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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
EXPENSES        
Sponsor’s Fee $ 499,629 $ 506,228 $ 1,619,440 $ 1,408,306
Total expenses 500,000 506,000 1,619,000 1,408,000
Net investment loss (500,000) (506,000) (1,619,000) (1,408,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized (loss) / gain on Bullion transferred to pay expenses (11,000) 6,000 40,000 1,000
Realized (loss) / gain on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares (896,000) 0 377,000 51,000
Change in unrealized gain and loss on investment in Bullion (15,760,000) 10,878,000 (34,906,000) 26,946,000
Total (loss) / gain on investment in Bullion (16,667,000) 10,884,000 (34,489,000) 26,998,000
Change in net assets from operations $ (17,167,000) $ 10,378,000 $ (36,108,000) $ 25,590,000
Net increase / (decrease) in net assets per Share $ (3.11) $ 1.97 $ (6.31) $ 5.11
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 5,516,848 5,276,630 5,721,612 5,006,960