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name of registrant as specified in its charter) New
York 26-4587209 (State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) c/o
abrdn ETFs Sponsor LLC 712
Fifth Avenue , 49 th Floor New
York , NY (Address
of principal executive offices) 10019 (Zip
Code) ( 844 ) 383-7289 (Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code) Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Ac Title
of each class Trading
Symbol(s) Name
of each exchange on which registered abrdn
Physical Gold Shares ETF SGOL NYSE
Arca Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒   No ☐ Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant
to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that
the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒   No ☐ Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller
reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated
filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. Large
Accelerated Filer ☒ Accelerated
Filer ☐ Non-Accelerated
Filer ☐ Smaller
Reporting Company ☐ Emerging
Growth Company ☐ If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes    ☒ No As
of May 5, 2022, abrdn Gold ETF Trust had 151,600,000 abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF outstanding. abrdn
Gold ETF Trust FORM
10-Q FOR
THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 INDEX PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item
1. Financial
Statements 1 Item
2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 12 Item
3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 14 Item
4. Controls
and Procedures 14 PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION Item
1. Legal
Proceedings 15 Item
1A. Risk
Factors 15 Item
2. Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 15 Item
3. Defaults
Upon Senior Securities 15 Item
4. Mine
Safety Disclosures 15 Item
5. Other
Information 15 Item
6. Exhibits 16 SIGNATURES 17 abrdn
Gold ETF Trust PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item
1. Financial Statements Statements
of Assets and Liabilities At
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021 March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 (Amounts
in 000's of US$, except for Share and per Share data) ASSETS Investment
in gold ( March 31, 2022: $ 2,241,506 ; December 31, 2021: $ 2,033,883 ) $ 2,781,526 $ 2,391,578 Total
assets 2,781,526 2,391,578 LIABILITIES Fees
payable to Sponsor 395 346 Total
liabilities 395 346 NET
ASSETS (1) $ 2,781,131 $ 2,391,232 (1) Authorized
share capital is unlimited with no par value per Share. Shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 were 149,300,000 and
at December 31, 2021 were 138,000,000 . Net asset values per Share at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were $ 18.63 and
$ 17.33 , respectively. See
Notes to the Financial Statements 1 abrdn
Gold ETF Trust Schedules
of Investments At
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021 March
31, 2022 Description oz Cost Fair
Value %
of Net Assets Investment
in gold (in 000's of US$, except for oz and percentage data) Gold 1,432,189.0 $ 2,241,506 $ 2,781,526 100.01 % Total
investment in gold 1,432,189.0 $ 2,241,506 $ 2,781,526 100.01 % Less
liabilities ( 395 ) ( 0.01 )% Net
Assets $ 2,781,131 100.00 % December
31, 2021 Description oz Cost Fair
Value %
of Net Assets Investment
in gold (in 000's of US$, except for oz and percentage data) Gold 1,324,350.2 $ 2,033,883 $ 2,391,578 100.01 % Total
investment in gold 1,324,350.2 $ 2,033,883 $ 2,391,578 100.01 % Less
liabilities ( 346 ) ( 0.01 )% Net
Assets $ 2,391,232 100.00 % See
Notes to the Financial Statements 2 abrdn
Gold ETF Trust Statements
of Operations (Unaudited) For
the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 Three
Months Ended March
31, 2022 Three
Months Ended March