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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended ~~July~~January 31, ~~2012~~2013

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-34162

CurrencyShares^® South African Rand Trust

Sponsored by Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC,

d/b/a Guggenheim Investments

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York

No. 30-6164140

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

805 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 600

805 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 600

Rockville, Maryland

20850

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Rockville, Maryland 20850

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(301) 296-5100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “non-accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

CURRENCYSHARES^® SOUTH AFRICAN RAND TRUST

INDEX

Caption	Page
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Statements of Financial Condition at July 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011		2
Statements of Financial Condition at January 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012		2
Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended July 31, 2012, the three months ended July 31, 2011, the nine months ended July 31, 2012 and the nine months ended July 31, 2011		3
Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended January 31, 2013 and the three months ended January 31, 2012		3
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine months ended July 31, 2012 and the year ended October 31, 2011		4
Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended January 31, 2013 and the year ended October 31, 2012		4
Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended July 31, 2012 and the nine months ended July 31, 2011		5
Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended January 31, 2013 and the three months ended January 31, 2012		5
Notes to Financial Statements		6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		10
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		12
Item 4. Controls and Procedures		12
Part II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings		13
Item 1A. Risk Factors		13
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		13
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities		13
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)		13
Item 5. Other Information		13
Item 6. Exhibits		14
SIGNATURES		15

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CurrencyShares^® South African Rand Trust

Statements of Financial Condition

	July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)		October 31, 2011
	January 31, 2013 (Unaudited)		October 31, 2012
Assets
Current Assets:
South African Rand deposits, interest bearing	$	—	$	—
South African Rand deposits, non-interest bearing		~~122~~112		~~127~~115
Total Assets	$	~~122~~112	$	~~127~~115
Liabilities, Redeemable Capital Shares and Shareholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities	$	—	$	—
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (note 8)		—		—
Redeemable Capital Shares, at redemption value, no par value, 10,150,000 authorized - 1 issued and outstanding		122		127
Redeemable Capital Shares, at redemption value, no par value, 10,150,000 authorized—1 issued and outstanding		112		115
Shareholders’ Equity:
Retained Earnings		—		—
Cumulative Translation Adjustment		—		—
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Capital Shares and Shareholders’ Equity	$	~~122~~112	$	~~127~~115

See Notes to Financial Statements.

CurrencyShares^® South African Rand Trust

Statements of ~~Income and~~ Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

	Three monthsended July 31, 2012			Three monthsended July 31, 2011			Nine monthsended July 31, 2012			Nine monthsended July 31, 2011
	Three months ended January 31, 2013			Three months ended January 31, 2012
Income
Total Income	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Expenses
Total Expenses		—			—			—			—
Net Income	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Other Comprehensive Income:
Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share	$	0		$	0
Currency translation adjustment		(7	)		(3	)		(5	)		5
Weighted-average Shares Outstanding		1			1
Total Comprehensive Income	$	(7	)	$	(3	)	$	(5	)	$	5
Cash Dividends per Share	$	0		$	0
Basic and Diluted Earnings per share	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Other Comprehensive (Loss)/Income:
Weighted-average Shares Outstanding		1			1			1			1
Currency translation adjustment		(3	)		1
Cash Dividends per Share	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Total Comprehensive (Loss)/Income	$	(3	)	$	1

See Notes to Financial Statements.

CurrencyShares^® South African Rand Trust

Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

	Nine months ended July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)			Year ended October 31, 2011
	Three months ended January 31, 2013 (Unaudited)			Year ended October 31, 2012
Retained Earnings, Beginning of Period	$	—		$	—
Net Income		—			—
Retained Earnings, End of Period	$	—		$	—
Cumulative Translation Adjustment, Beginning of Period	$	—		$	—
Currency translation adjustment		(53	)		~~(17~~12	)
Adjustment of redeemable capital shares to redemption value		53			17(12	)
Cumulative Translation Adjustment, End of Period	$	—		$	—

See Notes to Financial Statements.

CurrencyShares^® South African Rand Trust

Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	Nine monthsended July 31, 2012			Nine monthsended July 31, 2011
	Three monthsended January 31, 2013			Three monthsended January 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	—		$	—
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash received to purchase redeemable shares		—			—
Net cash provided by financing activities		—			—
Adjustment to period cash flows due to currency movement		(53	)		51
Increase/(Decrease) in cash		(5	)		5
(Decrease)/Increase in cash		(3	)		1
Cash at beginning of period		~~127~~115			~~144~~127
Cash at end of period	$	~~122~~112		$	~~149~~128

See Notes to Financial Statements.

