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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Parenthetical) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Common stock, shares authorized unlimited unlimited
Common stock, par value $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockNoParValue $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockNoParValue
Investment in bullion at cost $ 242,403us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtCost $ 259,922us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtCost
Common stock, shares issued 3,850,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 3,950,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Common stock, shares outstanding 3,850,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding 3,950,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding
Net asset value per Share $ 61.60gltr_NetAssetValuePerShare [1] $ 65.91gltr_NetAssetValuePerShare [1]
Gold [Member]    
Investment in bullion at cost 133,156us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtCost
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_XAU		 139,729us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtCost
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_XAU
Silver [Member]    
Investment in bullion at cost 73,612us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtCost
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_XAG		 83,152us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtCost
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_XAG
Platinum [Member]    
Investment in bullion at cost 19,160us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtCost
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_XPT		 21,057us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtCost
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_XPT
Palladium [Member]    
Investment in bullion at cost $ 16,475us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtCost
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_XPD		 $ 15,984us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedAtCost
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_XPD
[1] Effective January 1, 2014, the Trust has adopted the provisions of Topic 946, Investment Companies, and follows specialized accounting. Refer to Note 2.1 for additional information.