Invesco CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 26, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 26, 2025
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Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-K
Period ended 2023-12-31; filed 2024-02-23.
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Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-02-26.
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Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Added paragraphs (1)
Current report
The Swiss franc (CHF/USD) posted a loss in 2024, largely pressured by US dollar strength. In Q1 and Q2, the Fed’s higher-for-longer rhetoric kept the greenback supported, serving as the primary headwind. However, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) was also the first major central bank to start cutting its interest rates in March; lower interest rates reduce the appeal of the country’s currency. The pair did gain in Q3, bringing performance back to flat; the Fed and many other global central banks also began their easing cycle, and geopolitical tensions and US economic and equity market turmoil offered safe haven demand. However, Trump-driven USD gains in the fourth quarter, caused the pair to depreciate significantly. Many of Trump’s campaigned policies were expected to raise inflation risk, potentially leading to higher rates in 2025. In addition, tariffs generally weigh on foreign currencies, further boosting the USD.
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The Swiss Franc (CHF/USD) fell in the first three quarters of 2022 as the dollar rallied aggressively supported by expectations for aggressive U.S. Federal Reserve System (the “Fed”) tightening and growing haven demand amid rising recession probabilities. The currency pair was further weighed down by the Swiss National Bank’s lagged rate hike plans, given they only meet once a quarter vs the Fed’s bimonthly (every two months) meeting, and the uncertainty over Europe’s macroeconomic outlook as geopolitical turbulence over Ukraine persisted. However, prices did rebound quite significantly in the fourth quarter as the dollar weakened on expectations for a dovish pivot in Fed policies.
Reworded paragraphs (4)
Previous wording
The Trust does not have any material cash requirements as of the end of the latest fiscal period. The Sponsor is not aware of any known trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in, or are reasonably likely to result in, material changes to the Trust’s liquidity and capital resources needs. The Trust’s Depository, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch, maintains two deposit accounts for the Trust, a primary deposit account that may earn interest and a secondary deposit account that does not earn interest. Interest on the primary deposit account, if any, accrues daily and is paid monthly. The interest rate in effect as of December 31, 2023 was an annual nominal rate of 0.50%. The following chart provides the daily rate paid by the Depository since December 31, 2018:
Current wording
The Trust does not have any material cash requirements as of the end of the latest fiscal period. The Sponsor is not aware of any known trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in, or are reasonably likely to result in, material changes to the Trust’s liquidity and capital resources needs. The Trust’s Depository, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch, maintains two deposit accounts for the Trust, a primary deposit account that may earn interest and a secondary deposit account that does not earn interest. Interest on the primary deposit account, if any, accrues daily and is paid monthly. The interest rate in effect as of December 31, 2024 was an annual nominal rate of 0.00%. The following chart provides the daily rate paid by the Depository since December 31, 2019:
Previous wording
In exchange for a fee, the Sponsor bears most of the expenses incurred by the Trust. As a result, the only ordinary expense of the Trust during the period covered by this report was the Sponsor’s fee. Each month the Depository deposits into the secondary deposit account accrued but unpaid interest, if any, and the Trustee withdraws Swiss Francs from the secondary deposit account to pay the accrued Sponsor’s fee for the previous month plus other Trust expenses (including, without limitation, expenses resulting from negative interest rates), if any. When the interest deposited, if any, exceeds the sum of the Sponsor’s fee for the prior month plus other Trust expenses, if any, the Trustee converts the excess into USD at the prevailing market rate and distributes the USD as promptly as practicable to Shareholders on a pro-rata basis (in accordance with the number of Shares that they own).
Current wording
In exchange for a fee, the Sponsor bears most of the expenses incurred by the Trust. As a result, the only ordinary expense of the Trust during the period covered by this report was the Sponsor’s fee. Each month the Depository deposits into the secondary deposit account accrued but unpaid interest, if any, and the Trustee withdraws Swiss Francs from the secondary deposit account to pay the accrued Sponsor’s fee for the previous month plus other Trust expenses (including, without limitation, expenses resulting from negative interest rates), if any. When the interest deposited, if any, exceeds the sum of the Sponsor’s fee for the prior month plus other Trust expenses, if any, the Trustee converts the excess into USD at the prevailing market rate and distributes the USD as promptly as practicable to Shareholders on a pro-rata basis (in accordance with the number of Shares that they own). The Trust did not make any distributions during the quarter ended December 31, 2024.
Previous wording
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Trust's net comprehensive income (loss) was, in part, impacted by market volatility resulting from the US banking sector turmoil, ambiguity around the Federal Reserve's tightening cycle, and rising geopolitical concerns from the conflict in the Middle East, for 2023, and uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19, as well as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, for 2022, which are considered to be unusual or infrequent events. Although the full and direct impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the US banking sector turmoil, and the Israel-Gaza conflict on the Trust's net comprehensive income (loss) during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 cannot be known, it is believed that they have each independently impacted the Closing Spot Rate, the interest rate paid by the Depository, and the global economy and markets generally, including the number of Shares created and redeemed by the Trust.
Current wording
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Trust's net comprehensive income (loss) was, in part, impacted by market volatility resulting from expectations around the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) easing and heightened geopolitical concerns for 2024, and the US banking sector turmoil for 2023 which are considered to be unusual or infrequent events. Although the full and direct impact of Fed easing expectations, rising geopolitical tensions, and the US banking sector turmoil on the Trust's net comprehensive income (loss) during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 cannot be known, it is believed that they have each independently impacted the Closing Spot Rate, the interest rate paid by the Depository, and the global economy and markets generally, including the number of Shares created and redeemed by the Trust.
Previous wording
Additionally, the interest rate paid by the Depository has generally trended upward over the past year from zero to the current interest rate of 0.50%, as set forth in the FXF Rate Chart above. As long as the Sponsor’s fee and the interest expense on currency deposits, if any, exceed interest income, the Trust will incur a net comprehensive loss.
Current wording
Additionally, the interest rate paid by the Depository has generally trended downward over the past year to the current interest rate of 0.00%, as set forth in the FXF Rate Chart above. As long as the interest income, if any, exceeds the Sponsor's fee and the interest expense on currency deposits, the Trust will incur a net comprehensive income.