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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2015
EXPENSES        
Sponsor's Fee $ 269,749 $ 524,002 $ 522,490 $ 1,072,388
Total expenses 270,000 524,000 522,000 1,072,000
Net investment loss (270,000) (524,000) (522,000) (1,072,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized (loss) / gain on palladium transferred to pay expenses (33,000) 89,000 (96,000) 191,000
Realized (loss) / gain on palladium distributed for the redemption of Shares (1,297,000) 1,099,000 (5,066,000) 8,554,000
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in palladium 7,602,000 (24,328,000) 17,857,000 (64,003,000)
Total gain / (loss) on investment in palladium 6,272,000 (23,140,000) 12,695,000 (55,258,000)
Change in net assets from operations $ 6,002,000 $ (23,664,000) $ 12,173,000 $ (56,330,000)
Net increase / (decrease) in net assets per Share $ 1.86 $ (5.01) $ 3.72 $ (11.62)
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 3,222,527 4,722,527 3,272,527 4,845,856