abrdn Palladium ETF completes 5-for-1 share split

 

UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM
8-K

 

CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2026

 

ABRDN
PALLADIUM ETF TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)

 

New York		001-34589		26-4733157
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

c/o abrdn ETFs Sponsor LLC 1900 Market Street, Suite 200 Philadelphia PA		19103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

(844) 383-7289

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF	PALL	NYSE Arca

 

Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §
230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR § 240.12b-2).

 

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.             ☐

 

 

Item
8.01 Other Events.

 

On
May 18, 2026, prior to the open of trading on NYSE Arca, Inc., abrdn Palladium ETF Trust (the “Registrant”) effected a 5-for-1
forward split (the “Split”) of the abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF (the “Shares”) issued by the Registrant.
The post-Split Shares began trading on May 18, 2026. The Registrant previously announced the Split in its press release dated April 22,
2026. As a result of the Split, every pre-Split Share held of record as of the close of the markets on May 14, 2026 was automatically
exchanged for five post-Split Shares. Immediately prior to the Split, there were 6,112,500 Shares issued and outstanding, each representing
a net asset value (“NAV”) of $128.69. Immediately after the Split, the number of issued and outstanding Shares increased
to 30,562,500, and the NAV per Share decreased to $25.74. The Split did not affect the Shares’ CUSIP number or ticker symbol (PALL).

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

	ABRDN PALLADIUM ETF TRUST
	By: abrdn ETFs Sponsor LLC, Sponsor of the abrdn Palladium ETF Trust
Date: May 18, 2026	By:	/s/ Sharon Ferrari
		Sharon Ferrari Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer*

 

 

*

The Registrant is a trust and Ms. Ferrari is signing in her capacities as officer of abrdn ETFs Sponsor LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.