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Aberdeen Standard Silver ETF Trust – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/20

On:  Friday, 8/7/20, at 3:00pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/20   ·   Accession #:  1387131-20-7198   ·   File #:  1-34412

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form  i 10-Q

or

Commission File Number:  i 001-34412

 i ABERDEEN STANDARD SILVER ETF TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

( i 844)  i 383-7289

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  i Yes  ☒   No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  i Yes  ☒   No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   ☐  Yes  ☒    i No

As of August 5, 2020, Aberdeen Standard Silver ETF Trust had  i 32,900,000 Aberdeen Standard Physical Silver Shares ETF outstanding.

ABERDEEN STANDARD SILVER ETF TRUST

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2020

INDEX

ABERDEEN STANDARD SILVER ETF TRUST

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

At June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019

See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Schedules of Investments

At June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019

See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Financial Highlights (Unaudited)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

See Notes to the Financial Statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes to the financial statements included in Item 1 of Part 1 of this Form 10-Q. The discussion and analysis that follows may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These forward-looking statements may relate to the Trust’s financial condition, operations, future performance and business. These statements can be identified by the use of the words “may”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential” or similar words and phrases. These statements are based upon certain assumptions and analyses the Sponsor has made based on its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments. Neither the Trust nor the Sponsor is under a duty to update any of the forward-looking statements, to conform such statements to actual results or to reflect a change in management’s expectations or predictions.

Introduction

The Trust is a common law trust, formed under the laws of the state of New York on July 20, 2009. The Trust is not managed like a corporation or an active investment vehicle. It does not have any officers, directors, or employees and is administered by the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement. The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not required to register under such act. It does not hold or trade in commodity futures contracts, nor is it a commodity pool, or subject to regulation as a commodity pool operator or a commodity trading adviser in connection with issuing Shares.

The Trust holds silver and is expected to issue Baskets in exchange for deposits of silver and to distribute silver in connection with redemptions of Baskets. Shares issued by the Trust represent units of undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Trust. The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of silver, less the Trust’s expenses. The Sponsor believes that, for many investors, the Shares will represent a cost effective investment relative to traditional means of investing in silver.

The Trust issues and redeems Shares only with Authorized Participants in exchange for silver and only in one or more Baskets (a Basket equals a Block of 50,000 Shares). A list of current Authorized Participants is available from the Sponsor or the Trustee.

Shares of the Trust trade on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) Arca under the symbol “SIVR”.

Valuation of Silver and Computation of Net Asset Value

On each day that the NYSE Arca is open for regular trading, as promptly as practicable after 4:00 p.m. New York time on such day (the “Evaluation Time”), the Trustee evaluates the silver held by the Trust and determine both the ANAV and the NAV of the Trust.

At the Evaluation Time, the Trustee values the Trust’s silver on the basis of that day’s LBMA Silver Price (the daily price of an ounce of silver as set at approximately 12:00 noon London, England time by LBMA-authorized bullion banks or market makers in an electronic, over-the-counter auction conducted by the ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”) and disseminated by major market vendors, or, if no LBMA Silver Price is made on such day or has not been announced by the Evaluation Time, the next most recent LBMA Silver Price determined prior to the Evaluation Time is used, unless the Sponsor determines that such price is inappropriate as a basis for evaluation. In the event the Sponsor determines that the LBMA Silver Price or such other publicly available price as the Sponsor may deem fairly represents the commercial value of the Trust’s silver is not an appropriate basis for evaluation of the Trust’s silver, it shall identify an alternative basis for such evaluation to be employed by the Trustee.

Once the value of the silver has been determined, the Trustee subtracts all estimated accrued but unpaid fees. The resulting figure is the adjusted net asset value (the “ANAV”) of the Trust. The ANAV of the Trust is used to compute the Sponsor’s Fee.

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The Trustee then subtracts from ANAV the amount of the accrued Sponsor’s Fee computed for such day to determine the NAV of the Trust. The Trustee also determines the NAV per Share by dividing the NAV of the Trust by the number of Shares outstanding as of the close of trading on the NYSE Arca.

The Quarter Ended June 30, 2020

The NAV of the Trust is obtained by subtracting the Trust’s liabilities on any day from the value of the silver owned and receivable by the Trust on that day; the NAV per Share is obtained by dividing the NAV of the Trust on a given day by the number of Shares outstanding on that day.

The Trust’s NAV increased from $335,219,380 at March 31, 2020 to $507,681,170 at June 30, 2020, a 51.45% increase for the quarter. The increase in the Trust’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in the price per ounce of silver, which rose 28.10% from $13.93 at March 31, 2020 to $17.85 at June 30, 2020 and an increase in outstanding Shares, which rose from 24,850,000 Shares at March 31, 2020 to 29,400,000 Shares at June 30, 2020, as a result of 4,600,000 Shares (92 Baskets) being created and 50,000 Shares (1 Basket) being redeemed.

