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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2016
EXPENSES    
Sponsor's Fee $ 291,896 $ 252,741
Total expenses 292,000 253,000
Net investment loss (292,000) (253,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)    
Realized gain / (loss) on palladium transferred to pay expenses 34,000 (63,000)
Realized gain / (loss) on palladium distributed for the redemption of Shares 1,138,000 (3,768,000)
Change in unrealized gain on investment in palladium 30,623,000 10,255,000
Total gain on investment in palladium 31,795,000 6,424,000
Change in net assets from operations $ 31,503,000 $ 6,171,000
Net increase in net assets per Share $ 11.85 $ 1.86
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 2,658,889 3,322,527