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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Unrealized Gains Or Losses On The Trust's Bullion Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2013

 

 

Gold

 

 

Silver

 

 

Platinum

 

 

Palladium

 

 

Total

(Amounts in 000's of US$)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Bullion - average cost

$
112,436 

 

$
79,002 

 

$
14,388 

 

$
9,838 

 

$
215,664 

Unrealized loss on investment in Bullion

 
(22,668)

 

 
(26,924)

 

 
(1,164)

 

 
(153)

 

 
(50,909)

Investment in Bullion - market value

$
89,768 

 

$
52,078 

 

$
13,224 

 

$
9,685 

 

$
164,755 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

Gold

 

 

Silver

 

 

Platinum

 

 

Palladium

 

 

Total

(Amounts in 000's of US$)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Bullion - average cost

$
96,337 

 

$
68,563 

 

$
12,213 

 

$
8,314 

 

$
185,427 

Unrealized gain on investment in Bullion

 
12,101 

 

 
3,002 

 

 
1,020 

 

 
796 

 

 
16,919 

Investment in Bullion - market value

$
108,438 

 

$
71,565 

 

$
13,233 

 

$
9,110 

 

$
202,346 

 

Schedule Of Bullion Receivable And Payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months

 

Year

 

Ended

 

Ended

(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for Share and per Share data)

June 30, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

Number of Redeemable Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

 
2,200,000 

 

 
2,100,000 

Creations

 
400,000 

 

 
250,000 

Redemptions

 
(50,000)

 

 
(150,000)

Closing balance

 
2,550,000 

 

 
2,200,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

$
202,243 

 

$
182,586 

Creations

 
35,076 

 

 
24,100 

Redemptions

 
(3,767)

 

 
(13,644)

Adjustment to redemption value

 
(68,878)

 

 
9,201 

Closing balance

$
164,674 

 

$
202,243 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption value per Share at period end

$
64.58 

 

$
91.93 

 

Schedule Of Investment In Bullion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2013

(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for ounces data)

 

Gold

 

 

Silver

 

 

Platinum

 

 

Palladium

 

 

Total

Ounces of Bullion:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

 
65,167.3 

 

 
2,389,467.4 

 

 
8,689.0 

 

 
13,033.4 

 

 
2,476,357.1 

Creations 

 
11,828.0 

 

 
433,693.4 

 

 
1,577.1 

 

 
2,365.6 

 

 
449,464.1 

Redemptions

 
(1,476.8)

 

 
(54,149.7)

 

 
(197.0)

 

 
(295.3)

 

 
(56,118.8)

Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses

 
(210.0)

 

 
(7,701.3)

 

 
(28.0)

 

 
(42.0)

 

 
(7,981.3)

Closing balance

 
75,308.5 

 

 
2,761,309.8 

 

 
10,041.1 

 

 
15,061.7 

 

 
2,861,721.1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Bullion (lower of cost or market):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

$
96,337 

 

$
68,562 

 

$
12,213 

 

$
8,315 

 

$
185,427 

Creations

 
18,619 

 

 
12,217 

 

 
2,497 

 

 
1,743 

 

 
35,076 

Redemptions

 
(2,207)

 

 
(1,556)

 

 
(282)

 

 
(193)

 

 
(4,238)

Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses

 
(313)

 

 
(221)

 

 
(40)

 

 
(27)

 

 
(601)

Unrealized loss on investment Bullion

 
(22,668)

 

 
(26,924)

 

 
(1,164)

 

 
(153)

 

 
(50,909)

Closing balance

$
89,768 

 

$
52,078 

 

$
13,224 

 

$
9,685 

 

$
164,755 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2012

(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for ounces data)

 

Gold

 

 

Silver

 

 

Platinum

 

 

Palladium

 

 

Total

Ounces of Bullion:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

 
65,564.1 

 

 
2,404,018.4 

 

 
8,741.9 

 

 
13,112.8 

 

 
2,491,437.2 

Creations

 
7,415.9 

 

 
271,916.7 

 

 
988.8 

 

 
1,483.2 

 

 
281,804.6 

Redemptions

 
(7,437.6)

 

 
(272,714.5)

 

 
(991.7)

 

 
(1,487.6)

 

 
(282,631.4)

Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses

 
(375.1)

 

 
(13,753.2)

 

 
(50.0)

 

 
(75.0)

 

 
(14,253.3)

Closing balance

 
65,167.3 

 

 
2,389,467.4 

 

 
8,689.0 

 

 
13,033.4 

 

 
2,476,357.1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Bullion (lower of cost or market):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

$
95,032 

 

$
67,745 

 

$
12,072 

 

$
8,340 

 

$
183,189 

Creations

 
12,647 

 

 
8,902 

 

 
1,582 

 

 
969 

 

 
24,100 

Redemptions

 
(10,795)

 

 
(7,695)

 

 
(1,372)

 

 
(947)

 

 
(20,809)

Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses

 
(547)

 

 
(390)

 

 
(69)

 

 
(47)

 

 
(1,053)

Closing balance

$
96,337 

 

$
68,562 

 

$
12,213 

 

$
8,315 

 

$
185,427