CurrencyShares^® South African Rand Trust

Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Description of the Trust

The CurrencyShares® South African Rand Trust (the “Trust”) was formed under the laws of the State of New York on August 7, 2008. On August 8, 2008, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC ~~(formerly known as Rydex Specialized Products LLC)~~ d/b/a “Guggenheim Investments” (the “Sponsor”) deposited 1,000 South African Rand in the Trust’s primary deposit account held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch (the “Depository”). The Sponsor is a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is Security Investors, LLC (also d/b/a “Guggenheim Investments”). The Sponsor is responsible for, among other things, overseeing the performance of The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Trustee”) and the Trust’s principal service providers, including the preparation of financial statements. The Trustee is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Trust.

The investment objective of the Trust is for the Trust’s shares (the “Shares”) to reflect the price of the South African Rand plus accrued interest less the Trust’s expenses and liabilities. The Shares are intended to provide investors with a simple, cost-effective means of gaining investment benefits similar to those of holding the South African Rand. The Trust’s assets primarily consist of South African Rand on demand deposit in two deposit accounts maintained by the Depository: a primary deposit account which may earn interest and a secondary deposit account which does not earn interest. The secondary deposit account is used to account for any interest that may be received and paid out on creations and redemptions of 50,000 Shares (“Baskets”). The secondary account is also used to account for interest earned, if any, on the primary deposit account, pay Trust expenses and distribute any excess interest to holders of Shares (“Shareholders”) on a monthly basis.

The accompanying unaudited financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q. In the opinion of management, all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim period financial statements have been made. Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full-year period. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Trust’s financial statements included in the Form 10-K as filed on January 1314, ~~2012~~2013.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

A. Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period and the evaluation of subsequent events through the issuance date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

B. Foreign Currency Translation

The Trustee will calculate the Trust’s net asset value (“NAV”) each business day, as described in Note 4. For NAV calculation purposes, South African Rand deposits (cash) are translated at the Closing Spot Rate, which is the U.S. Dollar (“USD”)/South African Rand exchange rate as determined by The ~~World~~WM ~~Markets~~ Company ~~PLC~~, ~~a State Street business,~~ at 4:00 PM (London fixing) on each day that NYSE Arca is open for regular trading.

The functional currency of the Trust is the South African Rand in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards. For financial statement reporting purposes, the U.S. Dollar is the reporting currency. As a result, the financial records of the Trust are translated from South African Rand to USD. The Closing Spot Rate on the last day of the period is used for translation in the statements of financial condition. The average Closing Spot Rate for the period is used for translation in the statements of ~~income and~~ comprehensive income and the statements of cash flows. Any currency translation adjustment is included in comprehensive income.

C. Federal Income Taxes

The Trust is treated as a “grantor trust” for federal income tax purposes and, therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required. Interest, gains and losses are passed through to the Shareholders.

Shareholders generally will be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as if they directly owned a pro-rata share of the assets held in the Trust. Shareholders also will be treated as if they directly received their respective pro-rata portion of the Trust’s income, if any, and as if they directly incurred their respective pro-rata portion of the Trust’s expenses. The acquisition of Shares by a U.S. Shareholder as part of a creation of a Basket will not be a taxable event to the Shareholder.

The Sponsor’s fee accrues daily and is payable monthly. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, an accrual-basis U.S. Shareholder generally will be required to take into account as an expense its allocable portion of the USD-equivalent of the amount of the Sponsor’s fee that is accrued on each day, with such USD-equivalent being determined by the currency exchange rate that is in effect on the respective day. To the extent that the currency exchange rate on the date of payment of the accrued amount of the Sponsor’s fee differs from the currency exchange rate in effect on the day of accrual, the U.S. Shareholder will recognize a currency gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

The Trust does not expect to generate taxable income except for interest income (if any) and gain (if any) upon the sale of South African Rand. A non-U.S. Shareholder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax with respect to gain recognized upon the sale or other disposition of Shares, or upon the sale of South African Rand by the Trust, unless: (1) the non-U.S. Shareholder is an individual and is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year of the sale or other disposition, and the gain is treated as being from United States sources; or (2) the gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. Shareholder of a trade or business in the United States.

A non-U.S. Shareholder’s portion of any interest income earned by the Trust generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless the Shares owned by such non-U.S. Shareholder are effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. Shareholder of a trade or business in the United States.

D. Revenue Recognition

Interest on the primary deposit account, if any, accrues daily as earned and is received on a monthly basis.

