Removed: The fiscal year end for the Trust is
−Removed: accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United
−Removed: States of America (“U.S.
−Removed: GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q.
−Removed: opinion of the Trust’s management, all adjustments (which consist of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present
−Removed: fairly the financial position and results of operations as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and for all
−Removed: periods presented have been made.
−Removed: financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
−Removed: December 31, 2023.
−Removed: The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of
−Removed: the operating results for the full year.
−Removed: Accounting Policies
−Removed: preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S.
−Removed: GAAP requires those responsible for preparing financial statements
−Removed: to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures.
+Added: The abrdn Platinum ETF Trust (the
+Added: “Trust”) is a common law trust formed on December 30, 2009 under New York law pursuant to a depositary trust
+Added: agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) executed by abrdn ETFs Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) and The Bank
+Added: of New York Mellon as Trustee (the “Trustee”).
+Added: The Trust holds platinum and issues abrdn Physical
+Added: Platinum Shares ETF (“Shares”) in minimum blocks of 50,000 Shares (also referred to as “Baskets”)
+Added: in exchange for deposits of platinum and distributes platinum in connection with the redemption of Baskets.
+Added: represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Trust which are issued by the Trust.
+Added: is a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn Inc., which is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary
+Added: of abrdn plc.
+Added: The Trust is governed by the Trust Agreement.
+Added: The investment objective of the Trust is
+Added: for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of physical platinum, less
+Added: the Trust’s expenses.
+Added: The Trust is designed to provide an individual owner of beneficial interests in the Shares (a
+Added: “Shareholder”) an opportunity to participate in the platinum market through an investment in securities.
+Added: year end for the Trust is December 31.
+Added: The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance
+Added: with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S.
+Added: GAAP") for interim financial
+Added: information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q.
+Added: In the opinion of the Trust's management, all adjustments (which consist of
+Added: normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations as of and for the three
+Added: and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and for all periods presented have been made.
+Added: These financial statements should be read in conjunction with
+Added: the Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: The results of operations for the three and
+Added: nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.
+Added: Significant Accounting Policies
+Added: The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S.
+Added: GAAP requires those responsible for preparing financial statements to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts
+Added: and disclosures.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
−Removed: The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust.
−Removed: of Accounting
−Removed: Sponsor has determined that the Trust falls within the scope of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting
−Removed: Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, and has concluded that for reporting
−Removed: purposes, the Trust is classified as an Investment Company.
−Removed: The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment
−Removed: Company Act of 1940 and is not required to register under such act.
−Removed: Trust follows the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”).
−Removed: ASC 820 provides guidance for determining
−Removed: fair value and requires increased disclosure regarding the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.
−Removed: defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction
−Removed: between market participants at the measurement date.
−Removed: May 23, 2024, the Trustee, at the direction of the Sponsor, entered into an Allocated Account Agreement and Unallocated
−Removed: Account Agreement with ICBC Standard Bank Plc (“ICBC”), providing for the custody of the Trust’s platinum.
−Removed: May 23, 2024, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
−Removed: (“JPMorgan”) served as custodian of the Trust’s platinum, and will
−Removed: continue to provide custody services until all of the Trust’s platinum is transferred to ICBC.
−Removed: At June 30, 2024,
−Removed: approximately 39.90 % of the Trust’s platinum remained at JPMorgan, while 60.10 % had been transferred to ICBC.
−Removed: 30, 2024, none of the Trust’s platinum was held by a sub-custodian.
−Removed: Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: The following is a summary of significant accounting policies
+Added: followed by the Trust.
+Added: Basis of Accounting
+Added: The Sponsor has determined that the Trust falls within the scope
+Added: of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial
+Added: Services—Investment Companies , and has concluded that for reporting purposes, the Trust is classified as an Investment
+Added: The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not required to register
+Added: under such act.
+Added: Valuation of Platinum
+Added: The Trust follows the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement
+Added: ASC 820 provides guidance for determining fair value and requires increased disclosure regarding the inputs
+Added: to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.
+Added: ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset
+Added: or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
+Added: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
−Removed: Trust’s platinum is recorded at fair value.
−Removed: The cost of platinum is determined according to the average cost method and
−Removed: the fair value is based on the afternoon session of the twice daily fix of an ounce of platinum administered by the London Metal
−Removed: Exchange (“LME”).
