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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2016
EXPENSES        
Sponsor's Fee $ 301,354 $ 269,749 $ 593,250 $ 522,490
Total expenses 301,000 270,000 593,000 522,000
Net investment loss (301,000) (270,000) (593,000) (522,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized gain / (loss) on palladium transferred to pay expenses 54,000 (33,000) 88,000 (96,000)
Realized gain / (loss) on palladium distributed for the redemption of Shares 5,315,000 (1,297,000) 6,453,000 (5,066,000)
Change in unrealized gain on investment in palladium 4,035,000 7,602,000 34,658,000 17,857,000
Total gain on investment in palladium 9,404,000 6,272,000 41,199,000 12,695,000
Change in net assets from operations $ 9,103,000 $ 6,002,000 $ 40,606,000 $ 12,173,000
Net increase in net assets per Share $ 3.49 $ 1.86 $ 15.42 $ 3.72
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 2,609,341 3,222,527 2,633,978 3,272,527