E. Dividends

To the extent that the interest earned by the Trust, if any, exceeds the sum of the Sponsor’s fee for the prior month plus other Trust expenses, if any, the Trust will distribute, as a dividend, the excess interest earned in South African Rand effective on the first business day of the subsequent month. The Trustee will direct that the excess South African Rand be converted into USD at a prevailing market rate and the Trustee will distribute the USD as promptly as practicable to Shareholders on a pro-rata basis (in accordance with the number of Shares that they own).

3. South African Rand Deposits

South African Rand principal deposits are held in a South African Rand-denominated, interest-bearing demand account. For the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~July~~January 31, ~~2012~~2013, there were no South African Rand principal deposits and no South African Rand principal redemptions resulting in an ending South African Rand balance of 1,000. This equates to ~~122~~112 USD. For the year ended October 31, ~~2011~~2012, there were no South African Rand principal deposits and no South African Rand principal redemptions resulting in an ending South African Rand balance of 1,000. This equates to ~~127~~115 USD.

4. Redeemable Capital Shares

Shares are classified as “redeemable” for financial statement purposes, since they are subject to redemption. Shares are issued and redeemed continuously in Baskets in exchange for South African Rand. Individual investors cannot purchase or redeem Shares in direct transactions with the Trust. Only Authorized Participants (as defined below) may place orders to create and redeem Baskets. An Authorized Participant is a participant of the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) that is a registered broker-dealer or other institution eligible to settle securities transactions

~~through the book-entry facilities of DTC and which has entered into a contractual arrangement with the Trust and the Sponsor governing, among other matters, the creation and redemption process~~4. ~~Authorized~~ ~~Participants~~Redeemable ~~may~~Capital ~~redeem their~~ Shares ~~at any time in Baskets.~~

~~Due~~Shares are classified as “redeemable” for financial statement purposes, since they are subject to ~~expected~~redemption. ~~continuing~~Shares ~~creations~~are issued and ~~redemptions~~redeemed ofcontinuously in Baskets ~~and the~~in ~~three-day~~exchange ~~period~~ for ~~settlement~~South ofAfrican ~~each~~Rand. ~~creation~~Individual investors cannot purchase or ~~redemption,~~redeem Shares in direct transactions with the Trust. ~~reflects~~Only ~~Shares~~Authorized ~~created~~Participants (as adefined ~~receivable.~~below) ~~Shares~~may ~~redeemed~~place ~~are~~orders ~~reflected~~to ascreate and redeem Baskets. An Authorized Participant is a ~~liability~~participant onof the ~~trade~~Depository ~~date.~~Trust ~~Outstanding~~Company ~~Shares~~(“DTC”) ~~are~~that ~~reflected~~is at a ~~redemption~~registered ~~value,~~broker-dealer ~~which~~or ~~is the~~other ~~NAV~~institution ~~per~~eligible ~~Share~~to atsettle securities transactions through the ~~period~~book-entry ~~end~~facilities ~~date.~~of DTC ~~Adjustments~~and towhich ~~redeemable~~has ~~capital~~entered ~~Shares~~into ata ~~redemption~~contractual ~~value~~arrangement ~~are~~with ~~recorded~~the ~~against~~Trust ~~retained~~and ~~earnings~~the orSponsor governing, inamong other matters, the ~~absence~~creation ofand ~~retained~~redemption ~~earnings,~~process. byAuthorized ~~charges~~Participants ~~against~~may ~~the~~redeem ~~cumulative~~their ~~translation~~Shares ~~adjustment~~at any time in Baskets.

Due to expected continuing creations and redemptions of Baskets and the three-day period for settlement of each creation or redemption, the Trust reflects Shares created as a receivable. Shares redeemed are reflected as a liability on the trade date. Outstanding Shares are reflected at a redemption value, which is the NAV per Share at the period end date. Adjustments to redeemable capital Shares at redemption value are recorded against retained earnings, or, in the absence of retained earnings, by charges against the cumulative translation adjustment.

Activity in redeemable capital Shares is as follows:

	Nine months endedJuly 31, 2012(Unaudited)					Year endedOctober 31, 2011
	Three months endedJanuary 31, 2013(Unaudited)					Year endedOctober 31, 2012
	Shares		U.S. DollarAmount			Shares		U.S. DollarAmount
Opening balance		1	$	~~127~~115			1	$	~~144~~127
Shares issued		—		—			—		—
Shares redeemed		—		—			—		—
Adjustment to period Shares due to currency movement and other		—		(53	)		—		(1712	)
Ending balance		1	$	~~122~~112			1	$	~~127~~115

