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Schedules of Investments (Unaudited) - Investments (Details)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) oz	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) oz	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) oz	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) oz	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) oz	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) oz
Silver bullion (Ounce) | oz	558,173,283	575,124,212	558,715,882	498,007,498	395,368,466	362,616,711
Investment in silver bullion, cost	$ 11,759,403,511	$ 11,937,644,776	$ 10,472,474,303	$ 8,374,199,813	$ 6,681,432,888	$ 6,294,157,046
Silver bullion fair value	14,381,334,638		14,797,590,146
Less Liabilities	(6,352,900)		(5,797,426)
Net Assets	$ 14,374,981,738	$ 13,796,532,456	$ 14,791,792,720	$ 8,883,456,887	$ 5,505,117,093	$ 6,540,758,565

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