#Gold - #ETF gold holding end of August 2017

The World @GoldCouncil published its #Gold #ETF holdings update

 

European funds have increased their AUM (asset under management) by 12% on the year, while Asian funds have lost 16% of their assets.

 

Gold-backed ETFs increase by 31.4t in August to 2,295t in global holdings

 

·        North American ETFs drove global inflows in August as investors added 27.8 tonnes ($1.3bn, 2.6% asset under management (AUM)

·        Flows in Europe were mixed with a net increase of 6.4t ($321mn, 0.78% AUM)

·        Asia funds lost 2t ($80mn, 3.0% AUM), with many of the Chinese gold-backed funds losing assets

Individual fund flows

·        In North America, SPDR® Gold Shares led inflows with +22.4t ($1.03bn, 3.2% of AUM), followed by iShares Gold Trust with +4.6t ($266mn, 3.1% of AUM).

·        European inflows were driven by Source Physical Gold +6t ($245mn, 5.5% of AUM) and ETFs Physical Gold +2.1t ($109mn, 1.87% of AUM).

Year-to-date trends

·        Global gold-backed ETFs collectively hold 2,295t and added 143.5t, equivalent to $5.3bn so far in 2017. This represents an increase of 5.5% of global AUM.

·        European funds continue to lead inflows accounting for nearly 79% of all inflows during the year.

European funds have increased their AUM by 12% on the year, while Asian funds have lost 16% of their assets.

 

 

 

#Gold All in-sustaining cost #AISC

The attached research paper "#Gold & Precious Minerals" by Scotiabank deals with AISC (all-in sustaining cost).  Generally speaking, for the senior and intermediate gold producers, a gold price of US$ 1'000 to US$ 1'100 per ounce is needed for FCF (free cash flow) breakeven.

 

From Scotiabank:

 

The industry has done well cutting costs to maintain their margins despite much lower gold prices. It's a well-known narrative that gold producers have cut spending heavily since the peaks of 2011-2012;  analysis confirms that in 2016, standardized AISC margins (%) for the group have returned to levels similar to 2012 (~25-30%) when the gold price was more than $400/oz higher. "Sustaining FCF" margins (i.e., after deducting cash taxes and interest) have rebounded even further with margins now ~18% vs. 17% in 2012. Since 2012, Nemont Mining has improved their standardized AISC position the most (from seventh to third), while Yamana Gold has slipped the most (from first to seventh).

 

 

 

#Debt & working capital in #Mining: @EY_MiningMetals: across mining sector, leverage is being brought back under control

#Miners have beeen reducing #debt levels this year as #commodities prices have increased





Gearing dropped to 34% for the top 50 miners, back to levels last seen in 2013, but still 2x that of 2011



EY - Debt in mining http://www.ey.com/gl/en/industries/mining---metals/ey-debt-in-mining





EY - Debt in mining