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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
EXPENSES        
Sponsor's Fee $ 329,748 $ 297,956 $ 922,997 $ 820,446
Total expenses 330,000 298,000 923,000 820,000
Net investment loss (330,000) (298,000) (923,000) (820,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized gain / (loss) on palladium transferred to pay expenses 78,000 (4,000) 166,000 (100,000)
Realized gain / (loss) on palladium distributed for the redemption of Shares 1,865,000 638,000 8,318,000 (4,428,000)
Change in unrealized gain on investment in palladium 20,188,000 38,972,000 54,846,000 56,828,000
Total gain on investment in palladium 22,131,000 39,606,000 63,330,000 52,300,000
Change in net assets from operations $ 21,801,000 $ 39,308,000 $ 62,407,000 $ 51,480,000
Net increase in net assets per Share $ 8.71 $ 12.96 $ 24.09 $ 16.13
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 2,503,804 3,033,696 2,590,110 3,192,336