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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
EXPENSES      
Sponsor's Fee $ 1,392,218 $ 1,073,755 $ 1,278,403
Total expenses 1,392,000 1,074,000 1,278,000
Net investment loss (1,392,000) (1,074,000) (1,278,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)      
Realized gain on palladium transferred to pay expenses 520,000 340,000 266,000
Realized gain on palladium distributed for the redemption of Shares 32,233,000 30,150,000 14,337,000
Change in unrealized gain/ (loss) on investment in palladium 57,387,000 (13,150,000) 77,205,000
Total gain on investment in palladium 90,140,000 17,340,000 91,808,000
Change in net assets from operations $ 88,748,000 $ 16,266,000 $ 90,530,000
Net increase in net assets per Share $ 55.78 $ 8.91 $ 35.37
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 1,590,959 1,826,301 2,559,726