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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
EXPENSES        
Sponsor’s Fee $ 506,228 $ 379,826 $ 1,408,306 $ 894,907
Total expenses 506,000 380,000 1,408,000 895,000
Net investment loss (506,000) (380,000) (1,408,000) (895,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay 6,000 25,000 1,000 (3,000)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 0 0 51,000 (2,721,000)
Change in unrealized gain on investment in Bullion 10,878,000 5,190,000 26,946,000 45,634,000
Total gain on investment in Bullion 10,884,000 5,215,000 26,998,000 42,910,000
Change in net assets from operations $ 10,378,000 $ 4,835,000 $ 25,590,000 $ 42,015,000
Net increase in net assets per Share $ 1.97 $ 1.28 $ 5.11 $ 13.20
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 5,276,630 3,765,761 5,006,960 3,182,664