美國
證券交易委員會
華盛頓特區20549
表格
截至2024年6月30日季度結束
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到 至
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請指明2024年9月30日止的未贖回資本股份數量:
景順貨幣股票® currencyshares澳大利亞元信托
2024年9月30日結束的季度
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第一部分 – 財務資訊AL資訊
第一項。財務報表。財務報表。
Invesco CurrencyShares® currencyshares澳大利亞元信託
財務狀況聲明財務狀況
2024年9月30日和2023年12月31日
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資產 |
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澳幣存款,帶息 |
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總資產 |
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總負債 |
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可贖回普通股和股東權益 |
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可贖回普通股,按贖回價值, , |
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總負債、可贖回資本股和股東權益 |
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請參閱附註未經審核的基本報表,該附註是基本報表的重要組成部分。
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Invesco CurrencyShares® currencyshares澳大利亞元信托
全面收益表綜合收益表
截至2024年和2023年9月30日的三個月和九個月
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利息收入 |
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全面收益(虧損)淨額 |
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每股基本及稀釋盈利(虧損) |
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平均權平均未償還股 |
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請參閱附註未經審核的基本報表,該附註是基本報表的重要組成部分。
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Invesco CurrencyShares® currencyshares澳大利亞元信托
股東權益和可贖回資本股變動表
截至2024年9月30日和2023年三個月結束時的數據
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存款账户协议的描述 |
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可贖回股份的調整至贖回價值 |
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2024年9月30日結餘 |
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Retained Earnings |
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Total Shareholders' Equity |
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Balance at June 30, 2023 |
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Redemption of Shares |
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Adjustment of Redeemable Capital Shares to Redemption Value |
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See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
3
Invesco CurrencyShares® Australian Dollar Trust
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Redeemable Capital Shares
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023
(Unaudited)
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可贖回股票的調整 |
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可贖回股票的調整至贖回價值 |
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請參閱附註未經審核的基本報表,該附註是基本報表的重要組成部分。
4
Invesco CurrencyShares® currencyshares澳大利亞元信托
基本報表
截至2024年9月30日和2023年九個月結束時
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綜合收益(淨額) |
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調整以調解淨綜合 |
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請參閱附註未經審核的基本報表,該附註是基本報表的重要組成部分。
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Invesco CurrencyShares® currencyshares澳大利亞元信托
未經審核財務注意事項所有聲明
2024年9月30日
註1 – 背景
於2017年9月28日,古根海姆資本有限責任公司(古根海姆)和invesco ltd.簽訂了交易協議(“交易協議”),根據協議,古根海姆同意將古根海姆專業產品有限責任公司(“贊助方”)的所有會員權益轉讓給invesco ltd.資本管理有限責任公司(“invesco資本管理”)。
該交易協議於2018年4月6日完成(“交割日”),交割後不久,invesco資本管理將贊助方的名稱更改為invesco專業產品有限責任公司。
附註2 - 組織
景順CurrencyShares歐元信託(NYSE Arca:FXE),由景順專業產品贊助,是首個僅限特定外匯的交易所交易產品。除了景順CurrencyShares歐元信託和本信託外,景順專業產品贊助了另外四種僅限特定外匯交易所交易產品,如下:景順CurrencyShares澳大利亞元信託(NYSE Arca: FXA);景順CurrencyShares加拿大元信託(NYSE Arca: FXC);景順CurrencyShares日元信託(NYSE Arca: FXY)和景順CurrencyShares瑞士法郎信託(NYSE Arca: FXF)。® currencyshares澳大利亞元信託(以下簡稱“信託”)成立於2006年6月8日,根據紐約州法律註冊成立
信託的投資目標是使信託股份(以下簡稱“股份”)反映澳大利亞元在美元(“USD”)中的價格及應計利息(如有),減去信託的費用和負債。這些股份旨在為投資者提供一個簡單且具有成本效益的方式,使其可獲得類似持有澳大利亞元所帶來的投資利益。信託的資產主要由隨時可以存入的澳大利亞元組成
此季度報告(以下簡稱“報告”)涵蓋了2024年和2023年9月30日結束的三個和九個月。隨附的未經審計的財務報表是根據美國通用會計準則(“U.S. GAAP”)編制的,用於中期財務信息,並遵循10-Q表的說明以及美國證券交易委員會(“SEC”)的規則和法規。在管理層看來,已經進行了為了對中期期間的財務報表進行公正陳述而認為必要的所有實質調整,僅包括常規調整。中期期間的結果不一定代表全年期間的結果。這些財務報表及其附注應與信託基金的財務報表一起閱讀,後者已包含在截至2023年12月31日的年度報告10-k中,並在2024年2月23日提交給SEC。.