−Removed: Realized gains and losses on transfers of platinum, or platinum distributed for the redemption of
−Removed: Shares, are calculated on a trade date basis as the difference between the fair value and average cost of platinum transferred.
−Removed: LME is responsible for the administration of the electronic platinum price fixing system (“LMEbullion”) that replicates
−Removed: electronically the manual London platinum fix processes previously employed by the London Platinum and Palladium Fixing Company
−Removed: Ltd (“LPPFCL”), as well as providing electronic market clearing processes for platinum bullion transactions at the
−Removed: fixed prices established by the LME pricing mechanism.
−Removed: LMEbullion, like the previous London platinum fix processes, establishes
−Removed: and publishes fixed prices for troy ounces of platinum twice each London trading day during fixing sessions beginning at 9:45
−Removed: London time (the “LBMA Platinum Price AM”) and 2:00 p.m.
+Added: Effective May 23, 2024, the
+Added: Trustee, at the direction of the Sponsor, entered into an Allocated Account Agreement and Unallocated Account Agreement with ICBC
+Added: Standard Bank Plc (“ICBC”), providing for the custody of the Trust's platinum.
+Added: Effective August 8, 2024, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
+Added: no longer serves as a custodian of the Trust’s platinum.
+Added: At September 30, 2024, all of the Trust’s platinum was held at ICBC.
+Added: The Trust's platinum is recorded at fair value.
+Added: platinum is determined according to the average cost method and the fair value is based on the afternoon session of the twice daily
+Added: fix of an ounce of platinum administered by the London Metal Exchange (“LME”).
+Added: Realized gains and losses on transfers
+Added: of platinum, or platinum distributed for the redemption of Shares, are calculated on a trade date basis as the difference between
+Added: the fair value and average cost of platinum transferred.
+Added: The LME is responsible for the administration of the electronic
+Added: platinum price fixing system (“LMEbullion”) that replicates electronically the manual London platinum fix processes
+Added: previously employed by the London Platinum and Palladium Fixing Company Ltd (“LPPFCL”), as well as providing electronic
+Added: market clearing processes for platinum bullion transactions at the fixed prices established by the LME pricing mechanism.
+Added: like the previous London platinum fix processes, establishes and publishes fixed prices for troy ounces of platinum twice each
+Added: London trading day during fixing sessions beginning at 9:45 a.m.
+Added: London time (the “LBMA Platinum Price AM”) and 2:00
London time (the “LBMA Platinum Price PM”).
−Removed: the value of platinum has been determined, the net asset value (the “NAV”) is computed by the Trustee by deducting
−Removed: all accrued fees, expenses and other liabilities of the Trust, including the remuneration due to the Sponsor (the “Sponsor’s
−Removed: Fee”), from the fair value of the platinum and all other assets held by the Trust.
−Removed: Trust recognizes changes in fair value of the investment in platinum as changes in unrealized gains or losses on investment in
−Removed: platinum through the Statement of Operations.
−Removed: per Share amount of platinum exchanged for a purchase or redemption is calculated daily by the Trustee using the LME PM Fix to
−Removed: calculate the platinum amount in respect of any liabilities for which covering platinum sales have not yet been made, and represents
−Removed: the per Share amount of platinum held by the Trust, after giving effect to its liabilities, to cover expenses and liabilities
−Removed: and any losses that may have occurred.
−Removed: Value Hierarchy
−Removed: 820 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value.
−Removed: The three levels of inputs
−Removed: are as follows:
+Added: Once the value of platinum has been determined, the
+Added: net asset value (the “NAV”) is computed by the Trustee by deducting all accrued fees, expenses and other liabilities
+Added: of the Trust, including the remuneration due to the Sponsor (the “Sponsor’s Fee”), from the fair value of the platinum
+Added: and all other assets held by the Trust.
+Added: The Trust recognizes changes in fair value of the investment
+Added: in platinum as changes in unrealized gains or losses on investment in platinum through the Statement of Operations.
+Added: The per Share amount of platinum exchanged for a purchase
+Added: or redemption is calculated daily by the Trustee using the LME PM Fix to calculate the platinum amount in respect of any liabilities
+Added: for which covering platinum sales have not yet been made, and represents the per Share amount of platinum held by the
+Added: Trust, after giving effect to its liabilities, to cover expenses and liabilities and any losses that may have occurred.
