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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Unrealized Gains Or Losses On The Trust's Bullion Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2013

 

 

Gold

 

 

Silver

 

 

Platinum

 

 

Palladium

 

 

Total

(Amounts in 000's of US$)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Bullion - average cost

$
162,839 

 

$
108,001 

 

$
21,956 

 

$
15,984 

 

$
308,780 

Realized loss on investment in Bullion

 
(23,109)

 

 
(24,850)

 

 
(899)

 

 

- 

 

 
(48,858)

Investment in Bullion - lower of cost or market value

 
139,730 

 

 
83,151 

 

 
21,057 

 

 
15,984 

 

 
259,922 

Unrealized gain on investment in Bullion

 

- 

 

 

- 

 

 

- 

 

 
554 

 

 
554 

Investment in Bullion - market value

$
139,730 

 

$
83,151 

 

$
21,057 

 

$
16,538 

 

$
260,476 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

Gold

 

 

Silver

 

 

Platinum

 

 

Palladium

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Redeemable Capital Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

 

Year

 

Year

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

Ended

 

December 31, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

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

Number of redeemable Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

 
2,200,000 

 

 
2,100,000 

 

 
1,900,000 

Creations

 
2,050,000 

 

 
250,000 

 

 
1,450,000 

Redemptions

 
(300,000)

 

 
(150,000)

 

 
(1,250,000)

Closing balance

 
3,950,000 

 

 
2,200,000 

 

 
2,100,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

$
202,243 

 

$
182,586 

 

$
166,379 

Creations

 
149,235 

 

 
24,100 

 

 
143,112 

Redemptions

 
(20,607)

 

 
(13,644)

 

 
(120,762)

Adjustment to redemption value

 
(70,513)

 

 
9,201 

 

 
(6,143)

Closing balance

$
260,358 

 

$
202,243 

 

$
182,586 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption value per Share at period end

$
65.91 

 

$
91.93 

 

$
86.95 

 

Schedule Of Investment In Bullion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 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

 
60,409.7 

 

 
2,215,021.8 

 

 
8,054.6 

 

 
12,081.9 

 

 
2,295,568.0 

Redemptions

 
(8,837.9)

 

 
(324,057.5)

 

 
(1,178.4)

 

 
(1,767.6)

 

 
(335,841.4)

Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses

 
(443.2)

 

 
(16,250.2)

 

 
(59.1)

 

 
(88.6)

 

 
(16,841.1)

Closing balance

 
116,295.9 

 

 
4,264,181.5 

 

 
15,506.1 

 

 
23,259.1 

 

 
4,419,242.6 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Bullion (lower of cost or market):

Opening balance

$
96,337 

 

$
68,562 

 

$
12,213 

 

$
8,315 

 

$
185,427 

Creations

 
80,050 

 

 
48,772 

 

 
11,510 

 

 
8,904 

 

 
149,236 

Redemptions

 
(12,888)

 

 
(8,869)

 

 
(1,683)

 

 
(1,177)

 

 
(24,617)

Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses

 
(660)

 

 
(464)

 

 
(84)

 

 
(58)

 

 
(1,266)

Realized loss on investment in Bullion

 
(23,110)

 

 
(24,849)

 

 
(899)

 

 

- 

 

 
(48,858)

Closing balance

$
139,729 

 

$
83,152 

 

$
21,057 

 

$
15,984 

 

$
259,922 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

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