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Organization of the Trusts (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Organization of the Trusts |
Organization of the Trusts |
Trust |  | Trust Agreement date |  | Initial Public Offering date |  | NYSE Arca and TSX symbols , respectively
Sprott Physical Gold Trust |  | August 28, 2009, as amended and restated as of December 7, 2009 and as further amended and restated as of February 1, 2010 |  | March 3, 2010 |  | PHYS, PHYS.U
Sprott Physical Silver Trust |  | June 30, 2010, as amended and restated as of October 1, 2010 |  | October 28, 2010 |  | PSLV, PSLV.U
Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust |  | December 23, 2011, as amended and restated as of June 6, 2012 |  | December 19, 2012 |  | SPPP, SPPP.U
Sprott Physical Gold & Silver Trust |  | October 26, 2017 |  | January 16, 2018 |  | CEF, CEF.U

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