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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Categorization Of The Trust's Assets

(Amounts in 000's of US$)		September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Level 2
Investment in Bullion		$	442,710		$	359,447

Schedule Of Investment In Bullion

(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for ounces data)		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Ounces of Bullion		Gold			Silver			Platinum			Palladium			Total
Opening balance			159,518.4			5,849,005.8			21,268.9			31,903.3			6,061,696.4
Creations			14,220.7			521,425.7			1,896.1			2,844.1			540,386.6
Redemptions			(1,421.7)			(52,128.6)			(189.6)			(284.3)			(54,024.2)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses			(242.9)			(8,907.6)			(32.3)			(48.5)			(9,231.3)
Closing balance			172,074.5			6,309,395.3			22,943.1			34,414.6			6,538,827.5
Investment in Bullion
Opening balance		$	224,762		$	89,022		$	17,398		$	48,621		$	379,803
Creations			21,512			9,307			1,734			4,352			36,905
Redemptions			(2,139)			(930)			(178)			(452)			(3,699)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares			351			37			(17)			208			579
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses			(345)			(144)			(28)			(70)			(587)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses			44			(9)			(6)			31			60
Change in unrealized gain on investment in Bullion			11,397			11,586			1,746			4,920			29,649
Closing balance		$	255,582		$	108,869		$	20,649		$	57,610		$	442,710
(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for ounces data)		Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
Ounces of Bullion		Gold			Silver			Platinum			Palladium			Total
Opening balance			160,654.1			5,890,641.1			21,420.3			32,130.5			6,104,846.0
Creations			1,430.4			52,448.5			190.7			286.1			54,355.7
Redemptions			(5,724.0)			(209,877.0)			(763.2)			(1,144.8)			(217,509.0)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses			(414.8)			(15,206.1)			(55.3)			(82.9)			(15,759.1)
Closing balance			155,945.7			5,718,006.5			20,792.5			31,188.9			5,925,933.6
Investment in Bullion
Opening balance		$	200,889		$	94,427		$	18,229		$	30,621		$	344,166
Creations			1,710			742			151			280			2,883
Redemptions			(6,796)			(3,090)			(594)			(1,009)			(11,489)
Realized (loss) / gain on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares			(263)			(564)			(225)			156			(896)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses			(517)			(241)			(47)			(78)			(883)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses			4			(16)			(8)			9			(11)
Change in unrealized (loss) / gain on investment in Bullion			(9,880)			(9,462)			(560)			4,142			(15,760)
Closing balance		$	185,147		$	81,796		$	16,946		$	34,121		$	318,010

(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for ounces data)		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Ounces of Bullion		Gold			Silver			Platinum			Palladium			Total
Opening balance			162,854.5			5,971,327.0			21,713.7			32,570.6			6,188,465.8
Creations			22,774.9			835,080.8			3,036.7			4,555.0			865,447.4
Redemptions			(12,829.1)			(470,400.0)			(1,710.5)			(2,565.8)			(487,505.4)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses			(725.8)			(26,612.5)			(96.8)			(145.2)			(27,580.3)
Closing balance			172,074.5			6,309,395.3			22,943.1			34,414.6			6,538,827.5
Investment in Bullion
Opening balance		$	208,722		$	92,347		$	17,241		$	41,137		$	359,447
Creations			32,649			14,074			2,692			6,749			56,164
Redemptions			(17,079)			(7,313)			(1,412)			(3,765)			(29,569)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares			1,217			(754)			(379)			1,723			1,807
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses			(970)			(415)			(81)			(203)			(1,669)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses			73			(41)			(20)			87			99
Change in unrealized gain on investment in Bullion			30,970			10,971			2,608			11,882			56,431
Closing balance		$	255,582		$	108,869		$	20,649		$	57,610		$	442,710
(Amounts in 000's of US$, except for ounces data)		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
Ounces of Bullion		Gold			Silver			Platinum			Palladium			Total
Opening balance			160,963.2			5,901,979.3			21,461.5			32,192.4			6,116,596.4
Creations			20,084.1			736,415.9			2,677.9			4,016.8			763,194.7
Redemptions			(24,358.3)			(893,136.0)			(3,247.8)			(4,871.7)			(925,613.8)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses			(743.3)			(27,252.7)			(99.1)			(148.6)			(28,243.7)
Closing balance			155,945.7			5,718,006.5			20,792.5			31,188.9			5,925,933.6
Investment in Bullion
Opening balance		$	208,689			99,537			19,895			33,995		$	362,116
Creations			26,356			12,144			2,526			4,068			45,094
Redemptions			(31,128)			(14,339)			(2,880)			(4,718)			(53,065)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares			1,116			(1,228)			(615)			1,104			377
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses			(964)			(446)			(90)			(146)			(1,646)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses			50			(30)			(17)			37			40
Change in unrealized loss on investment in Bullion			(18,972)			(13,842)			(1,873)			(219)			(34,906)
Closing balance		$	185,147		$	81,796		$	16,946		$	34,121		$	318,010

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Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

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