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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: (Details)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
USD ($)
oz
Sep. 30, 2019
USD ($)
oz
Sep. 30, 2020
USD ($)
oz
Sep. 30, 2019
USD ($)
oz
Opening balance | oz 7,262,602.0 6,061,696.4 6,960,703.3 6,188,465.8
Creations | oz 1,289,445.4 540,386.6 2,205,439.6 865,447.4
Redemptions | oz (54,024.2) (592,442.0) (487,505.4)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses | oz (11,335.1) (9,231.3) (32,988.6) (27,580.3)
Closing balance | oz 8,540,712.3 6,538,827.5 8,540,712.3 6,538,827.5
Opening balance $ 556,535 $ 379,803 $ 491,706 $ 359,447
Creations 117,611 36,905 186,619 56,164
Redemptions (3,699) (40,303) (29,569)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 579 4,680 1,807
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (946) (587) (2,518) (1,669)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 243 60 522 99
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion 77,619 29,649 110,356 56,431
Closing balance $ 751,062 $ 442,710 $ 751,062 $ 442,710
Gold, Ounces        
Opening balance | oz 191,121.1 159,518.4 183,176.5 162,854.5
Creations | oz 33,932.8 14,220.7 58,037.9 22,774.9
Redemptions | oz (1,421.7) (15,590.6) (12,829.1)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses | oz (298.3) (242.9) (868.2) (725.8)
Closing balance | oz 224,755.6 172,074.5 224,755.6 172,074.5
Opening balance $ 337,921 $ 224,762 $ 277,466 $ 208,722
Creations 66,062 21,512 105,062 32,649
Redemptions (2,139) (24,805) (17,079)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 351 4,473 1,217
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (550) (345) (1,470) (970)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 149 44 330 73
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion 20,509 11,397 63,035 30,970
Closing balance $ 424,091 $ 255,582 $ 424,091 $ 255,582
Silver, Ounces        
Opening balance | oz 7,007,773.9 5,849,005.8 6,716,468.5 5,971,327.0
Creations | oz 1,244,201.6 521,425.7 2,128,055.4 835,080.8
Redemptions | oz (52,128.6) (571,654.6) (470,400.0)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses | oz (10,937.3) (8,907.6) (31,831.1) (26,612.5)
Closing balance | oz 8,241,038.2 6,309,395.3 8,241,038.2 6,309,395.3
Opening balance $ 125,054 $ 89,022 $ 121,199 $ 92,347
Creations 32,618 9,307 48,165 14,074
Redemptions (930) (8,053) (7,313)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 37 (1,789) (754)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (243) (144) (576) (415)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 50 (9) 24 (41)
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion 38,040 11,586 36,549 10,971
Closing balance $ 195,519 $ 108,869 $ 195,519 $ 108,869
Platinum, Ounces        
Opening balance | oz 25,482.8 21,268.9 24,423.3 21,713.7
Creations | oz 4,524.4 1,896.1 7,738.4 3,036.7
Redemptions | oz (189.6) (2,078.7) (1,710.5)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses | oz (39.8) (32.3) (115.6) (96.8)
Closing balance | oz 29,967.4 22,943.1 29,967.4 22,943.1
Opening balance $ 20,743 $ 17,398 $ 23,251 $ 17,241
Creations 4,190 1,734 7,130 2,692
Redemptions (178) (1,498) (1,412)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares (17) (612) (379)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (34) (28) (96) (81)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses (6) (6) (22) (20)
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion 1,598 1,746 (1,662) 2,608
Closing balance $ 26,491 $ 20,649 $ 26,491 $ 20,649
Palladium Ounces        
Opening balance | oz 38,224.2 31,903.3 36,635.0 32,570.6
Creations | oz 6,786.6 2,844.1 11,607.9 4,555.0
Redemptions | oz (284.3) (3,118.1) (2,565.8)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses | oz (59.7) (48.5) (173.7) (145.2)
Closing balance | oz 44,951.1 34,414.6 44,951.1 34,414.6
Opening balance $ 72,817 $ 48,621 $ 69,790 $ 41,137
Creations 14,741 4,352 26,262 6,749
Redemptions (452) (5,947) (3,765)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 208 2,608 1,723
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (119) (70) (376) (203)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 50 31 190 87
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion 17,472 4,920 12,434 11,882
Closing balance $ 104,961 $ 57,610 $ 104,961 $ 57,610