+Added: Fair Value Hierarchy
+Added: ASC 820 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation
+Added: techniques used to measure fair value.
+Added: The three levels of inputs are as follows:
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access.
−Removed: Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either
−Removed: directly or indirectly.
−Removed: These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for
−Removed: similar instruments and similar data.
−Removed: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability to the extent that relevant observable inputs are not available, representing
−Removed: the Trust’s own assumptions about the assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability,
−Removed: and that would be based on the best information available.
−Removed: the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination
−Removed: of fair value requires more judgment.
−Removed: Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for
−Removed: instruments categorized in level 3.
−Removed: Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly.
+Added: These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments and similar data.
+Added: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability to the extent that relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Trust’s own assumptions about the assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and that would be based on the best information available.
+Added: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
−Removed: inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy.
−Removed: In such cases, for disclosure purposes,
−Removed: the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the
−Removed: lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
−Removed: Trust’s investment in platinum is classified as a level 1 asset, as its value is calculated using unadjusted quoted prices
−Removed: from primary market sources.
−Removed: categorization of the Trust’s assets is as shown below:
+Added: To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that
+Added: are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment.
+Added: Accordingly, the degree
+Added: of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3.
+Added: The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different
+Added: levels of the fair value hierarchy.
+Added: In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which
+Added: the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair
+Added: value measurement in its entirety.
+Added: The Trust’s investment in platinum is classified
+Added: as a level 1 asset, as its value is calculated using unadjusted quoted prices from primary market sources.
+Added: The categorization of the Trust’s assets is as shown below:
(Amounts in 000’s of US$)
−Removed: June 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Investment in platinum
−Removed: There were no transfers between levels during the six months ended June 30, 2024 or the year ended December 31, 2023.
−Removed: Receivable and Payable
−Removed: receivable or payable represents the quantity of platinum covered by contractually binding orders for the creation or redemption
−Removed: of Shares respectively, where the platinum has not yet been transferred to or from the Trust’s account.
−Removed: Generally, ownership
−Removed: of platinum is transferred within two business days of the trade date.
−Removed: At June 30, 2024, the Trust had no platinum receivable
−Removed: or payable for the creation or redemption of Shares.
−Removed: At December 31, 2023, the Trust had no platinum receivable or payable for
−Removed: the creation or redemption of Shares.
−Removed: and Redemptions of Shares
−Removed: 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
−Removed: The Trust issues Shares in Baskets to Authorized Participants on an ongoing basis.
−Removed: Individual investors cannot purchase
−Removed: or redeem Shares in direct transactions with the Trust.
−Removed: An Authorized Participant is a person who (1) is a registered broker-dealer
−Removed: or other securities market participant such as a bank or other financial institution which is not required to register as a broker-dealer
−Removed: to engage in securities transactions;
−Removed: (2) is a participant in The Depository Trust Company;
−Removed: (3) has entered into an Authorized
−Removed: Participant Agreement with the Trustee and the Sponsor;
−Removed: and (4) has established an Authorized Participant Unallocated Account
−Removed: with the Trust’s Custodian or other platinum bullion clearing bank.
−Removed: An Authorized Participant Agreement is an agreement
−Removed: entered into by each Authorized Participant, the Sponsor and the Trustee which provides the procedures for the creation and redemption
−Removed: of Baskets and for the delivery of the platinum required for such creations and redemptions.
−Removed: An Authorized Participant Unallocated
−Removed: Account is an unallocated platinum account, either loco London or loco Zurich, established with the Custodian or a platinum bullion
−Removed: clearing bank by an Authorized Participant.
−Removed: creation and redemption of Baskets is only made in exchange for the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of
−Removed: the amount of platinum represented by the Baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which is based on the combined NAV
−Removed: of the number of Shares included in the Baskets being created or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem
−Removed: Baskets is properly received.
−Removed: Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: were no transfers between levels during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 or the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: Platinum Receivable and Payable
+Added: Platinum receivable or payable represents the quantity
+Added: of platinum covered by contractually binding orders for the creation or redemption of Shares respectively, where the platinum
+Added: has not yet been transferred to or from the Trust’s account.
+Added: Generally, ownership of platinum is transferred within one business
+Added: day of the trade date.
