SPDR GOLD TRUST
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 5, 2025.
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Dec 31, 2024 · Filed Feb 5, 2025
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-06-30; filed 2024-08-06.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-02-05.
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Item 2. 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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Previous wording
Inspectorate International Limited (“Inspectorate”) conducts two counts each year of the gold bullion held on behalf of the Trust at the vaults of the Custodians. A complete bar count is conducted once per year and coincides with the Trust’s financial year end at September 30 th. On October 2, 2023, Inspectorate concluded the annual full count of the Trust’s gold bullion held by HSBC at its London vault and JPMorgan at its London and New York vaults. The second count is a random sample count and is conducted at a date which falls within the same financial year and was conducted most recently at JPMorgan's London vault on March 19, 2024, JPMorgan's New York vault on April 4, 2024, and at HSBC's London vault on April 2, 2024. The results can be found onwww.spdrgoldshares.com. The Sponsor generally visits the vaults of the Custodians twice a year as part of its due diligence procedures.
Current wording
Bureau Veritas Commodities UK Ltd. (formerly Inspectorate International Limited) (“Bureau Veritas”) conducts two counts each year of the gold bullion held on behalf of the Trust at the vaults of the Custodians. A complete bar count is conducted once per year and coincides with the Trust’s financial year end at September 30 th. Bureau Veritas concluded the annual full count of the Trust’s gold bullion held by (i) HSBC at its London vault on September 30, 2024, (ii) JPMorgan at its London vault on September 30, 2024 and (iii) JPMorgan at its New York vault on September 30, 2024. The second count is a random sample count and is conducted at a date which falls within the same financial year and was conducted most recently at JPMorgan's London vault on March 19, 2024, JPMorgan's New York vault on April 4, 2024 and HSBC's London vault on April 2, 2024. The results can be found onwww.spdrgoldshares.com. The Sponsor generally visits the vaults of the Custodians twice a year as part of its due diligence procedures.
Previous wording
In the three months ended June 30, 2024, an additional 17,800,000 Shares (178 Baskets) were created in exchange for 1,647,304.7 ounces of gold, 17,900,000 Shares (179 Baskets) were redeemed in exchange for 1,656,500.9 ounces of gold, and 26,088.1 ounces of gold were sold to pay expenses.
Current wording
In the three months ended December 31, 2024, an additional 29,600,000 Shares (296 Baskets) were created in exchange for 2,733,613.7 ounces of gold, 29,100,000 Shares (291 Baskets) were redeemed in exchange for 2,687,263.0 ounces of gold, and 27,998.2 ounces of gold were sold to pay expenses. For accounting purposes, GLD reflects creations and redemptions on the date of receipt of a notification of a creation but does not issue Shares until the requisite amount of gold is received. Upon a redemption, GLD delivers gold upon receipt of Shares. These creations and redemptions were completed in the normal course of business.
Previous wording
At June 30, 2024, the amount of gold owned by the Trust and held by the Custodians was 26,654,826.5 ounces, 100% of which is allocated gold in the form of London Good Delivery gold bars with a market value of $62,129,735,073 based on the LBMA Gold Price PM on June 30, 2024 (cost— $46,813,267,130).
Current wording
At December 31, 2024, the amount of gold owned by the Trust and held by the Custodians was 28,052,231.5 ounces, 100% of which is allocated gold in the form of London Good Delivery gold bars with a market value of $73,240,168,734 based on the LBMA Gold Price PM on December 31, 2024 (cost— $53,207,987,351).
Previous wording
At September 30, 2023, the amount of gold owned by the Trust and held by the Custodians was 28,088,297.6 ounces, 100% of which is allocated gold in the form of London Good Delivery gold bars with a market value of $52,539,160,689 based on the LBMA Gold Price PM on September 30, 2023 (cost— $47,094,462,787).
Current wording
At September 30, 2024, the amount of gold owned by the Trust and held by the Custodians was 28,033,879.1 ounces, 100% of which is allocated gold in the form of London Good Delivery gold bars with a market value of $73,727,700,368 based on the LBMA Gold Price PM on September 30, 2024 (cost— $50,991,703,359).