Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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Trading Symbol(s) Name |
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® Gold Trust |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Item 1. |
Financial Statements (Unaudited) |
(Amounts in 000’s of US$ except for share data) |
Mar-31, 2020 |
Sep-30, 2019 |
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(unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Investment in Gold, at fair value (cost $ respectively) |
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Gold Receivable |
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Total Assets |
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LIABILITIES |
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Accounts payable to Sponsor |
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Gold payable |
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Total Liabilities |
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Net Assets |
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Shares issued and outstanding (1) |
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Net asset value per Share |
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(1) | Authorized share capital is unlimited and the par value of the Shares is $ |
Ounces of gold |
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Investment in Gold |
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Net Assets |
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Total Investment |
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Liabilities in excess of other assets |
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Net Assets |
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(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except per share data) |
Three Months Ended Mar-31, 2020 |
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Six Months Ended Mar-31, 2020 |
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EXPENSES |
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Sponsor fees |
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Total expenses |
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Net investment loss |
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Net realized and change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investment in gold |
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Net realized gain/(loss) from investment in gold sold to pay expenses |
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Net realized gain/(loss) from gold distributed for the redemption of shares |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investment in gold |
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Net realized and change in unrealized gain/(loss) on investment in gold |
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Net income/(loss) |
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Net income/(loss) per share |
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Weighted average number of shares (in 000’s) |
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(Amounts in 000’s of US$) |
Three Months Ended Mar-31, 2020 |
Three Months Ended Mar-31, 2019 |
Six Months Ended Mar-31, 2020 |
Six Months Ended Mar-31, 2019 |
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INCREASE/DECREASE IN CASH FROM OPERATIONS: |
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Proceeds received from sales of gold |
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Expenses paid |
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Increase/(Decrease) in cash resulting from operations |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Value of gold received for creation of shares—net of gold receivable |
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Value of gold distributed for redemption of shares—net of gold payable |
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(Amounts in 000’s of US$) |
Three Months Ended Mar-31, 2020 |
Three Months Ended Mar-31, 2019 |
Six Months Ended Mar-31, 2020 |
Six Months Ended Mar-31, 2019 |
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RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME/(LOSS) TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net income/(loss) |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by operating activities |
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Proceeds from sales of gold to pay expenses |
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Net realized (gain)/loss from investment in gold sold to pay expenses |
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Net realized (gain)/loss from gold distributed for the redemption of shares |
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Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on investment in gold |
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Increase/(Decrease) in accounts payable to Sponsor |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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(Amounts in 000’s of US$) |
Three Months Ended Mar-31, 2020 |
Three Months Ended Mar-31, 2019 |
Six Months Ended Mar-31, 2020 |
Six Months Ended Mar-31, 2019 |