+Added: At September 30, 2024, the Trust had no platinum receivable or payable for the creation or
+Added: redemption of Shares.
+Added: At December 31, 2023, the Trust had no platinum receivable or payable for the creation or
+Added: redemption of Shares.
+Added: Creations and Redemptions
+Added: The Trust expects to create and redeem Shares from time to time,
+Added: but only in one or more Baskets (a Basket equals a block of 50,000 Shares).
+Added: The Trust issues Shares in Baskets to Authorized
+Added: Participants on an ongoing basis.
+Added: Individual investors cannot purchase or redeem Shares in direct transactions with the Trust.
+Added: An Authorized Participant is a person who (1) is a registered broker-dealer or other securities market participant such as a bank
+Added: or other financial institution which is not required to register as a broker-dealer to engage in securities transactions;
+Added: a participant in The Depository Trust Company;
+Added: (3) has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Trustee and the
+Added: and (4) has established an Authorized Participant Unallocated Account with the Trust’s Custodian or other platinum
+Added: bullion clearing bank.
+Added: An Authorized Participant Agreement is an agreement entered into by each Authorized Participant, the Sponsor
+Added: and the Trustee which provides the procedures for the creation and redemption of Baskets and for the delivery of the platinum required
+Added: for such creations and redemptions.
+Added: An Authorized Participant Unallocated Account is an unallocated platinum account established with the Custodian or a platinum bullion clearing bank by an Authorized Participant.
+Added: The creation and redemption of Baskets is only made in exchange
+Added: for the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of platinum represented by the Baskets being
+Added: created or redeemed, the amount of which is based on the combined NAV of the number of Shares included in the Baskets being created
+Added: or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem Baskets is properly received.
+Added: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
−Removed: Participants may, on any business day, place an order with the Trustee to create or redeem one or more Baskets.
−Removed: Effective May 28,
−Removed: 2024, the standard settlement period for Shares is one business day.
−Removed: Prior to May 28, 2024, the settlement period for Shares was two
−Removed: business days.
−Removed: In the event of a trade date at period end, where a settlement is pending, a respective account receivable and/or
−Removed: payable will be recorded.
−Removed: When platinum is exchanged in settlement of a redemption, it is considered a sale of platinum for
−Removed: financial statement purposes.
−Removed: amount of platinum represented by the Baskets created or redeemed can only be settled to the nearest 1/1000th of an ounce.
−Removed: a result, the value attributed to the creation or redemption of Shares may differ from the value of platinum to be delivered or
−Removed: distributed by the Trust.
−Removed: In order to ensure that the correct amount of platinum is available at all times to back the Shares,
−Removed: the Sponsor accepts an adjustment to its Sponsor Fee in the event of any shortfall or excess on each transaction.
−Removed: For each transaction,
−Removed: this amount is not more than 1/1000th of an ounce of platinum.
−Removed: the Shares of the Trust are subject to redemption at the option of Authorized Participants, the Trust has classified the outstanding
−Removed: Shares as Net Assets.
−Removed: Changes in the number of Shares outstanding are presented in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
−Removed: Trust is classified as a “grantor trust” for U.S.
+Added: Authorized Participants may, on any business day, place an order
+Added: with the Trustee to create or redeem one or more Baskets.
+Added: Effective May 28, 2024, the settlement standard period for Shares is
+Added: one business day.
+Added: Prior to May 28, 2024, the settlement period for Shares was two business days.
+Added: In the event of a trade date at
+Added: period end, where a settlement is pending, a respective account receivable and/or payable will be recorded.
+Added: When platinum
+Added: is exchanged in settlement of a redemption, it is considered a sale of platinum for financial statement purposes.
+Added: The amount of platinum represented by the Baskets created
+Added: or redeemed can only be settled to the nearest 1/1000th of an ounce.
+Added: As a result, the value attributed to the creation or redemption
+Added: of Shares may differ from the value of platinum to be delivered or distributed by the Trust.
+Added: In order to ensure that
+Added: the correct amount of platinum is available at all times to back the Shares, the Sponsor accepts an adjustment to its Sponsor
+Added: Fee in the event of any shortfall or excess on each transaction.
+Added: For each transaction, this amount is not more than 1/1000th
+Added: of an ounce of platinum.
