The functional currency of the Trust is the Swedish Krona in accordance with ASC 830, Foreign Currency Translation.
Results of Operations
As of October 31, 2017, the number of Swedish Kronor owned by the Trust was 191,205,117, resulting in a redeemable capital share value of $22,806,848. During the nine months ended July 31, 2018, no Shares were created and 50,000 Shares were redeemed in exchange for 47,249,522 Swedish Kronor. In addition, 2,331,750 Swedish Kronor were withdrawn to pay the portion of the Sponsor’s fee that exceeded the interest earned. As of July 31, 2018, the number of Swedish Kronor owned by the Trust was 141,623,845, resulting in a redeemable capital Share value of $16,095,431.
A decrease in the Trust’s redeemable capital Share value from $22,806,848 at October 31, 2017 to $16,095,431 at July 31, 2018, was primarily the result of a decrease in the number of Shares outstanding from 200,000 at October 31, 2017 to 150,000 at July 31, 2018, and a decrease in the Closing Spot Rate from 0.11945 at October 31, 2017 to 0.11381 at July 31, 2018.
No interest income was earned during the three months ended July 31, 2017, the three months ended July 31, 2018, the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and the nine months ended July 31, 2018, due to an annual nominal interest rate which remained at or below 0.00% through those periods, as set forth in the chart above.
The Sponsor’s fee accrues daily at an annual nominal rate of 0.40% of the Swedish Kronor in the Trust. Due primarily to a decrease in the weighted-average Swedish Kronor in the Trust, the Sponsor’s fee decreased from $22,549 for the three months ended July 31, 2017 to $18,711 for the three months ended July 31, 2018, and decreased from $65,097 for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 to $64,337 for the nine months ended July 31, 2018. Because the annual interest rate paid by the depository remained at or below 0.00%, the Trust incurred interest expense. Due primarily to a decrease in the weighted-average Swedish Kronor in the Trust, interest expense decreased from $71,499 for the three months ended July 31, 2017 to $59,517 for the three months ended July 31, 2018, and decreased from $206,405 for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 to $204,181 for the nine months ended July 31, 2018. The only expenses of the Trust during the three months and nine months ended July 31, 2018 were the Sponsor’s fee and interest expense.
The Trust’s net loss for the three months ended July 31, 2018 was $78,228 due to the Sponsor’s fee of $18,711 and interest expense of $59,517 exceeding interest income of $0. The Trust’s net loss for the nine months ended July 31, 2018 was $268,518 due to the Sponsor’s fee of $64,337 and interest expense of $204,181 exceeding interest income of $0.
Cash dividends were not paid by the Trust for the three months ended July 31, 2017, the three months ended July 31, 2018, the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and the nine months ended July 31, 2018, as the Trust’s interest income did not exceed the Trust’s expenses during those periods.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Except as described above with respect to fluctuations in the Swedish Krona/USD exchange rate and changes in the nominal annual interest rate paid by the Depository on Swedish Kronor held by the Trust, the Trust is not subject to market risk. The Trust does not hold securities and does not invest in derivative products.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
The Trust maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules13a-15(e) and15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) designed to ensure that material information relating to the Trust is recorded, processed and disclosed on a timely basis. The Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed by or under the supervision of the Sponsor’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, who exercise oversight over the Trust as the Trust has no officers. The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Sponsor have evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures as of July 31, 2018. Based on that evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Sponsor have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
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