As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2021
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON
, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-CSR
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
Investment Company Act file number 811-21650
 
ASA GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS LIMITED
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 600
Portland, ME  04101
 
Karen Shaw, Principal Financial Officer
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 600
Portland, Maine 04101
207-347-2000
 
 
Date of fiscal year end: November 30
 
Date of reporting period: December 1 – May 31
 
 

ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.
 
 
Semi-Annual
Report
and
Financial
Statements
May
31,
2021
(Unaudited)
A
Closed-End
Fund
Specializing
in
Gold
and
Other
Precious
Metals
Investments
1
ASA
Gold
and
Precious
Metals
Limited
Table
of
Contents
Semi-Annual
Report
and
Financial
Statements
May
31,
2021
Letter
to
Shareholders
2
Forward-looking
statements
4
10-Year
performance
returns
(Unaudited)
5
Certain
investment
policies
and
restrictions
6
Report
of
Independent
Registered
Public
Accounting
Firm
6
Schedule
of
investments
(Unaudited)
7
Portfolio
statistics
(Unaudited)
10
Statement
of
assets
and
liabilities
(Unaudited)
11
Statement
of
operations
(Unaudited)
12
Statements
of
changes
in
net
assets
13
Notes
to
financial
statements
(Unaudited)
14
Financial
highlights
21
Certain
tax
information
for
U.S.
shareholders
22
Dividend
reinvestment
and
stock
purchase
plan
22
Privacy
notice
23
Board
consideration
of
Investment
Advisory
Agreement
23
Results
of
the
proposals
presented
at
the
annual
general
meeting
of
shareholders
25
Form
N-PX/proxy
voting
25
Form
N-PORT/portfolio
holdings
25
Share
repurchase
25
2