The Trustee will calculate the Trust’s NAV each business day. To calculate the NAV, the Trustee will subtract the Sponsor’s accrued fee through the previous day from the South African Rand held by the Trust (including all unpaid interest accrued through the preceding day) and calculate the value of the South African Rand in USD based upon the Closing Spot Rate. If, on a particular evaluation day, the Closing Spot Rate has not been determined and announced by 6:00 PM (London time), then the most recent Closing Spot Rate will be used to determine the NAV of the Trust unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate to use as the basis for the valuation. If the Trustee and the Sponsor determine that the most recent Closing Spot Rate is not an appropriate basis for valuation of the Trust’s South African Rand, they will determine an alternative basis for the valuation. The Trustee also determines the NAV per Share, which equals the NAV of the Trust, divided by the number of outstanding Shares. Shares deliverable under a purchase order are considered outstanding for purposes of determining NAV per Share; Shares deliverable under a redemption order are not considered outstanding for this purpose.

5. Sponsor’s Fee

The Sponsor’s fee will accrue daily at an annual nominal rate of 0.40% of the South African Rand in the Trust (including all unpaid interest but excluding unpaid fees, each as accrued through the immediately preceding day) and will be paid monthly.

The Sponsor assumes and pays the following administrative and marketing expenses incurred by the Trust: the Trustee’s monthly fee, NYSE Arca listing fees, SEC registration fees, typical maintenance and transaction fees of the Depository, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and expenses, up to $100,000 per year in legal fees and expenses, and applicable license fees.

In certain exceptional cases the Trust will pay for some expenses in addition to the Sponsor’s fee. These exceptions include expenses not assumed by the Sponsor (i.e., expenses other than those identified in the preceding paragraph), taxes and governmental charges, expenses and costs of any extraordinary services performed by the Trustee or the Sponsor on behalf of the Trust or action taken by the Trustee or the Sponsor to protect the Trust or the interests of Shareholders, indemnification of the Sponsor under the Depositary Trust Agreement, and legal expenses in excess of $100,000 per year.

6. Related Parties

The Sponsor is a related party of the Trust. The Sponsor oversees the performance of the Trustee and the Trust’s principal service providers, including the preparation of financial statements, but does not exercise day-to-day oversight over the Trustee or the Trust’s service providers.

7. Concentration Risk

All of the Trust’s assets are South African Rand, which creates a concentration risk associated with fluctuations in the price of the South African Rand. Accordingly, a decline in the South African Rand to USD exchange rate will have an adverse effect on the value of the Shares. Factors that may have the effect of causing a decline in the price of the South African Rand include national debt levels and trade deficits, domestic and foreign inflation rates, domestic and foreign interest rates, investment and trading activities of institutions and global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations. Substantial sales of South African Rand by the official sector (central banks, other governmental agencies and related institutions that buy, sell and hold South African Rand as part of their reserve assets) could adversely affect an investment in the Shares.

All of the Trust’s South African Rand are held by the Depository. Accordingly, a risk associated with the concentration of the Trust’s assets in accounts held by a single financial institution exists and increases the potential for loss by the Trust and the Trust’s beneficiaries in the event that the Depository becomes insolvent.

8. Commitments and Contingencies

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the Sponsor is indemnified against any liability or expense it incurs without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part. The Trust’s maximum exposure under this arrangement is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.

9. Adoption of New Accounting Standard

The Trust adopted “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU No. 2011-05”) in the 2013 first quarter which amends existing guidance by allowing only two options for presenting the components of net income and other comprehensive income: (1) in a single continuous financial statement, a statement of comprehensive income or (2) in two separate but consecutive financial statements, an income statement followed by a separate statement of other comprehensive income. ASU No. 2011-05 required retrospective application. The adoption of these updates changed the order in which certain financial information is presented, but did not have any other impact on the financial statements.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “outlook” and “estimate” and other similar words. Forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Various factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. These factors include fluctuations in the price of the South African Rand, as the value of the Shares relates directly to the value of the South African Rand held by the Trust and price fluctuations could materially adversely affect an investment in the Shares. Readers are urged to review the “Risk Factors” section contained in the Trust’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K for a description of other risks and uncertainties that may affect an investment in the Shares.

Neither Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC d/b/a Guggenheim Investments (the “Sponsor”), nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of forward-looking statements contained in this report. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this report, and will not be revised or updated to reflect actual results or changes in the Sponsor’s expectations or predictions.

Trust Overview

The CurrencyShares^® South African Rand Trust (the “Trust”) is a grantor trust that was formed on August 7, 2008. The Trust issues shares (the “Shares”) in blocks of 50,000 (a “Basket”) in exchange for deposits of South African Rand and distributes South African Rand in connection with the redemption of Baskets.

The Trust is a passive investment vehicle. The Trust does not have any officers, directors or employees. The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the price of the South African Rand plus accrued interest, if any, less the expenses of the Trust’s operations. The Trust does not engage in any activities designed to obtain profit from, or ameliorate losses caused by, changes in the price of the South African Rand.