備註3-重要會計政策摘要
Trust的基本報表已按照美國通用會計原則(U.S. GAAP)編制。
依據美國通用會計原則(U.S. GAAP)的要求,編制符合該準則的基本報表需要管理層作出影響基本報表日期資產和負債金額以及報表期間收入和費用金額的估計和假設。實際結果可能與這些估計有顯著差異。此外,Trust在基本報表發布日期前的期末日期和基本報表發布日期之間,監測可能發生或已知的重大事項或交易。
為了淨資產淨值(NAV)計算目的,澳幣存款(現金)以收盤即期匯率換算,該匯率即由紐交所子公司NYSE Arca, Inc.(“紐交所Arca”)在每天正規交易時段開放時,在每天的倫敦時間下午4點,根據The Wm公司公布的澳幣/美元美元指數來確定。
Trust將其帳簿記錄保持在澳幣中。出於財務報告目的,美元是報告貨幣。因此,Trust的財務紀錄從澳幣換算為美元。期末日的收盤即期匯率用於基本報表中的換算。期間的平均收盤即期匯率用於綜合收益表和現金流量表中的換算。可贖回股份按贖回價值調整,這些調整記入留存收益。
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Interest on the primary deposit account, if any, accrues daily as earned and is received or paid on a monthly basis. Any interest below zero for the period is reflected as interest expense on currency deposits. The Depository may change the rate at which interest accrues, including reducing the interest rate to zero or below zero, based upon changes in market conditions or based on the Depository’s liquidity needs.
To the extent that the interest earned by the Trust, if any, exceeds the sum of the Sponsor’s fee for the prior month plus other Trust expenses, if any, the Trust will distribute, as a dividend (herein referred to as dividends or distributions), the excess interest earned in Australian Dollars effective on the first business day of the subsequent month. The Trustee (as defined below) will direct that the excess Australian Dollars be converted into USD at the prevailing market rate and the Trustee will distribute the USD as promptly as practicable to Shareholders on a pro-rata basis (in accordance with the number of Shares that they own).
The table below shows distributions per Share and in total for the periods presented:
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2023 |
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2023 |
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$ |
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$ |
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Distributions paid |
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$ |
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$ |
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An income distribution for the month ended September 30, 2024 was paid on
The Sponsor is responsible for all routine operational, administrative and other ordinary expenses of the Trust, including, but not limited to, the Trustee’s monthly fee, NYSE Arca listing fees, SEC registration fees, typical maintenance and transaction fees of the Depository, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and expenses, up to $
In certain cases, the Trust will pay for some expenses in addition to the Sponsor’s fee. These exceptions include expenses not assumed by the Sponsor (i.e., expenses other than those identified in the preceding paragraph), expenses resulting from negative interest rates, taxes and governmental charges, expenses and costs of any extraordinary services performed by the Trustee or the Sponsor on behalf of the Trust or action taken by the Trustee or the Sponsor to protect the Trust or the interests of Shareholders, indemnification of the Sponsor under the Depositary Trust Agreement, audit fees and legal expenses in excess of $
The Trust is treated as a “grantor trust” for federal income tax purposes and, therefore,
Shareholders generally will be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as if they directly owned a pro-rata share of the assets held in the Trust. Shareholders also will be treated as if they directly received their respective pro-rata portion of the Trust’s income, if any, and as if they directly incurred their respective pro-rata portion of the Trust’s expenses. The acquisition of Shares by a U.S. Shareholder as part of a creation of a Basket will not be a taxable event to the Shareholder.
