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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
The categorization of the Trust’s assets is as shown below:

The categorization of the Trust’s assets is as shown below:

 

(Amounts in 000's of US$)  September 30, 2020   December 31, 2019 
           
Level 2          
Investment in Bullion  $751,062   $491,706 
Changes in ounces of Bullion and their respective values for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 are set out below:

Changes in ounces of Bullion and their respective values for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 are set out below:

 

                                       
   Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 
(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data)                    
Ounces of Bullion  Gold   Silver   Platinum   Palladium   Total 
Opening balance   191,121.1    7,007,773.9    25,482.8    38,224.2    7,262,602.0 
Creations   33,932.8    1,244,201.6    4,524.4    6,786.6    1,289,445.4 
Redemptions                    
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses   (298.3)   (10,937.3)   (39.8)   (59.7)   (11,335.1)
Closing balance   224,755.6    8,241,038.2    29,967.4    44,951.1    8,540,712.3 
                          
Investment in Bullion                         
Opening balance  $337,921   $125,054   $20,743   $72,817   $556,535 
Creations   66,062    32,618    4,190    14,741    117,611 
Redemptions                    
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares                    
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses   (550)   (243)   (34)   (119)   (946)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses   149    50    (6)   50    243 
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion   20,509    38,040    1,598    17,472    77,619 
Closing balance  $424,091   $195,519   $26,491   $104,961   $751,062 

 

                                     
   Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 
(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data)                    
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 / (loss) 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 

 

  

                                     
   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 
(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data)                    
Ounces of Bullion  Gold   Silver   Platinum   Palladium   Total 
Opening balance   183,176.5    6,716,468.5    24,423.3    36,635.0    6,960,703.3 
Creations   58,037.9    2,128,055.4    7,738.4    11,607.9    2,205,439.6 
Redemptions   (15,590.6)   (571,654.6)   (2,078.7)   (3,118.1)   (592,442.0)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses   (868.2)   (31,831.1)   (115.6)   (173.7)   (32,988.6)
Closing balance   224,755.6    8,241,038.2    29,967.4    44,951.1    8,540,712.3 
                          
Investment in Bullion                         
Opening balance  $277,466   $121,199   $23,251   $69,790   $491,706 
Creations   105,062    48,165    7,130    26,262    186,619 
Redemptions   (24,805)   (8,053)   (1,498)   (5,947)   (40,303)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares   4,473    (1,789)   (612)   2,608    4,680 
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses   (1,470)   (576)   (96)   (376)   (2,518)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses   330    24    (22)   190    522 
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion   63,035    36,549    (1,662)   12,434    110,356 
Closing balance  $424,091   $195,519   $26,491   $104,961   $751,062 

 

 

                                     
   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 
(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data)                    
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 / (loss) 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