Definition of Net Asset Value

The Trustee will calculate, and the Sponsor will publish, the Trust’s Net Asset Value (“NAV”) each business day. To calculate the NAV, the Trustee will add to the amount of South African Rand in the Trust at the end of the preceding day accrued but unpaid interest, if any, South African Rand receivable under pending purchase orders and the value of other Trust assets, and subtract the accrued but unpaid Sponsor’s fee, South African Rand payable under pending redemption orders and other Trust expenses and liabilities, if any. The NAV will be expressed in U.S. Dollars (“USD”) based on the “Closing Spot Rate,” which is the South African Rand/USD exchange rate as determined by The ~~World~~WM ~~Markets~~ Company ~~PLC~~, ~~a State Street business,~~ as of 4:00 PM (London fixing) on each day that NYSE Arca is open for regular trading. If, on a particular evaluation day, the Closing Spot Rate has not been determined and announced by 6:00 PM (London time), then the most recent Closing Spot Rate will be used to determine the NAV of the Trust unless the Trustee, in consultation with the Sponsor, determines that such price is inappropriate to use as the basis for the valuation.

The Trustee will also determine the NAV per Share, which equals the NAV of the Trust, divided by the number of outstanding Shares. The NAV of the Trust and the NAV per Share will be published by the Sponsor on each day that NYSE Arca is open for regular trading and will be posted on the Trust’s website, www.currencyshares.com.

Movements in the Price of South African Rand

The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the price in USD of the South African Rand plus accrued interest, less the expenses of the Trust’s operations. The Shares are intended to provide institutional and retail investors with a simple, cost-effective means of gaining investment benefits similar to those of holding South African Rand. Each outstanding Share represents a proportional interest in the South African Rand held by the Trust. ~~The following chart illustrates recent movements in the price of South African Rand in USD as reported by the Bloomberg Professional service.~~

The following chart illustrates recent movements in the price of South African Rand in USD as reported by the Bloomberg Professional service.

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Liquidity

The Sponsor is not aware of any trends, demands, conditions or events that are reasonably likely to result in material changes to the Trust’s liquidity needs. The Trust did not have any Authorized Participant creation activity during the fiscal quarter ended ~~July~~January 31, ~~2012~~2013. The balance reflected in the financial statements is seed capital from the Sponsor.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Sponsor’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period covered by this report.

In addition to the description below, please refer to Note 2 to the financial statements for further discussion of our accounting policies.

The functional currency of the Trust is the South African Rand in accordance with ASC 830, Foreign Currency Translation.

Results of Operations

No additional Shares were created or redeemed during the year ended October 31, ~~2011~~2012 or the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~July~~January 31, ~~2012~~2013. As of October 31, ~~2011~~2012, the number of South African Rand owned by the Trust was 1,000 resulting in a redeemable capital Share value of $~~127~~115. As of ~~July~~January 31, ~~2012~~2013, the number of South African Rand owned by the Trust was 1,000 resulting in a redeemable capital Share value of $~~122~~112.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Except as described above with respect to the USD/South African Rand exchange rate and the nominal annual interest rate to be paid by the Depository on South African Rand held by the Trust, the Trust is not subject to market risk. The Trust does not hold securities and does not invest in derivative instruments.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Trust maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) designed to ensure that material information relating to the Trust is recorded, processed and disclosed on a timely basis. The Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed by or under the supervision of the Sponsor’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, who exercise oversight over the Trust as the Trust has no officers. The chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Sponsor have evaluated the effectiveness of the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures as of ~~July~~January 31, ~~2012~~2013. Based on that evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief ~~financial~~ financial officer of the Sponsor have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

There were no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Trust’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 1314, ~~2012~~2013.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a)

None.

(b)	Not applicable.

(c)

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

31.1		Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2		Certification by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1		Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2		Certification by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase 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 thereunto duly authorized.

	CURRENCYSHARES®
	SOUTH AFRICAN RAND TRUST
	By	Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC
		Sponsor of the CurrencyShares®
		South African Rand Trust
Date: September 10, 2012		By:	/s/ JOSEPH ARRUDA
			Joseph Arruda
			Chief Financial Officer
			(principal financial officer)


				CURRENCYSHARES^®
				SOUTH AFRICAN RAND TRUST

				By		Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC
						Sponsor of the CurrencyShares^®
						South African Rand Trust


Date: March 8, 2013	By:	/s/ JOSEPH ARRUDA
		Joseph Arruda
		Chief Financial Officer
		(principal financial officer)

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