The Sponsor’s fee accrues daily and is payable monthly. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, an accrual-basis U.S. Shareholder generally will be required to take into account as an expense its allocable portion of the USD-equivalent of the amount of the Sponsor’s fee that is accrued on each day, with such USD-equivalent being determined by the currency exchange rate that is in effect on the respective day. To the extent that the currency exchange rate on the date of payment of the accrued amount of the Sponsor’s fee differs from the currency exchange rate in effect on the day of accrual, the U.S. Shareholder will recognize a currency gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The Trust does not expect to generate taxable income except for interest income (if any) and gain (if any) upon the sale of Australian Dollars. A non-U.S. Shareholder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to gain recognized upon the sale or other disposition of Shares, or upon the sale of Australian Dollars by the Trust, unless: (1) the non-U.S. Shareholder is an individual and is present in the United States for
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A non-U.S. Shareholder’s portion of any interest income earned by the Trust generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless the Shares owned by such non-U.S. Shareholder are effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. Shareholder of a trade or business in the United States.
Note 4 – Australian Dollar Deposits
Australian Dollar principal deposits are held in an Australian Dollar-denominated, interest-bearing demand account. The interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2024 was an annual nominal rate of
Net interest, if any, associated with creation and redemption activity is held in an Australian Dollar-denominated non-interest-bearing account, and any balance is distributed in full as part of the monthly income distributions, if any.
Note 5 – Concentration Risk
All of the Trust’s assets are Australian Dollars, which creates a concentration risk associated with fluctuations in the price of the Australian Dollar. Accordingly, a decline in the Australian Dollar to USD exchange rate will have an adverse effect on the value of the Shares. Factors that may have the effect of causing a decline in the price of the Australian Dollar include national debt levels and trade deficits, domestic and foreign inflation rates, domestic and foreign interest rates, investment and trading activities of institutions and global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations. Substantial sales of Australian Dollars by the official sector (central banks, other governmental agencies and related institutions that buy, sell and hold Australian Dollars as part of their reserve assets) could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.
All of the Trust’s Australian Dollars are held by the Depository. Accordingly, a risk associated with the concentration of the Trust’s assets in accounts held by a single financial institution exists and increases the potential for loss by the Trust and the Trust’s beneficiaries in the event that the Depository becomes insolvent.
Note 6 – Service Providers and Related Party Agreements
The Trustee
The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Trustee”), a banking corporation with trust powers organized under the laws of the State of New York, serves as the Trustee. The Trustee is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Trust, including keeping the Trust’s operational records.
The Sponsor
The Sponsor of the Trust generally oversees the performance of the Trustee and the Trust’s principal service providers. The Sponsor is Invesco Specialized Products, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a related party of the Trust. The Trust pays the Sponsor a Sponsor’s fee, which accrues daily at an annual nominal rate of
Note 7 – Share Purchases and Redemptions
Shares are issued and redeemed continuously in Baskets in exchange for Australian Dollars. Individual investors cannot purchase or redeem Shares in direct transactions with the Trust. Only Authorized Participants (as defined below) may place orders to create and redeem Baskets. An Authorized Participant is a Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) participant that is a registered broker-dealer or other institution eligible to settle securities transactions through the book-entry facilities of the DTC and which has entered into a contractual arrangement with the Trust and the Sponsor governing, among other matters, the creation and redemption process. Authorized Participants may redeem their Shares at any time in Baskets.
