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Schedules of Investments
$ in Thousands
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
oz
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
oz
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz 6,116,596.4 4,889,808.5
Cost $ 346,429 $ 276,167
Fair Value $ 362,116 $ 258,735
Fair Value, % of Net Assets 100.05% 98.94%
Other assets in excess of liabilities (Less Liabilities) $ (184) $ 2,777
Other assets in excess of liabilities (Less Liabilities), % of Net Assets (0.05%) 1.06%
Net assets [1] $ 361,932 $ 261,512
Net assets, % of Net Assets 100.00% 100.00%
Gold [Member]    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz 160,963.2 128,679.3
Cost $ 196,806 $ 156,455
Fair Value $ 208,689 $ 149,152
Fair Value, % of Net Assets 57.66% 57.03%
Silver [Member]    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz 5,901,979.3 4,718,236.5
Cost $ 103,311 $ 82,947
Fair Value $ 99,537 $ 76,624
Fair Value, % of Net Assets 27.50% 29.30%
Platinum [Member]    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz 21,461.5 17,157.1
Cost $ 23,345 $ 19,292
Fair Value $ 19,895 $ 15,562
Fair Value, % of Net Assets 5.50% 5.95%
Palladium [Member]    
Investment Holdings [Line Items]    
Investment in Bullion (oz) | oz 32,192.4 25,735.6
Cost $ 22,967 $ 17,473
Fair Value $ 33,995 $ 17,397
Fair Value, % of Net Assets 9.39% 6.65%
[1] (1) Authorized share capital is unlimited and no par value per share. Shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 were 5,600,000 and at December 31, 2016 were 4,500,000. Net asset value per Share at December 31, 2017 was $64.63 and at December 31, 2016 was $58.11.