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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL)

abrdn Gold ETF Trust Switches Gold Custodian From JPMorgan to ICBC Standard Bank

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 product/contract Written later

Effective August 8, 2024, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. stopped serving as custodian of the abrdn Gold ETF Trust's gold, and all gold was moved to accounts held with ICBC Standard Bank Plc. The filing says no cost or expense was or will be incurred by the Trust or shareholders from terminating the former custody agreements, so the change is administrative from a shareholder standpoint.

Key points

  • Termination of allocated and unallocated account agreements with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. became effective August 8, 2024.
  • All gold held under the former custody agreements was transferred to accounts with ICBC Standard Bank Plc, the new custodian.
  • The filing states no cost or expense was or will be incurred by the Trust or holders of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF from the termination.

The filing

Companyabrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 14, 2024, 4:18 PM ET
Accession number0001999371-24-010158

Items reported: 1.02 Termination of Material Agreement

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 10:08 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 14, 2024.

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