Due to expected continuing creations and redemptions of Baskets and the
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The Trustee calculates the Trust’s NAV each business day. To calculate the NAV, the Trustee subtracts the Sponsor’s accrued fee through the previous day from the Australian Dollars held by the Trust (including all unpaid interest, if any, accrued through the preceding day) and calculates the value of the Australian Dollars in USD based upon the Closing Spot Rate. If, on a particular evaluation day, the Closing Spot Rate has not been determined and announced by 6:00 PM (London time), then the most recent Closing Spot Rate will be used to determine the NAV of the Trust unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate to use as the basis for the valuation. If the Trustee and the Sponsor determine that the most recent Closing Spot Rate is not an appropriate basis for valuation of the Trust’s Australian Dollars, they will determine an alternative basis for the valuation. The Trustee also determines the NAV per Share, which equals the NAV of the Trust, divided by the number of outstanding Shares. Shares deliverable under a purchase order are considered outstanding for purposes of determining NAV per Share; Shares deliverable under a redemption order are not considered outstanding for this purpose.
Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies
The Trust’s organizational documents provide for the Trust to indemnify the Sponsor and any affiliate of the Sponsor that provides services to the Trust to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, subject to certain exceptions for disqualifying conduct by the Sponsor or such an affiliate. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred. Further, the Trust has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Accordingly, the Sponsor expects the risk of loss to be remote.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “outlook” and “estimate” and other similar words. Forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Various factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. These factors include fluctuations in the price of the Australian Dollar, as the value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the Australian Dollars held by the Trust and price fluctuations could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. Readers are urged to review the “Risk Factors” section contained in the Trust’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K for a description of other risks and uncertainties that may affect an investment in the Shares.
Neither Invesco Specialized Products, LLC (the “Sponsor”) nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of forward-looking statements contained in this report. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this report, and will not be revised or updated to reflect actual results or changes in the Sponsor’s expectations or predictions.
Overview/Introduction
The Invesco CurrencyShares® Australian Dollar Trust (the “Trust”) is a grantor trust that was formed on June 8, 2006. The Shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “FXA” on June 26, 2006. The primary listing of the Shares was transferred to NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca”) on October 30, 2007. The Trust issues shares (the “Shares”) in blocks of 50,000 (a “Basket”) in exchange for deposits of Australian Dollars and distributes Australian Dollars in connection with the redemption of Baskets.
The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the price in USD of the Australian Dollar plus accrued interest, if any, less the expenses of the Trust’s operations. The Shares are intended to offer investors an opportunity to participate in the market for the Australian Dollar through an investment in securities. The Shares are intended to provide institutional and retail investors with a simple, cost-effective means of gaining investment benefits similar to those of holding the Australian Dollar. The Shares are bought and sold on NYSE Arca like any other exchange-listed security. The Shares are backed by the assets of the Trust, which does not hold or use derivative products. The Trust is a passive investment vehicle and does not have any officers, directors or employees. The Trust does not engage in any activities designed to obtain profit from, or ameliorate losses caused by, changes in the price of the Australian Dollar. Investing in the Shares does not insulate the investor from certain risks, including price volatility. The value of the holdings of the Trust is reported on the Trust’s website, www.invesco.com/etfs, each business day.
Definition of Net Asset Value
The Trustee calculates, and the Sponsor publishes, the Trust’s Net Asset Value (“NAV”) each business day. To calculate the NAV, the Trustee adds to the amount of Australian Dollars in the Trust at the end of the preceding day accrued but unpaid interest, if any, Australian Dollars receivable under pending purchase orders and the value of other Trust assets, and subtracts the accrued but unpaid Sponsor’s fee, Australian Dollars payable under pending redemption orders and other Trust expenses and liabilities, if any. The NAV is expressed in USD based on the Australian Dollar/USD exchange rate as determined by The WM Company at 4:00 PM (London time / London fixing) (the “Closing Spot Rate”) on each day that NYSE Arca is open for regular trading. If, on a particular evaluation day, the Closing Spot Rate has not been determined and announced by 6:00 PM (London time), then the most recent Closing Spot Rate is used to determine the NAV of the Trust unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate to use as the basis for the valuation.
The Trustee also determines the NAV per Share, which equals the NAV of the Trust divided by the number of outstanding Shares. The NAV of the Trust and the NAV per Share are published by the Sponsor on each day that NYSE Arca is open for regular trading and are posted on the Trust’s website, www.invesco.com/etfs.
