Statements of Operations - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | |
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Mar. 31, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
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| EXPENSES | ||
| Sponsor's Fee | $ 357,192 | $ 291,896 |
| Total expenses | 357,000 | 292,000 |
| Net investment loss | (357,000) | (292,000) |
| REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES) | ||
| Realized gain on palladium transferred to pay expenses | 127,000 | 34,000 |
| Realized gain on palladium distributed for the redemption of Shares | 1,674,000 | 1,138,000 |
| Change in unrealized (loss) / gain on investment in palladium | (22,191,000) | 30,623,000 |
| Total (loss) / gain on investment in palladium | (20,390,000) | 31,795,000 |
| Change in net assets from operations | $ (20,747,000) | $ 31,503,000 |
| Net (decrease) / increase in net assets per Share | $ (8.44) | $ 11.85 |
| Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) | 2,458,333 | 2,658,889 |
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- Definition Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Includes selling, general and administrative expense. No definition available.
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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