TABLE-Holdings of SPDR Gold unchanged, iShares Silver drop

Oct 1 (Reuters) - Holdings of the largest gold-backed exchange-traded-fund (ETF), New York’s SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) , remained unchanged on Monday from Friday, while the largest silver-backed ETF, New York’s iShares Silver Trust (SLV) , fell 0.29% during the same period. Exchange-traded funds, the most widely recognized type of ETP, back each security issued with physical stocks of a given commodity, creating a product they say is free from counterparty risk.

Name New Holdings Date Prev Holdings Prev Abs Change % chg YTD Abs

GOLD (OZ) (OZ) (OZ) Change (OZ)

SPDR Gold Trust (HLDSPDRGT=XAU) 28,033,879.1 Sep 30 28,033,879.1 Sep 27 0.0 0.00% -1,469,161.1

COMEX Gold Trust (HLDCMXGOT=XAU) 11,907,407.2 Sep 30 11,939,519.9 Sep 27 -32,112.7 -0.27% -2,522,370.7

ETF Securities gold (ex-US) (HLDETFXUS=XAU) 9,293,742.4 Nov 30 9,293,742.4 Nov 30 – – -300,230.4

ZKB Physical Gold (HLDZKBPYG=XAU) 5,174,056.8 Sep 27 5,174,694.8 Sep 20 -638.0 -0.01% 116,802.8

Sprott Physical Gold Trust (HLDSPROPY=XAU) 3,268,726.0 Sep 30 3,268,726.0 Sep 27 0.0 0.00% 118,571.0

ETFS Physical Swiss Gold (HLDETFSCH=XAU) 844,902.3 Jan 06 844,902.3 Jan 06 – – 57,520.6

ABSA - NewGold ETF (HLDNEWGOT=XAU) 566,462.2 Sep 30 566,476.1 Sep 27 -13.9 0.00% 43,630.4

Total 59,089,175.9 59,121,940.6 -32,764.7 -0.06% -3,955,237.4

SILVER

iShares Silver Trust (HLDISHAST=XAG) 469,198,430.8 Sep 30 470,566,685.8 Sep 27 -1,368,255.0 -0.29% 1,737,152.0

Sprott Physical Silver (HLDSPROPY=XAG) 178,409,641.0 Sep 30 178,409,641.0 Sep 27 0.0 0.00% 7,879,592.0

ETF Securities silver ex-US (HLDETFXUS=XAG) 100,389,761.6 Nov 30 100,389,761.6 Nov 30 – – 27,135,104.7

ZKB Physical Silver (HLDZKBPYS=XAG) 90,049,179.6 Sep 27 89,927,328.2 Sep 20 121,851.3 0.14% -6,068,158.0

ETFS Physical Silver Shares (HLDETFSSF=XAG) 6,111,152.0 Mar 20 6,111,152.0 Mar 20 – – -17,105,014.8

Total 844,158,165.0 845,404,568.6 -1,246,403.7 -0.15% 13,578,675.9

PLATINUM

ETFS Physical Platinum Shares (HLDETFSPY=XPT) 738,343.9 Mar 20 738,343.9 Mar 20 – – -10,582.1

ABSA - NewPlat ETF  (HLDNEWPLT=XPT) 393,440.1 Sep 30 393,451.2 Sep 27 -11.1 0.00% 40,953.5

ETF Securities platinum ex-US (HLDETFXUS=XPT) 617,330.8 Nov 30 617,330.8 Nov 30 – – 32,609.5

ZKB Physical Platinum (HLDZKBPYP=XPT) 4,63,020.8 Sep 27 463,020.8 Sep 20 0.0 0.00% -10,429.3

Total 2,212,135.6 2,212,146.7 -11.1 0.00% 52,551.6

PALLADIUM

InvestPalladium ETF (HLDSTNDRDB=XPD) # 2,992.2 Sep 30 2,987.4 Sep 27 4.7 0.16% -1,591.0

ETFS Physical Palladium Shares (HLDETFSPY=XPD) 23,425.8 Mar 20 23,425.8 Mar 20 – – -134,305.6

ETF Securities palladium ex-US 111,915.0 Nov 30 111,915.0 Nov 30 – – -959.5

ZKB Physical Palladium (HLDZKBPYP=XPD) 90,411.0 Sep 27 90,411.0 Sep 20 0.0 0.00% 25,169.9

ABSA - NewPalladium ETF (HLDNEWPLD=XPD) 7,923.8 Sep 30 7,924.1 Sep 27 -0.2 0.00% -1,981.2

Total 236,667.8 236,663.3 4.5 0.00% -113,667.4 The figures above are those reported to Reuters by the organizations involved by telephone or email on the date shown, or those that are publicly available on their websites. ZKB physical gold, silver, platinum and palladium funds are fully backed by physical precious metal and investors are entitled to physical delivery of them. * Shareholders in the GAM Gold fund can elect to hold “A class” shares, which are fully backed by physical gold. Investors in that class are entitled to physical delivery of the precious metal. Investors may also elect to hold “AX” class shares, which are fully backed by physical gold. Investors in that class are not entitled to physical delivery of the precious metal. Absa Capital’s NewPalladium Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) was listed on March 27, 2014 and is fully backed with South African palladium. # Standard Bank’s AfricaPalladium ETF, South Africa’s first listed palladium exchange traded fund, debuted on March 24, 2014. )) (Bengaluru Commodities desk)