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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
EXPENSES        
Sponsor’s Fee $ 547,217 $ 558,106 $ 1,086,993 $ 1,119,811
Total expenses 547,000 558,000 1,087,000 1,120,000
Net investment loss (547,000) (558,000) (1,087,000) (1,120,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized gain on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 18,000 21,000 39,000 51,000
Realized gain on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 275,000 789,000 1,228,000 1,273,000
Change in unrealized gain/ (loss) on investment in Bullion 22,138,000 (16,650,000) 26,782,000 (19,145,000)
Total gain/ (loss) on investment in Bullion 22,431,000 (15,840,000) 28,049,000 (17,821,000)
Change in net assets from operations $ 21,884,000 $ (16,398,000) $ 26,962,000 $ (18,941,000)
Net increase / (decrease) in net assets per Share $ 3.90 $ (2.80) $ 4.79 $ (3.25)
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 5,608,242 5,854,396 5,628,453 5,825,691