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GraniteShares Platinum Trust

PLTMNYSE ArcaGraniteSharesB

$13.83+0.04 (+0.29%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B65/ 100

Rank 3 of 9 in Physical Commodities

B65/100Rank 3 of 9inPhysical Commodities
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 13.79 to 13.83. Range 13.83 to 14.01. Use the arrow keys to read each point.13.9013.9514.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$150M
1Y total return
−9.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
1
Avg volume · 30D
138K sh
52W range
low $13.63high $27.69
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net PLTM Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 65 out of 100

Category
Physical Commodities⁠
Rank
3 of 9
Six-pillar profile for PLTM. Scores out of 100: Cost 67, Risk 44, Mission 94, Tradability 42, Holdings not scored, Durability 43. Strongest: Mission (94). Weakest: Tradability (42). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 65 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 9

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A94 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 7

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 9

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 9

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    Not scored

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 9

Our read on PLTM

ETF.net Research

In short

BPlatinum, in a vault, sliced into shares. PLTM holds allocated bullion and charges 0.50% a year, undercutting the older platinum trust on fee, which is most of what separates two funds holding the same metal.

Stated mandate

The Trust seeks to reflect the price of platinum, less its expenses, through allocated physical platinum bullion.

Why people hold it

  • At 0.50% a year it is the cheaper of the two US physical platinum trusts, and it sits under the median fee for physical commodity funds.
  • Allocated bars, not futures contracts: no roll calendar, no contango math, just platinum held for the trust.graniteshares.com
  • Simple mandate kept tightly since its 2018 launch: the platinum price less expenses, and one of the closer trackers among physical metal funds.

Worth knowing

  • One metal, one line of exposure. Platinum moves in its own lane and can swing hard, with nothing else inside the fund to cushion it.
  • No income here. Expenses are met out of the metal, so each share represents a slightly smaller slice of platinum as the years pass.
  • Volume is moderate rather than mega-trust deep, so spreads and limit orders matter more when you trade in size.

PLTM Performance

Launched Jan 22, 2018

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
PLTM$9,084
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. PLTM $9,084. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,500$15,000$17,500Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for PLTM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodPLTM
Year to date−30.1%
1 month−15.6%
3 months−13.1%
1 year−9.2%
3 yearsper year+14.9%
5 yearsper year+6.6%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for PLTM
YearReturn barPLTM
2026 YTD−30.1%
2025+124.5%
2024−8.9%
2023−8.1%
2022+10.8%
2021−10.5%
2020+10.9%

PLTM in the news

PLTM Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
NoneLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

Distribution history

Payments through 2015

One bar per payment. 13 payments from 2010 to 2015. Jun 22, 2010 $0.08; Dec 21, 2010 $0.04; Jun 21, 2011 $0.02; Dec 21, 2011 $0.24; Sep 21, 2012 $0.04; Dec 21, 2012 $0.02; Mar 21, 2013 $0.005; Sep 20, 2013 $0.01; Dec 18, 2013 $0.19; Mar 25, 2014 $0.04; Jun 24, 2014 $0.07; Dec 23, 2014 $0.17; Jun 24, 2015 $0.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.201020112012201320142015
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 24, 2015Jun 30, 2015$0.02
Dec 23, 2014No data$0.17
Jun 24, 2014Jun 30, 2014$0.07
Mar 25, 2014Mar 31, 2014$0.04
Dec 18, 2013No data$0.19
Sep 20, 2013Sep 30, 2013$0.01
Mar 21, 2013No data$0.005
Dec 21, 2012No data$0.02
Sep 21, 2012No data$0.04
Dec 21, 2011No data$0.24
Jun 21, 2011No data$0.02
Dec 21, 2010No data$0.04

— Pay date not on file.

See all 13 payments⁠

PLTM Risk

Risk pillarC44 out of 100Rank 5 of 9 in Physical Commodities
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
33.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.44
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−48.4%
Trough Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.55
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

PLTM Cost

Compare PLTM and SIVR

Overpaying vs SIVR, cheapest in Physical Commodities

$3,830

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • PLTM 0.50%

    $9,979

  • SIVR 0.30% Cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • PLTM 0.50%
  • SIVR 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530PLTM $9,979SIVR $6,149

Year by year

YearPLTMSIVROverpaying
10$900$545$355
20$3,460$2,113$1,347
30$9,979$6,149$3,830

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