+Added: As the Shares of the Trust are subject to redemption at the
+Added: option of Authorized Participants, the Trust has classified the outstanding Shares as Net Assets.
+Added: Changes in the number of Shares
+Added: outstanding are presented in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.
+Added: The Trust is classified as a “grantor trust” for
federal income tax purposes.
−Removed: As a result, the Trust itself will
−Removed: not be subject to U.S.
+Added: As a result, the Trust itself will not be subject to U.S.
federal income tax.
−Removed: Instead, the Trust’s income and expenses will “flow through” to the
−Removed: Shareholders, and the Trustee will report the Trust’s proceeds, income, deductions, gains, and losses to the Internal Revenue
−Removed: Service on that basis.
−Removed: 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 June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
−Removed: in ounces of platinum and their respective values for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are set out below:
−Removed: June 30, 2024
−Removed: June 30, 2023
+Added: Instead, the Trust’s
+Added: income and expenses will “flow through” to the Shareholders, and the Trustee will report the Trust’s proceeds,
+Added: income, deductions, gains, and losses to the Internal Revenue Service on that basis.
+Added: The Sponsor has evaluated whether or not there are uncertain
+Added: tax positions that require financial statement recognition and has determined that no reserves for uncertain tax positions are
+Added: required as of September 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.
+Added: Investment in Platinum
+Added: Changes in ounces of platinum and their respective values
+Added: for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are set out below:
+Added: September 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2023
(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data)
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Opening balance
−Removed: Realized gain on platinum distributed for the redemption of Shares
+Added: Realized gain / (loss) on platinum distributed for the redemption of Shares
Transfers of platinum to pay expenses
Realized gain / (loss) on platinum transferred to pay expenses
−Removed: Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in platinum
+Added: Change in unrealized (loss) / gain on investment in platinum
Closing balance
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Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
−Removed: June 30, 2024
−Removed: June 30, 2023
+Added: September 30, 2024
+Added: September 30, 2023
(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data)
2 unchanged sentences
( 110,040.7 )
+Added: ( 184,657.7 )
Transfers of platinum to pay expenses
4 unchanged sentences
Transfers of platinum to pay expenses
−Removed: Realized gain / (loss) on platinum transferred to pay expenses
−Removed: Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in platinum
+Added: Realized (loss) / gain on platinum transferred to pay expenses
+Added: Change in unrealized (loss) on investment in platinum
Closing balance
/ Realized Gains / Losses
−Removed: The primary expense of the Trust is the Sponsor’s Fee, which is paid by the Trust through in-kind transfers of platinum
−Removed: to the Sponsor.
−Removed: Trust will transfer platinum to the Sponsor to pay the Sponsor’s Fee that accrues daily at an annualized rate equal to 0.60 %
−Removed: of the adjusted daily net asset value (“ANAV”) of the Trust, paid monthly in arrears.
−Removed: Sponsor has agreed to assume administrative and marketing expenses incurred by the Trust, including the Trustee’s monthly
−Removed: fee and out of pocket expenses, the Custodian’s fee and the reimbursement of the Custodian’s expenses, exchange listing
−Removed: fees, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) registration fees, printing and mailing costs,
−Removed: audit fees and up to $ 100,000 per annum in legal expenses.
−Removed: the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Sponsor’s Fee was $ 1,534,625 and $ 1,459,177 , respectively.
−Removed: months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Sponsor’s Fee was $ 2,912,290 and $ 2,971,368 , respectively.
−Removed: June 30, 2024 and at December 31, 2023, the fees payable to the Sponsor were $ 517,311 and $ 509,494 , respectively.
−Removed: Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: The primary expense of the Trust is the Sponsor’s Fee, which is paid by the Trust through in-kind transfers of platinum to
+Added: The Trust will transfer platinum to the Sponsor to pay
+Added: the Sponsor’s Fee that accrues daily at an annualized rate equal to 0.60 % of the adjusted daily net asset value (“ANAV”)
+Added: of the Trust, paid monthly in arrears.
+Added: The Sponsor has agreed to assume administrative and marketing
+Added: expenses incurred by the Trust, including the Trustee’s monthly fee and out of pocket expenses, the Custodian’s fee
+Added: and the reimbursement of the Custodian’s expenses, exchange listing fees, United States Securities and Exchange Commission
+Added: (the “SEC”) registration fees, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and up to $ 100,000 per annum in legal expenses.
