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Schedules of Investments
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2017
USD ($)
oz
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
oz
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz 5,696,865.7 4,889,808.5
Cost $ 321,781 $ 276,167
Fair Value $ 320,416 $ 258,735
Fair Value, % of Net Assets 99.10% 98.94%
Other assets in excess of liabilities $ 2,922 $ 2,777
Other assets in excess of liabilities, % of Net Assets 0.90% 1.06%
Net assets [1] $ 323,338 $ 261,512
Net assets, % of Net Assets 100.00% 100.00%
Gold [Member]    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz 149,917.6 128,679.3
Cost $ 182,567 $ 156,455
Fair Value $ 186,235 $ 149,152
Fair Value, % of Net Assets 57.60% 57.03%
Silver [Member]    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz 5,496,976.0 4,718,236.5
Cost $ 96,421 $ 82,947
Fair Value $ 90,535 $ 76,624
Fair Value, % of Net Assets 28.00% 29.30%
Platinum [Member]    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz 19,988.8 17,157.1
Cost $ 21,970 $ 19,292
Fair Value $ 18,430 $ 15,562
Fair Value, % of Net Assets 5.70% 5.95%
Palladium [Member]    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz 29,983.3 25,735.6
Cost $ 20,823 $ 17,473
Fair Value $ 25,216 $ 17,397
Fair Value, % of Net Assets 7.80% 6.65%
[1] Authorized share capital is unlimited with no par value per Share. Shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 were 5,250,000 and at December 31, 2016 were 4,500,000. Net asset values per Share at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were $61.59 and $58.11, respectively.