The NAV per Share increased 28.02% from $13.49 at March 31, 2020 to $17.27 at June 30, 2020. The Trust’s NAV per Share rose slightly less than the price per ounce of silver on a percentage basis due to the Sponsor’s Fee, net of waiver, which was $333,414 for the quarter, or 0.30% of the Trust’s ANAV on an annualized basis.

The NAV per Share of $17.68 at June 2, 2020 was the highest during the quarter, compared with a low of $13.57 at April 1, 2020.

The increase in net assets from operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 was $102,626,513, resulting from a realized loss of $42,565 on the transfer of silver to pay expenses, a realized loss of $123,884 on silver distributed for the redemption of Shares, and a change in unrealized gain on investment in silver of $103,126,376, offset by the Sponsor’s Fee, net of waiver, of $333,414. Other than the Sponsor’s Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the quarter ended June 30, 2020.

The Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

The Trust’s NAV increased from $407,463,630 at December 31, 2019 to $507,681,170 at June 30, 2020, a 24.60% increase for the period. The increase in the Trust’s NAV resulted primarily from an increase in outstanding Shares, which rose from 23,300,000 Shares at December 31, 2019 to 29,400,000 Shares at June 30, 2020, as a result of 6,250,000 Shares (125 Baskets) being created and 150,000 Shares (3 Baskets) being redeemed. The price per ounce of silver fell 1.11% from $18.05 at December 31, 2019 to $17.85 at June 30, 2020.

The NAV per Share decreased 1.26% from $17.49 at December 31, 2019 to $17.27 at June 30, 2020. The Trust’s NAV per Share fell slightly more than the price per ounce of silver on a percentage basis due to the Sponsor’s Fee, net of waiver, which was $616,898 for the period, or 0.30% of the Trust’s ANAV on an annualized basis.

The NAV per Share of $18.19 at February 24, 2020 was the highest during the period, compared with a low of $11.63 at March 19, 2020.

The increase in net assets from operations for the period ended June 30, 2020 was $9,156,752, resulting from a realized loss of $45,891 on the transfer of silver to pay expenses, a realized loss of $235,479 on silver distributed for the redemption of Shares, and a change in unrealized gain on investment in silver of $10,055,020, offset by the Sponsor’s Fee, net of waiver, of $616,898. Other than the Sponsor’s Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the period ended June 30, 2020.

ABERDEEN STANDARD SILVER ETF TRUST

Liquidity & Capital Resources

The Trust is not aware of any trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that are reasonably likely to result in material changes to its liquidity needs. In exchange for the Sponsor’s Fee, the Sponsor has agreed to assume 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.

The Trustee will, at the direction of the Sponsor or in its own discretion, sell the Trust’s silver as necessary to pay the Trust’s expenses not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor. The Trustee will not sell silver to pay the Sponsor’s Fee but will pay the Sponsor’s Fee through in-kind transfers of silver to the Sponsor. At June 30, 2020, the Trust did not have any cash balances.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Trust has no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies

The financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements relies on estimates and assumptions that impact the Trust’s financial position and results of operations. These estimates and assumptions affect the Trust’s application of accounting policies.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Trust maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Sponsor, and to the audit committee, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Sponsor, the Sponsor conducted an evaluation of the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined under Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Sponsor concluded that, as of June 30, 2020, the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There have been no changes in the Trust’s or Sponsor’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s or Sponsor’s internal control over financial reporting.

ABERDEEN STANDARD SILVER ETF TRUST

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Except for the risk factor set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

Uncertainty regarding the effects of COVID-19

The respiratory illness COVID-19 caused by a novel coronavirus has resulted in a global pandemic and major disruption to economies and markets around the world, including the United States. Financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and severe losses, and trading in many instruments has been disrupted. Liquidity for many instruments has been greatly reduced for periods of time. Some interest rates are very low and in some cases yields are negative. Some sectors of the economy and individual issuers have experienced particularly large losses. These circumstances may continue for an extended period of time, and may continue to affect adversely the value and liquidity of the Trust’s investments. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, including Shares of the Trust, are not known. Governments and central banks, including the Federal Reserve in the U.S., have taken extraordinary and unprecedented actions to support local and global economies and the financial markets. The impact of these measures, and whether they will be effective to mitigate the economic and market disruption, will not be known for some time.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Item 2(a). None.

Item 2(b). Not applicable.

Item 2(c). For the three months ended June 30, 2020:

92 Baskets were created.

1 Basket was redeemed.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned in the capacities thereunto duly authorized.

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Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘10-Q’ Filing		Date		Other Filings
Filed on:		8/7/20
		8/5/20
For Period end:		6/30/20
		6/2/20
		4/1/20
		3/31/20		10-Q
		3/19/20
		2/24/20
		12/31/19		10-K
		6/30/19		10-Q
		3/29/19		424B3,  8-K
		7/20/09
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