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What is allocated storage?

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Written by Ainslie Team
Updated over 3 months ago

Allocated storage means specific bars or coins are set aside and held for you.

  • You retain ownership of the exact bullion you purchased or loaded.

  • Holdings are segregated, not pooled.

Fees

Allocated storage has transparent, product-based fees:

  • Annual storage (GST incl.):

    • Gold: $15.50 per ounce

    • Silver: $18.70 per kilogram

  • Loading fee (one-time, if loading your own bullion into storage), tiered by total load value:

    • $10–15k: $15 per oz gold or per kg silver

    • $50–100k: $10 per oz gold or per kg silver

    • $100k: $5 per oz gold or per kg silver

  • No redemption fee

    • There is no fee when you redeem out of allocated storage (see Redeeming below).

Minimums

  • $10,000 minimum per:

    • load,

    • buy,

    • sell, or

    • redeem instruction.

Allocated is therefore best suited to customers who want specific bar/coin ownership.

What can be stored

  • Most investment bullion bars and coins are eligible.

  • Silver coins must be stored in full tubes – we do not store loose individual silver coins in allocated storage.

If you’re unsure whether a product can be stored, ask us before purchase or loading.

Billing & pro-rata

  • For new orders, storage is charged from the purchase date to 30 June (end of financial year).

  • Thereafter, storage is charged at each financial year-end for the next financial year.

  • Charges are pro-rated:

    • Any unused portion (for example, if you redeem or sell mid-year) is refunded at the end of storage.

Redeeming

  • No redemption fee applies for allocated storage.

  • Notice period: allow 2 business days for us to process redemptions and prepare your bars/coins.

You can choose to:

  • Collect in person, or

  • Arrange delivery.

Access & viewing

For logistical and security reasons:

  • We cannot routinely show your specific holdings unless you are redeeming.

  • If your stored bar type is also a product we sell, we can show you an identical bar as a reference.

Security & records

Allocated storage holdings are:

  • Segregated,

  • Secured and insured, and

  • Periodically audited.

You can request a Statement of Holdings for audit or reporting on our storage portal.

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