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Movements in the Price of the Australian Dollar
The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the price in USD of the Australian Dollar plus accrued interest, if any, less the expenses of the Trust’s operations. The Shares are intended to provide institutional and retail investors with a simple, cost-effective means of gaining investment benefits similar to those of holding Australian Dollars. Each outstanding Share represents a proportional interest in the Australian Dollars held by the Trust. The following chart provides recent trends on the price of the Australian Dollar. The chart illustrates movements in the price of the Australian Dollar in USD and is based on the Closing Spot Rate:
NAV per Share; Valuation of the Australian Dollar
The following chart illustrates the movement in the price of the Shares based on (1) NAV per Share, (2) the “bid” and “ask” midpoint offered on NYSE Arca and (3) the Closing Spot Rate, expressed as a multiple of 100 Australian Dollars:
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Trust does not have any material cash requirements as of the end of the latest fiscal period. The Sponsor is not aware of any known trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in, or are reasonably likely to result in, material changes to the Trust’s liquidity and capital resources needs. The Trust’s Depository, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch, maintains two deposit accounts for the Trust, a primary deposit account that may earn interest and a secondary deposit account that does not earn interest. Interest on the primary deposit account, if any, accrues daily and is paid monthly. The interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2024 was an annual nominal rate of 1.92%. The following chart provides the daily rate paid by the Depository since September 30, 2019:
In exchange for a fee, the Sponsor bears 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. Each month the Depository deposits into the secondary deposit account accrued but unpaid interest, if any, and the Trustee withdraws Australian Dollars from the secondary deposit account to pay the accrued Sponsor’s fee for the previous month plus other Trust expenses (including, without limitation, expenses resulting from negative interest rates), if any. When the interest deposited, if any, exceeds the sum of the Sponsor’s fee for the prior month plus other Trust expenses, if any, the Trustee converts the excess into USD at the prevailing market rate and distributes the USD as promptly as practicable to Shareholders on a pro-rata basis (in accordance with the number of Shares that they own). Distributions paid during the current reporting period follow (annualized yield reflects the estimated annual yield an investor would receive if a monthly distribution stayed the same for the entire year going forward, and is calculated by annualizing the monthly distribution and dividing
by the Trust NAV for the dates listed below):
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7/1/2024 |
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$ |
0.08387 |
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66.18 |
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0.13% |
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1.54% |
8/1/2024 |
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$ |
0.08497 |
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$ |
64.72 |
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0.13% |
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1.55% |
9/3/2024 |
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$ |
0.08792 |
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$ |
67.24 |
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0.13% |
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1.54% |
Critical Accounting Estimates
The financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. 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. In addition, please refer to Note 3 to the financial statements of the Trust for further discussion of the Trust’s accounting policies and Item 7 – Management’s Discussions and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Estimates on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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Results of Operations
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Trust’s net comprehensive income (loss) was, in part, impacted by market volatility resulting from expectations around the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) easing and heightened geopolitical concerns for 2024, and the US banking sector turmoil for 2023 which are considered to be unusual or infrequent events. Although the full and direct impact of Fed easing expectations, rising geopolitical tensions, and the US banking sector turmoil on the Trust’s net comprehensive income (loss) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 cannot be known, it is believed that they have each independently impacted the Closing Spot Rate, the interest rate paid by the Depository, and the global economy and markets generally, including the number of Shares created and redeemed by the Trust.
The Australian dollar (AUD/USD) experienced positive performance in the third quarter of 2024, mostly gaining on US dollar weakness. The Federal Reserve (Fed) finally kicked off its easing cycle while the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept rates steady as it still battled with a tight labor market and sticky inflation. However, the downturn in commodities and the overhang from the Chinese economic lull have been persisting headwinds for the Aussie, since China is their largest export partner. The significant risk off move at the end of July also dealt a heavy blow to the riskier currency, with investors instead turning to safe haven currencies like the Swiss franc.