+Added: For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and
+Added: 2023, the Sponsor's Fee was $ 1,485,499 and $ 1,431,625 , respectively.
+Added: For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and
+Added: 2023, the Sponsor's Fee was $ 4,397,789 and $ 4,402,993 , respectively.
+Added: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
−Removed: respect to expenses not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor, the Trustee will, at the direction of the Sponsor or in its own discretion,
−Removed: sell the Trust’s platinum as necessary to pay these expenses.
−Removed: When selling platinum to pay expenses, the Trustee will endeavor
−Removed: to sell the smallest amounts of platinum needed to pay these expenses in order to minimize the Trust’s holdings of assets
−Removed: other than platinum.
−Removed: Other than the Sponsor’s Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the three and six months ended June
−Removed: 30, 2024 and 2023.
−Removed: otherwise directed by the Sponsor, when selling platinum, the Trustee will endeavor to sell at the price established by the LBMA
−Removed: Platinum Price PM.
−Removed: The Trustee will place orders with dealers (which may include the Custodian) through which the Trustee expects
−Removed: to receive the most favorable price and execution of orders.
−Removed: The Custodian may be the purchaser of such platinum only if the sale
−Removed: transaction is made at the next LBMA Platinum Price PM or such other publicly available price that the Sponsor deems fair, in
−Removed: each case as set following the sale order.
−Removed: A gain or loss is recognized based on the difference between the selling price and
−Removed: the average cost of the platinum sold.
−Removed: Neither the Trustee nor the Sponsor is liable for depreciation or loss incurred by reason
−Removed: gains and losses result from the transfer of platinum for Share redemptions and / or to pay expenses and are recognized on a trade
−Removed: date basis as the difference between the fair value and average cost of platinum transferred.
−Removed: accordance with the provisions set forth in FASB ASC 855-10, Subsequent Events , the Trust’s management has evaluated
−Removed: the possibility of subsequent events impacting the Trust’s financial statements through the filing date.
−Removed: During this period,
−Removed: no material subsequent events requiring adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements were identified.
−Removed: Sponsor and the Trustee are considered to be related parties to the Trust.
−Removed: The Trustee and the Custodian and their affiliates
−Removed: may from time to time act as Authorized Participants and purchase or sell Shares for their own account, as agent for their customers
−Removed: and for accounts over which they exercise investment discretion.
−Removed: In addition, the Trustee and the Custodian and their affiliates
−Removed: may from time to time purchase or sell platinum directly, for their own account, as agent for their customers and for accounts
−Removed: over which they exercise investment discretion.
−Removed: The Trustee’s and Custodian’s fees are paid by the Sponsor and are
−Removed: not separate expenses of the Trust.
−Removed: Concentration
−Removed: Trust’s sole business activity is the investment in platinum, and substantially all the Trust’s assets are holdings
−Removed: of platinum, which creates a concentration of risk associated with fluctuations in the price of platinum.
−Removed: Several factors could
−Removed: affect the price of platinum, including:
−Removed: (i) global platinum supply and demand, which is influenced by factors such as production
−Removed: and cost levels in major platinum producing countries, recycling, autocatalyst demand, industrial demand, jewelry demand and investment
−Removed: (ii) investors’ expectations with respect to the rate of inflation;
+Added: At September 30, 2024 and at December 31, 2023, the fees
+Added: payable to the Sponsor were $ 495,431 and $ 509,494 , respectively.
+Added: With respect to expenses not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor,
+Added: the Trustee will, at the direction of the Sponsor or in its own discretion, sell the Trust's platinum as necessary to pay these
+Added: When selling platinum to pay expenses, the Trustee will endeavor to sell the smallest amounts of platinum needed to pay
+Added: these expenses in order to minimize the Trust's holdings of assets other than platinum.
+Added: Other than the Sponsor's Fee, the Trust
+Added: had no expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
+Added: Unless otherwise directed by the Sponsor, when selling platinum,
+Added: the Trustee will endeavor to sell at the price established by the LBMA Platinum Price PM.
+Added: The Trustee will place orders with dealers
+Added: (which may include the Custodian) through which the Trustee expects to receive the most favorable price and execution of orders.
+Added: The Custodian may be the purchaser of such platinum only if the sale transaction is made at the next LBMA Platinum Price PM or
+Added: such other publicly available price that the Sponsor deems fair, in each case as set following the sale order.
