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Schedules of Investments $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) oz	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) oz
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz		5,266,626.3	4,889,808.5
Cost		$ 297,010	$ 276,167
Fair Value		$ 303,799	$ 258,735
Fair Value, % of Net Assets		98.01%	98.94%
Other assets in excess of liabilities		$ 6,171	$ 2,777
Other assets in excess of liabilities, % of Net Assets		1.99%	1.06%
Net assets	[1]	$ 309,970	$ 261,512
Net assets, % of Net Assets		100.00%	100.00%
Gold [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz		138,595.5	128,679.3
Cost		$ 168,332	$ 156,455
Fair Value		$ 172,530	$ 149,152
Fair Value, % of Net Assets		55.66%	57.03%
Silver [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz		5,081,832.7	4,718,236.5
Cost		$ 89,141	$ 82,947
Fair Value		$ 91,778	$ 76,624
Fair Value, % of Net Assets		29.61%	29.30%
Platinum [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz		18,479.2	17,157.1
Cost		$ 20,545	$ 19,292
Fair Value		$ 17,371	$ 15,562
Fair Value, % of Net Assets		5.60%	5.95%
Palladium [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz		27,718.9	25,735.6
Cost		$ 18,992	$ 17,473
Fair Value		$ 22,120	$ 17,397
Fair Value, % of Net Assets		7.14%	6.65%
[1] Authorized share capital is unlimited with no par value per Share. Shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 were 4,900,000 and at December 31, 2016 were 4,500,000. Net asset values per Share at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $63.26 and $58.11, respectively.

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