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Net Assets - Opening Balance |
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Creations |
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Redemptions |
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Net realized gain/(loss) from investment in gold sold to pay expenses |
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Net Assets - Closing Balance |
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1. |
Organization |
2. |
Significant Accounting Policies |
2.1. |
Basis of Accounting |
2.2. |
Fair Value Measurement |
(Amounts in 000’s of US$) March 31, 2020 |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
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Investment in Gold |
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Total |
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(Amounts in 000’s of US$) September 30, 2019 |
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
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Investment in Gold |
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Total |
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2.3. |
Custody of Gold |
2.4. |
Gold Receivable |
Mar-31, |
Sep-30, |
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(Amounts in 000’s of US$) |
2020 |
2019 |
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Gold receivable |
$ | $ |
2.5. |
Gold Payable |
Mar-31, |
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(Amounts in 000’s of US$) |
2020 |
2019 |
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Gold payable |
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2.6. |
Creations and Redemptions of Shares |
(All amounts are in 000’s) |
Six Months Ended Mar-31, 2020 |
Six Months Ended Mar-31, 2019 |
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Activity in Number of Shares Created and Redeemed: |
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Net Change in Number of Shares Created and Redeemed |
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(Amounts in 000’s of US$) |
Six Months Ended Mar-31, 2020 |
Six Months Ended Mar-31, 2019 |
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Activity in Value of Shares Created and Redeemed: |
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Creations |
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Redemptions |
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Net Change in Value of Shares Created and Redeemed |
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2.7. |
Income and Expense (Amounts in 000’s of US$) |
2.8. |
Income Taxes |
2.9. |
New Accounting Pronouncements |
3. |
Related Parties – Sponsor and Trustee |
4. |
Concentration of Risk |
5. |
Indemnification |
6. |
Financial Highlights |
Three Months Ended |
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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Mar-31, 2020 |
Mar-31, 2019 |
Mar-31, 2020 |
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Net Asset Value |
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Net asset value per Share, beginning of period |
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Net Realized and Change in Unrealized Gain / (Loss) |
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Net Income/(Loss) |
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Net asset value per Share, end of period |
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Market value per Share, beginning of period |
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Market value per Share, end of period |
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Ratio to average net assets |
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Net investment loss (1) |
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Gross expenses (1) |
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Total Return, at net asset value (2) |
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Total Return, at market value (2) |
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(1) | Percentages are annualized. |
(2) | Percentages are not annualized. |
7. |
Subsequent Events |
Item 2. |
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Period |
Average |
High |
Date |
Low |
Date |
End of period |
Last business day (1) |
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Three months to June 30, 2017 |
$ | 1,256.59 |
$ | 1,293.50 |
June 6, 2017 |
$ | 1,220.40 |
May 9, 2017 |
$ | 1,242.25 |
June 30, 2017 |
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Three months to September 30, 2017 |
$ | 1,277.91 |
$ | 1,346.25 |
Sep 8, 2017 |
$ | 1,211.05 |
July 11, 2017 |
$ | 1,283.10 |
Sep 29, 2017 |
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Three months to December 31, 2017 |
$ | 1,275.42 |
$ | 1,303.30 |
Oct 16, 2017 |
$ | 1,240.90 |
Dec 12, 2017 |
$ | 1,296.50 |
Dec 29, 2017 |
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Three months to March 31, 2018 |
$ | 1,329.29 |
$ | 1,354.95 |
Jan 25, 2018 |
$ | 1,307.75 |
Mar 1, 2018 |
$ | 1,323.85 |
Mar 29, 2018 |
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Three months to June 30, 2018 |
$ | 1,305.99 |
$ | 1,351.45 |
Apr 18, 2018 |
$ | 1,250.45 |
June 29, 2018 |
$ | 1,250.45 |
June 29, 2018 |