+Added: A gain or loss is
+Added: recognized based on the difference between the selling price and the average cost of the platinum sold.
+Added: Neither the Trustee nor
+Added: the Sponsor is liable for depreciation or loss incurred by reason of any sale.
+Added: Realized gains and losses result from the transfer of platinum
+Added: for Share redemptions and / or to pay expenses and are recognized on a trade date basis as the difference between the fair value
+Added: and average cost of platinum transferred.
+Added: Subsequent Events
+Added: accordance with the provisions set forth in FASB ASC 855-10, Subsequent Events , the Trust’s management has evaluated the
+Added: possibility of subsequent events impacting the Trust’s financial statements through the filing date.
+Added: During this period, the following
+Added: material subsequent events were identified.
+Added: Effective November 12, 2024, immediately following the filing of this report, Brian Kordeck resigned as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Sponsor.
+Added: Kordeck had served as Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant.
+Added: Effective November 12, 2024, Sharon Ferrari was appointed Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Sponsor.
+Added: Ferrari will serve as Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant.
+Added: Related Parties
+Added: The Sponsor and the Trustee are considered to be related parties
+Added: to the Trust.
+Added: The Trustee and the Custodian and their affiliates may from time to time act as Authorized Participants and purchase
+Added: or sell Shares for their own account, as agent for their customers and for accounts over which they exercise investment discretion.
+Added: In addition, the Trustee and the Custodian and their affiliates may from time to time purchase or sell platinum directly,
+Added: for their own account, as agent for their customers and for accounts over which they exercise investment discretion.
+Added: The Trustee’s
+Added: and Custodian’s fees are paid by the Sponsor and are not separate expenses of the Trust.
+Added: Concentration of Risk
+Added: The Trust’s sole business activity is the investment in platinum,
+Added: and substantially all the Trust’s assets are holdings of platinum, which creates a concentration of risk associated
+Added: with fluctuations in the price of platinum.
+Added: Several factors could affect the price of platinum, including:
+Added: (i) global platinum
+Added: supply and demand, which is influenced by factors such as production and cost levels in major platinum producing countries, recycling,
+Added: autocatalyst demand, industrial demand, jewelry demand and investment demand;
+Added: (ii) investors’ expectations with respect to
+Added: the rate of inflation;
(iii) currency exchange rates;
−Removed: (iv) interest
−Removed: (v) investment and trading activities of hedge funds and commodity funds;
−Removed: and (vi) global or regional political, economic
−Removed: or financial events and situations.
−Removed: In addition, there is no assurance that platinum will maintain its long-term value in terms
−Removed: of purchasing power in the future.
−Removed: In the event that the price of platinum declines, the Sponsor expects the value of an investment
−Removed: in the Shares to decline proportionately.
−Removed: Each of these events could have a material effect on the Trust’s financial position
−Removed: and results of operations.
−Removed: Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: (iv) interest rates;
+Added: (v) investment and trading activities of hedge funds
+Added: and commodity funds;
+Added: and (vi) global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations.
+Added: In addition, there is
+Added: no assurance that platinum will maintain its long-term value in terms of purchasing power in the future.
+Added: In the event that
+Added: the price of platinum declines, the Sponsor expects the value of an investment in the Shares to decline proportionately.
+Added: of these events could have a material effect on the Trust’s financial position and results of operations.
+Added: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Indemnification
−Removed: the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trustee (and its directors, employees and agents) and the Sponsor (and its members,
−Removed: managers, directors, officers, employees and affiliates) are indemnified by the Trust against any liability, cost or expense it
−Removed: incurs without gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or willful malfeasance on its part and without reckless disregard
−Removed: on its part of its obligations and duties under the Trust’s organizational documents.
−Removed: The Trust’s maximum exposure
−Removed: under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
−Removed: Platinum ETF Trust
+Added: Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trustee
+Added: (and its directors, employees and agents) and the Sponsor (and its members, managers, directors, officers, employees and affiliates)
+Added: are indemnified by the Trust against any liability, cost or expense it incurs without gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct
+Added: or willful malfeasance on its part and without reckless disregard on its part of its obligations and duties under the Trust’s
+Added: organizational documents.
+Added: The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims
+Added: that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
+Added: abrdn Platinum ETF Trust
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