Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending September 30, 2025 (Form 10-Q)

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 October 18, 2010. 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 Bullion (consisting of gold, silver, platinum, palladium in specified proportions) and is expected to issue Baskets in exchange for deposits of Bullion and to distribute Bullion 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 prices of physical gold, silver, platinum and palladium in the proportions held by the Trust, less the Trust's expenses. The Trust holds Bullion in a ratio such that for every 0.03 ounces of gold it holds 1.1 ounces of silver, 0.004 ounces of platinum and 0.006 ounces of palladium. The Sponsor believes that, for many investors, the Shares will represent a cost effective investment relative to traditional means of investing in Bullion.

The Trust issues and redeems Shares only with Authorized Participants in exchange for Bullion and only in aggregations of 25,000 Shares or integral multiples thereof. A list of current Authorized Participants is available from the Sponsor or the Trustee.

Shares of the Trust trade on the NYSE Arca, Inc. ("NYSE Arca") under the symbol "GLTR".

Valuation of Bullion 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 will evaluate the Bullion held by the Trust and determine both the ANAV and the NAV of the Trust.

At the Evaluation Time, the Trustee will value (1) the gold held by the Trust based on the LBMA Gold Price PM for an ounce of gold, or such day's LBMA Gold Price AM if such day's LBMA Gold Price PM is not available, (2) the silver held by the Trust based on the LBMA Silver Price for an ounce of silver, (3) the platinum held by the Trust based on the LBMA Price PM price for a troy ounce of platinum, or such day's LBMA Price AM if such day's LBMA Price PM is not available, and (4) the palladium held by the Trust based on the LBMA Price PM price for a troy ounce of palladium or such day's LBMA Price AM if such day's LBMA Price PM is not available. If the London Metal Price referenced above is not available or has not been announced by the Evaluation Time, for any Bullion metal, the next most recent London Metal Price announced for such metal determined prior to the Evaluation Time will be used, unless the Sponsor determines that such price is inappropriate as a basis for evaluation.

Once the value of gold, silver, platinum and palladium has been determined, the Trustee subtracts all estimated accrued but unpaid fees (other than the fees accruing for such day on which the valuation takes place that are computed by reference to the value of the Trust or its assets), expenses and other liabilities of the Trust from the total value of the Bullion and all other assets of the Trust (other than any amounts credited to the Trust's reserve account, if established). The resulting figure is the ANAV of the Trust. The ANAV of the Trust is used to compute the Sponsor's Fee.

All fees accruing for the day on which the valuation takes place that are computed by reference to the value of the Trust or its assets are calculated using the ANAV calculated for such day. The Trustee subtracts from the ANAV the amount of accrued fees so computed for such day and the resulting figure is the NAV of the Trust. The Trustee also determines the NAV per Share by dividing the NAV of the Trust by the number of the Shares outstanding as of the close of trading on the NYSE Arca (which includes the net number of any Shares created or redeemed on such evaluation day).

Any estimate of the accrued but unpaid fees, expenses and liabilities of the Trust for purposes of computing the NAV of the Trust and ANAV made by the Trustee in good faith shall be conclusive upon all persons interested in the Trust and no revision or correction in any computation made under the Trust Agreement will be required by reason of any difference in amounts estimated from those actually paid.

The Trustee's estimation of accrued but unpaid fees, expenses and liabilities is conclusive upon all persons interested in the Trust and no revision or correction in any computation made under the Trust Agreement will be required by reason of any difference in amounts estimated from those actually paid.

The NAV of the Trust is obtained by subtracting the Trust's liabilities on any day from the value of the Bullion 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 Quarter Ended September 30, 2025

The Trust's NAV increased from $1,435,254,157 at June 30, 2025 to $1,847,187,378 at September 30, 2025, a 28.70% increase for the quarter. The change in the Trust's NAV resulted from an increase in the price per ounce of gold, silver, platinum and palladium in the proportions held by the Trust (the "Proportionate Price"), which rose 19.18% from $150.40 at June 30, 2025 to $179.24 at September 30, 2025 and an increase in outstanding Shares, which rose from 10,425,000 Shares at June 30, 2025 to 11,275,000 Shares at September 30, 2025, as a result of 850,000 Shares (34 Baskets) being created. There were no Shares redeemed during the quarter ended September 31, 2025.

The NAV per Share increased 19.00% from $137.67 at June 30, 2025 to $163.83 at September 30, 2025. The Trust's NAV per Share rose slightly less than Proportionate Price on a percentage basis due to the Sponsor's Fee, which was $2,415,372 for the quarter, or 0.60% of the Trust's ANAV on an annualized basis.

The NAV per Share of $164.84 at September 29, 2025 was the highest during the quarter, compared with a low of $138.46 at July 31, 2025.

The increase in net assets from operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 was $282,040,957 resulting from a realized gain of $855,111 on the transfer of Bullion to pay expenses, and an increase in unrealized gain on investment in Bullion of $283,601,217, offset by the Sponsor's Fee of $2,415,371. Other than the Sponsor's Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the quarter ended September 30, 2025.

The Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025

The Trust's NAV increased from $1,039,953,142 at December 31, 2024 to $1,847,187,378 at September 30, 2025, a 77.62% increase for the period. The change in the Trust's NAV resulted from an increase in the price per ounce of gold, silver, platinum and palladium in the proportions held by the Trust (the "Proportionate Price"), which rose 50.33% from $119.23 at December 31, 2024 to $179.24 at September 30, 2025 and an increase in outstanding Shares, which rose from 9,500,000 Shares at December 31, 2024 to 11,275,000 Shares at September 30, 2025, as a result of 2,100,000 Shares (84 Baskets) being created and 325,000 Shares (13 Baskets) being redeemed for the period.

The NAV per Share increased 49.66% from $109.47 at December 31, 2024 to $163.83 at September 30, 2025. The Trust's NAV per Share rose slightly less than Proportionate Price on a percentage basis due to the Sponsor's Fee, which was $6,210,566 for the period, or 0.60% of the Trust's ANAV on an annualized basis.

The NAV per Share of $164.84 at September 29, 2025 was the highest during the period, compared with a low of $109.47 at January 1, 2025.

The increase in net assets from operations for the period ended September 30, 2025 was $562,182,775 resulting from a realized gain of $2,008,757 on the transfer of Bullion to pay expenses, a realized gain of $14,407,454 on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares and an increase in unrealized gain on investment in Bullion of $551,977,130, offset by the Sponsor's Fee of $6,210,566. Other than the Sponsor's Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the period ended September 30, 2025.

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 Bullion, only in the specified proportion of gold, silver, platinum and palladium held by the Trust, as necessary to pay the Trust's expenses not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor. The Trustee will not sell Bullion to pay the Sponsor's Fee but will pay the Sponsor's Fee through in-kind transfers of Bullion to the Sponsor. At September 30, 2025, the Trust did not have any cash balances.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Trust is not a party to any 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. Refer to Note 2 to the Financial Statements for further information on accounting policies.