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Three months to September 30, 2018 |
$ | 1,213.19 |
$ | 1,262.05 |
July 9, 2018 |
$ | 1,178.40 |
Aug 17, 2018 |
$ | 1,187.25 |
Sep 28, 2018 |
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Three months to December 31, 2018 |
$ | 1,226.28 |
$ | 1,279.00 |
Dec 28, 2018 |
$ | 1,185.55 |
Oct 9, 2018 |
$ | 1,281.65 |
Dec 31, 2018 |
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Three months to March 31, 2019 |
$ | 1,303.79 |
$ | 1,343.75 |
Feb 20, 2019 |
$ | 1,279.55 |
Jan 21, 2019 |
$ | 1,295.40 |
Mar 29, 2019 |
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Three months to June 30, 2019 |
$ | 1,309.39 |
$ | 1,431.40 |
Jun 25, 2019 |
$ | 1,269.50 |
Apr 23, 2019 |
$ | 1,409.00 |
Jun 28, 2019 |
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Three months to September 30, 2019 |
$ | 1,472.47 |
$ | 1,546.10 |
Sep 4, 2019 |
$ | 1,388.65 |
Jul 5, 2019 |
$ | 1,485.30 |
Sep 30, 2019 |
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Three months to December 31, 2019 |
$ | 1,480.96 |
$ | 1,517.10 |
Oct 3, 2019 |
$ | 1,452.05 |
Nov 12, 2019 |
$ | 1,523.00 |
Dec 31, 2019 |
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Three months to March 31, 2020 |
$ | 1,582.80 |
$ | 1,683.65 |
Mar 6, 2020 |
$ | 1,474.25 |
Mar 19, 2020 |
$ | 1,608.95 |
Mar 31, 2020 |
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Twelve months ended March 31, 2018 |
$ | 1,285.08 |
$ | 1,354.95 |
Jan 25, 2018 |
$ | 1,211.05 |
Jul 11, 2017 |
$ | 1,323.85 |
Mar 29, 2018 |
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Twelve months ended March 31, 2019 |
$ | 1,262.09 |
$ | 1,351.45 |
Apr 18, 2018 |
$ | 1,178.40 |
Aug 17, 2018 |
$ | 1,295.40 |
Mar 29, 2019 |
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Twelve months ended March 31, 2020 |
$ | 1,463.10 |
$ | 1,683.65 |
Mar 6, 2020 |
$ | 1,269.50 |
Apr 23, 2019 |
$ | 1,608.95 |
Mar 31, 2020 |
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November 12, 2004 to March 31, 2020 |
$ | 1,138.80 |
$ | 1,895.00 |
Sep 5, 2011 |
$ | 411.10 |
Feb 8, 2005 |
$ | 1,608.95 |
Mar 31, 2020 |
(1) | The end of period gold price is the LBMA Gold Price PM on the last business day of the period. This is in accordance with the Trust Indenture and the basis used for calculating the Net Asset Value of the Trust. |
(2) | There was no LBMA Gold Price PM on the last business day of December 2019, 2018 or 2017. The LBMA Gold Price AM on the last business day of December 2019, 2018 or 2017 was $1,523.00, $1,281.65 and $1,296.50, respectively. The Net Asset Value of the Trust on December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 was calculated using the LBMA Gold Price AM, in accordance with the Trust Indenture. |
Item 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
Item 4. |
Controls and Procedures |
Item 1. |
Legal Proceedings |
Item 1A. |
Risk Factors |
Item 2. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
a) | None. |
b) | Not applicable. |
c) | As of the date of the formation of the Trust on November 12, 2004, the NAV of the Trust, which represents the value of the gold deposited in the Trust, was $13,081,500, and the NAV per Share was $43.60. Since formation and through March 31, 2020, 15,354 Baskets (1,535,400,000 Shares) have been created and 12,050 Baskets (1,205,000,000 Shares) have been redeemed. |
Period |
Total Number of Shares Redeemed |
Average Ounces of Gold Per Share |
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01/01/20 to 01/31/20 |
9,000,000 |
.09414 |
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02/01/20 to 02/29/20 |
2,000,000 |
.09410 |
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03/01/20 to 03/31/20 |
20,400,000 |
.09408 |
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Total |
31,400,000 |
.09411 |
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Item 3. |
Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
Item 4. |
Mine Safety Disclosures. |
Item 5. |
Other Information |
Item 6. |
Exhibits |
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit | |||
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31.2 |
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32.1 |
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32.2 |
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101.INS* |
XBRL Instance Document | |||
101.SCH* |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||
101.CAL* |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |||
101.LAB* |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |||
101.PRE* |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |||
101.DEF* |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |||
104.1 |
Cover Page Interactive Data File—The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document. |
* | Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections. |
WORLD GOLD TRUST SERVICES, LLC |
Sponsor of the SPDR ® Gold Trust |
(Registrant) |
/s/ Joseph R. Cavatoni |
Joseph R. Cavatoni |
Principal Executive Officer |
/s/ Laura S. Melman |
Laura S. Melman |
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) |
* | The Registrant is a trust and the persons are signing in their capacities as officers of World Gold Trust Services, LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant. |