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PRECIOUS METALS BULLION TRUST is a secure, convenient and low-cost way to invest in physical gold, platinum and silver bullion, on a Canadian dollar-hedged basis.

SECURE:

  • All physical gold, silver and platinum bullion bars are stored on a fully allocated, insured and physically segregated basis in Canada, in the treasury vaults of the Bank of Nova Scotia, a Canadian Schedule 1 bank.

CONVENIENT:

  • Investors can hold an interest in physical gold, silver and platinum bullion by buying units of the Trust directly on the Toronto Stock Exchange
  • Units are traded through investment dealers, like any other exchange-traded security. 
  • Investors should contact their investment advisors to buy or sell units of the Trust.
  • Units can be redeemed quarterly for physical gold, silver and platinum bullion (subject to minimum redemption amounts).

LOW-COST: 

  • The Trust offers investors a lower-cost alternative to buying and storing bullion directly, due to economies of scale in the purchase and secure storage of physically segregated gold, silver and platinum bullion. 

CANADIAN DOLLAR-HEDGED:

  • Many investors buy physical gold, silver and platinum bullion to hedge against potential devaluation of the US dollar. 
  • As bullion prices are quoted in US dollars, a weakening US dollar could reduce or eliminate the real value of increased bullion price. 
  • The Trust gives investors an additional layer of protection against this risk by eliminating US dollar exposure through hedging its bullion holdings to the Canadian dollar.

TSX Symbol (click for quote) PBU.UN
NAV (Sep 1, 2010) $13.24
Closing Price (Sep 2, 2010) $13.05
Premium/(Discount) (Sep 1, 2010) -1.5%
(Closing Price Premium/(Discount) to NAV)
Total Assets (Jul 31, 2010) $47 million
Allocated Bar Holdings (July 31, 2010) Gold Silver Platinum
Inception Date Aug. 14, 2009