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Changes in ounces of Bullion and their respective values for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are set out below: (Details)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
USD ($)
oz
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
oz
Opening balance | oz 9,064,300.1 6,960,703.3
Creations | oz 1,500,361.0 808,368.9
Redemptions | oz (428,730.4) (323,243.6)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses | oz (13,892.8) (10,545.6)
Closing balance | oz 10,122,037.9 7,435,283.0
Opening balance $ 827,598 $ 491,706
Creations 135,008 61,085
Redemptions (38,153) (20,749)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 8,695 1,351
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (1,259) (773)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 308 150
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion (65,524) (8,769)
Closing balance $ 866,673 $ 524,001
Gold, Ounces    
Opening balance | oz 238,534.2 183,176.5
Creations | oz 39,483.2 21,272.9
Redemptions | oz (11,282.4) (8,506.4)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses | oz (365.6) (277.5)
Closing balance | oz 266,369.4 195,665.5
Opening balance $ 450,257 $ 277,466
Creations 72,200 34,157
Redemptions (20,700) (12,944)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 4,055 1,871
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (677) (434)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 139 78
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion (54,830) 14,622
Closing balance $ 450,444 $ 314,816
Palladium Ounces    
Opening balance | oz 47,706.9 36,635.0
Creations | oz 7,896.6 4,254.6
Redemptions | oz (2,256.5) (1,701.3)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses | oz (73.1) (55.5)
Closing balance | oz 53,273.9 39,132.8
Opening balance $ 111,729 $ 69,790
Creations 18,918 10,443
Redemptions (5,348) (2,862)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 2,139 1,058
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (167) (135)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 64 81
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion 12,509 11,905
Closing balance $ 139,844 $ 90,280
Platinum, Ounces    
Opening balance | oz 31,804.5 24,423.3
Creations | oz 5,264.4 2,836.4
Redemptions | oz (1,504.3) (1,134.2)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses | oz (48.7) (37.0)
Closing balance | oz 35,515.9 26,088.5
Opening balance $ 33,967 $ 23,251
Creations 5,926 2,637
Redemptions (1,641) (786)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 131 (366)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (53) (32)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 5 (6)
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion 3,645 (5,732)
Closing balance $ 41,980 $ 18,966
Silver, Ounces    
Opening balance | oz 8,746,254.5 6,716,468.5
Creations | oz 1,447,716.8 780,005.0
Redemptions | oz (413,687.2) (311,901.7)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses | oz (13,405.4) (10,175.6)
Closing balance | oz 9,766,878.7 7,174,396.2
Opening balance $ 231,645 $ 121,199
Creations 37,964 13,848
Redemptions (10,464) (4,157)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion distributed for the redemption of Shares 2,370 (1,212)
Transfers of Bullion to pay expenses (362) (172)
Realized gain / (loss) on Bullion transferred to pay expenses 100 (3)
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in Bullion (26,848) (29,564)
Closing balance $ 234,405 $ 99,939