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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Categorization Of The Trust's Assets



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

(Amounts in 000's of US$)

 

December 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

Level 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Bullion

 

$

 362,116 

 

$

 258,735 



Schedule Of Investment In Bullion



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for ounces data)

 

Year ended December 31, 2017

Ounces of Bullion

 

Gold

 

Silver

 

Platinum

 

Palladium

 

Total

Opening balance

 

 

 128,679.3 

 

 

 4,718,236.5 

 

 

 17,157.1 

 

 

 25,735.6 

 

 

 4,889,808.5 

Creations

 

 

 34,600.0 

 

 

 1,268,666.3 

 

 

 4,613.3 

 

 

 6,920.0 

 

 

 1,314,799.6 

Redemptions

 

 

 (1,444.2)

 

 

 (52,952.5)

 

 

 (192.6)

 

 

 (288.8)

 

 

 (54,878.1)

Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses

 

 

 (871.9)

 

 

 (31,971.0)

 

 

 (116.3)

 

 

 (174.4)

 

 

 (33,133.6)

Closing balance

 

 

 160,963.2 

 

 

 5,901,979.3 

 

 

 21,461.5 

 

 

 32,192.4 

 

 

 6,116,596.4 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Bullion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

 

$

 149,152 

 

$

 76,624 

 

$

 15,562 

 

$

 17,397 

 

$

 258,735 

Creations

 

 

 43,165 

 

 

 21,854 

 

 

 4,396 

 

 

 5,811 

 

 

 75,226 

Redemptions

 

 

 (1,786)

 

 

 (938)

 

 

 (196)

 

 

 (225)

 

 

 (3,145)

Realized gain / (loss) on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares

 

 

 32 

 

 

 10 

 

 

 (19)

 

 

 28 

 

 

 51 

Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses

 

 

 (1,087)

 

 

 (541)

 

 

 (110)

 

 

 (149)

 

 

 (1,888)

Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses

 

 

 27 

 

 

 (20)

 

 

 (19)

 

 

 28 

 

 

 17 

Change in unrealized gain on investment in Bullion

 

 

 19,186 

 

 

 2,548 

 

 

 281 

 

 

 11,105 

 

 

 33,120 

Closing balance

 

$

 208,689 

 

$

 99,537 

 

$

 19,895 

 

$

 33,995 

 

$

 362,116 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for ounces data)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2016

Ounces of Bullion

 

Gold

 

Silver

 

Platinum

 

Palladium

 

Total

Opening balance

 

 

 90,182.5 

 

 

 3,306,687.6 

 

 

 12,024.2 

 

 

 18,036.3 

 

 

 3,426,930.6 

Creations

 

 

 52,150.2 

 

 

 1,912,173.7 

 

 

 6,953.4 

 

 

 10,430.0 

 

 

 1,981,707.3 

Redemptions

 

 

 (13,073.1)

 

 

 (479,346.8)

 

 

 (1,743.1)

 

 

 (2,614.6)

 

 

 (496,777.6)

Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses

 

 

 (580.3)

 

 

 (21,278.0)

 

 

 (77.4)

 

 

 (116.1)

 

 

 (22,051.8)

Closing balance

 

 

 128,679.3 

 

 

 4,718,236.5 

 

 

 17,157.1 

 

 

 25,735.6 

 

 

 4,889,808.5 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Bullion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

 

$

 95,796 

 

$

 45,699 

 

$

 10,485 

 

$

 9,866 

 

$

 161,846 

Creations

 

 

 67,230 

 

 

 35,223 

 

 

 7,221 

 

 

 6,783 

 

 

 116,457 

Redemptions

 

 

 (14,773)

 

 

 (6,974)

 

 

 (1,522)

 

 

 (1,350)

 

 

 (24,619)

Realized loss on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares

 

 

 (544)

 

 

 (1,195)

 

 

 (522)

 

 

 (461)

 

 

 (2,722)

Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses

 

 

 (722)

 

 

 (364)

 

 

 (76)

 

 

 (71)

 

 

 (1,233)

Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses

 

 

 31 

 

 

 (4)

 

 

 (13)

 

 

 (8)

 

 

 6 

Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion

 

 

 2,134 

 

 

 4,239 

 

 

 (11)

 

 

 2,638 

 

 

 9,000 

Closing balance

 

$

 149,152 

 

$

 76,624 

 

$

 15,562 

 

$

 17,397 

 

$

 258,735