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GraniteShares Platinum Trust (PLTM)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US38748T1034

CUSIP

38748T103

Inception Date

Jan 22, 2018

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Platinum London PM Fix ($/ozt)

Asset Class

Commodity

Expense Ratio

PLTM has an expense ratio of 0.50%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

GraniteShares Platinum Trust (PLTM) returned 8.99% year-to-date (YTD) and -1.44% over the past 12 months.


PLTM

YTD

8.99%

1M

4.93%

6M

4.26%

1Y

-1.44%

5Y*

4.70%

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.08%

1M

9.75%

6M

-1.63%

1Y

12.74%

5Y*

15.66%

10Y*

10.77%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of PLTM, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20257.96%-3.64%5.85%-3.31%2.35%8.99%
2024-7.55%-4.00%3.21%3.05%10.32%-3.79%-1.85%-5.11%5.56%1.25%-4.31%-4.56%-8.91%
2023-5.81%-5.86%4.06%8.23%-7.19%-9.15%5.02%1.73%-6.67%3.23%-0.66%6.75%-8.10%
20225.76%2.30%-5.61%-5.10%2.93%-7.09%-0.06%-5.30%1.59%7.43%11.36%3.96%10.83%
20210.77%9.37%0.43%0.94%-1.86%-9.00%-2.22%-3.68%-4.48%5.32%-8.49%3.43%-10.52%
2020-0.84%-9.92%-16.06%9.35%5.67%-0.97%9.23%2.79%-3.59%-5.75%14.35%10.75%10.87%
20192.77%6.69%-2.38%5.15%-11.53%5.71%3.61%7.42%-5.34%5.71%-4.03%7.33%20.76%
2018-1.21%-5.18%-2.76%0.23%-6.41%-1.43%-6.19%3.30%3.09%-4.97%-0.54%-20.48%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of PLTM is 14, meaning it’s performing worse than 86% of other ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of PLTM is 1414
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of PLTM is 1313
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of PLTM is 1515
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of PLTM is 1515
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of PLTM is 1515
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of PLTM is 1414
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for GraniteShares Platinum Trust (PLTM) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

GraniteShares Platinum Trust Sharpe ratios as of May 14, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.06
  • 5-Year: 0.17
  • All Time: -0.02

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of GraniteShares Platinum Trust compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History


GraniteShares Platinum Trust doesn't pay dividends

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the GraniteShares Platinum Trust. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the GraniteShares Platinum Trust was 42.32%, occurring on Mar 19, 2020. Recovery took 180 trading sessions.

The current GraniteShares Platinum Trust drawdown is 24.09%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-42.32%Jan 21, 202042Mar 19, 2020180Dec 3, 2020222
-35.82%Feb 22, 2021387Sep 1, 2022
-23.8%Feb 20, 201868Aug 15, 2018338Jan 15, 2020406
-7.93%Jan 8, 20212Jan 11, 20217Jan 21, 20219
-5.89%Jan 22, 20214Jan 27, 20218Feb 8, 202112

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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