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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
EXPENSES        
Sponsor's Fee $ 210,347 $ 329,748 $ 842,359 $ 922,997
Total expenses 210,000 330,000 842,000 923,000
Net investment loss (210,000) (330,000) (842,000) (923,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized gain on palladium transferred to pay expenses 52,000 78,000 268,000 166,000
Realized gain on palladium distributed for the redemption of Shares 3,914,000 1,865,000 30,150,000 8,318,000
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in palladium 14,111,000 20,188,000 (35,619,000) 54,846,000
Total gain / (loss) on investment in palladium 18,077,000 22,131,000 (5,201,000) 63,330,000
Change in net assets from operations $ 17,867,000 $ 21,801,000 $ (6,043,000) $ 62,407,000
Net increase / (decrease) in net assets per Share $ 12.11 $ 8.71 $ (3.08) $ 24.09
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 1,475,000 2,503,804 1,961,905 2,590,110