Fair Value of Litecoin

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

3. Fair Value of Litecoin

LTC is held by the Custodian on behalf of the Trust and is carried at fair value. As of June 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020 the Trust held 1,543,785.68163914, 1,546,738.94132574 and 48,052.31470438 LTC, respectively.

The Trust determined the fair value per LTC to be $51.43, $141.61, and $41.15 on June 30, 2022, 2021 and 2020 respectively, using the price provided at 4:00 p.m., New York time, by the Digital Asset Exchange Market considered to be the Trust’s principal market (Coinbase Pro).

The following represents the changes in quantity of LTC and the respective fair value:


(Amounts in thousands, except Litecoin amounts)	Litecoin			Fair Value
Balance at July 1, 2019		6,606.97901541		$	853
LTC contributed		41,812.63910649			1,899
LTC distributed for Sponsor's Fee, related party		(367.30341752	)		(21	)
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investment in LTC		-			(742	)
Net realized loss on investment in LTC		-			(12	)
Balance at June 30, 2020		48,052.31470438		$	1,977
LTC contributed		1,523,143.82916440			142,261
LTC distributed for Sponsor's Fee, related party		(24,457.20254304	)		(4,039	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investment in LTC		-			76,695
Net realized gain on investment in LTC		-			2,140
Balance at June 30, 2021		1,546,738.94132574		$	219,034
LTC contributed		36,069.55132184			4,658
LTC distributed for Sponsor's Fee, related party		(39,022.81100844	)		(5,357	)
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investment in LTC		-			(140,651	)
Net realized gain on investment in LTC		-			1,713
Balance at June 30, 2022		1,543,785.68163914		$	79,397

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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