The Australian dollar (AUD/USD) ended the third quarter of 2023 lower, pressured by renewed US dollar strength. Like the Fed, which has stuck to its higher-for-longer rhetoric, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept its rates steady, leaving open the possibility of further inflation fighting hikes if needed. Additionally, commodities are a big driver of the Aussie and have been able to limit some of the downside this quarter, especially in September when energy commodities experienced a significant rebound following Saudi and Russian supply cuts. In other news, China is Australia’s biggest trading partner, and its subdued recovery could have added to the downward pressure earlier in the quarter.
The Australian dollar (AUD/USD) ended the first three quarters of 2024 positive. In the first quarter, US dollar moves drove the bulk of the price action, though escalated geopolitical tensions also pressured investors’ risk appetite; the Aussie is considered a risky currency. The Fed’s higher-for-longer rhetoric and stickier-than-expected US inflation pushed out expectations for US rate cuts, providing support for the US dollar. However, the pair did rebound significantly in the second and third quarter – strong domestic retail sales in the second quarter raised bets that the RBA could hike rates while many global central banks had already kicked off their easing cycles. In the third quarter, the pair gained on US dollar weakness as the Fed began cutting rates, though the persisting downtrend in commodities and China pessimism capped the upside for the Aussie.
The Australian dollar (AUD/USD) posted slight positive performance in the first three quarters of 2023, gaining in the first quarter and second quarter but falling in the third quarter on renewed US dollar strength. In the first quarter, despite its strong January rally as Australian inflation surged to a 33-year high, raising prospects for more aggressive rate hikes from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), and the US dollar weakened, the AUD flipped into losses through the rest of the quarter on the plunge in commodities. Broad commodities have continued to trend lower through the second quarter, pressured by macro concerns and China’s disappointing recovery, while the USD has remained somewhat supported as the market awaited more clarity on the Fed’s rate hike path forward, both generally bearish for the AUD. While commodities prices finally started to rebound in the third quarter, renewed dollar strength stole the show, pushing the AUD lower.
Additionally, the interest rate paid by the Depository has generally trended upward over the past year, to the current interest rate of 1.92%, as set forth in the FXA Rate Chart above. As long as the interest income, if any, exceed the Sponsor's fee and the interest expense on currency deposits, the Trust will incur a net comprehensive income.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Except as described above with respect to fluctuations in the Australian Dollar/USD exchange rate and changes in the nominal annual interest rate paid by the Depository on Australian Dollars held by the Trust, the Trust is not subject to market risk. The Trust does not hold securities and does not invest in derivative instruments.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of the management of the Sponsor, including Brian Hartigan, its Principal Executive Officer, and Kelli Gallegos, its Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Investment Pools, the Trust carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, and, based upon that evaluation, Brian Hartigan, the Principal Executive Officer of the Sponsor, and Kelli Gallegos, the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Investment Pools, of the Sponsor, concluded that the Trust's disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information the Trust is required to disclose in the reports that it files or submits with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management of the Sponsor, including its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in internal control over financial reporting (as defined in the Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the Trust’s quarter ended September 30, 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust's internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There are no material changes from risk factors as previously disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed February 23, 2024.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
(a) There have been no unregistered sales of Shares. No Shares are authorized for issuance by the Trust under equity compensation plans.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Although the Trust did not redeem Shares directly from its shareholders, the Trust redeemed Baskets from Authorized Participants during the three months ended September 30, 2024 as follows:
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July 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024 |
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150,000 |
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$ |
65.48 |
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August 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024 |
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150,000 |
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$ |
65.45 |
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September 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 |
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$ |
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Total |
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300,000 |
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$ |
65.47 |
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
During the period covered by this Quarterly Report, no director or officer of the Sponsor
Item 6. Exhibits.
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3.1 |
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4.1 |
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10.3 |
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31.1 |
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32.1 |
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32.2 |
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Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
101.SCH |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents. |
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The cover page of the Trust’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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its Sponsor |
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Dated: November 6, 2024 |
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/s/ BRIAN HARTIGAN |
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Brian Hartigan |
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Principal Executive Officer |
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Dated: November 6, 2024 |
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/s/ KELLI GALLEGOS |
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Kelli Gallegos |
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Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, Investment Pools |
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