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): ~~August~~April 1422, ~~2024 (August 8, 2024)~~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).

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Item 18.0201 ~~Termination~~Other ~~of a Material Definitive Agreement~~Events.

~~Termination~~Forward ofShare ~~Allocated and Unallocated Account Agreements with Prior Custodian~~Split

~~Effective~~On ~~August~~April 822, ~~2024~~2026, ~~JPMorgan~~a ~~Chase~~press ~~Bank~~release ~~N.A.~~was issued announcing ~~(“JPMorgan”~~a or5-for-1 forward share split (the “~~Former Custodian~~Split”) noof ~~longer~~the ~~serves~~abrdn Physical asPalladium aShares ETF ~~custodian~~(the of“Shares”) issued by the abrdn Palladium ETF Trust’s ~~palladium~~(the “Registrant”).

~~Pursuant~~The toSplit ~~the~~will ~~notice~~apply ofto ~~termination~~ shareholders of ~~the~~record ~~allocated and~~as ~~unallocated~~of ~~account agreements with~~ the ~~Former~~close ~~Custodian~~of (the ~~“Former~~markets ~~Custody~~on ~~Agreements”)~~May ~~delivered~~14, ~~to the Former Custodian~~2026, ~~the~~ ~~termination~~and ~~became~~will ~~effective~~be onpayable ~~August~~after 8,the ~~2024,~~close ~~which~~of ~~was~~ the ~~date~~markets on ~~which~~May ~~all~~15, ~~palladium~~2026. ~~held~~The ~~in the allocated and unallocated accounts~~Split ~~governed~~will bybe ~~the~~effective ~~Former~~prior ~~Custody Agreements had transferred~~ to the ~~allocated~~market ~~and~~open ~~unallocated~~on ~~accounts~~May ~~governed~~18, by2026, when the ~~allocated~~Shares ~~and~~of ~~unallocated account~~the ~~agreements~~Registrant ~~with~~will ~~ICBC~~trade ~~Standard~~at ~~Bank~~their ~~Plc~~post-Split ~~(the “New Custodian”)~~prices. ~~Accordingly, custody of all of the Trust’s palladium~~The isticker ~~now~~symbol ~~pursuant to the allocated~~ and ~~unallocated~~CUSIP ~~account~~number ~~agreements~~for ~~with~~ the ~~New~~Shares ~~Custodian~~will not change.

NoThe ~~cost~~Split orwill ~~expense~~decrease ~~was,~~the price orper ~~will~~Share ~~be,~~of ~~incurred~~the byRegistrant ~~the~~with ~~Trust~~a orproportionate increase in the ~~holders~~ number of Shares outstanding. In the ~~abrdn~~5-for-1 ~~Physical~~Split, ~~Palladium~~shareholders will receive five post-Split Shares ~~ETF~~for inevery ~~connection~~Share ~~with~~held of record as of the ~~termination~~close of the ~~Former~~markets ~~Custody~~on ~~Agreements~~May 14, 2026. The post-Split Shares will be priced at one-fifth the net asset value (“NAV”) of a pre-Split Share.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated April 22, 2026

Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: August 14, 2024	By:	/s/Brian Kordeck
Date: April 22, 2026	By:	/s/ Sharon Ferrari
		Brian Kordeck
		Sharon Ferrari
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer*

* The Registrant is a trust and MrMs. ~~Kordeck~~Ferrari is signing in ~~his~~her capacities as officer of abrdn ETFs Sponsor LLC, the Sponsor of the Registrant.

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