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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Additional Information) (Details) | Sep. 30, 2017 $ / Unit
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Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Fee paid by Authorized Purchasers for each order placed to create one or more Creation Baskets or to redeem one or more baskets | 1,000
Redemption Baskets [Member] |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |
Number of units per basket | 100,000

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