Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Proceeds from silver bullion sold to pay expenses					$ 15,803,415	$ 11,803,469
Expenses – Sponsor’s fees paid					(15,803,415)	(11,803,469)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities					0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash					0	0
Cash, beginning of period		$ 0		$ 0	0	0
Cash, end of period	$ 0		$ 0		0	0
Reconciliation of Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	1,666,597,884	(1,440,459,322)	34,582,678	(118,203,615)	226,138,562	(83,620,937)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Proceeds from silver bullion sold to pay expenses					15,803,415	11,803,469
Net realized (gain) loss	11,142,869	9,570,709	17,462,196	43,054,318	20,713,578	60,516,514
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation	$ (1,686,694,147)	$ 1,423,211,664	$ (57,866,685)	$ 69,197,383	(263,482,483)	11,330,698
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Sponsor’s fees payable					826,928	(29,744)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities					0	0
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash information:
Silver bullion contributed for Shares issued					2,852,348,213	485,837,021
Silver bullion distributed for Shares redeemed					$ (735,788,453)	$ (387,112,201)