Trust specific information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Trust Specific Information

The reconciliation of bullion holdings for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is presented as follows:

The reconciliation of bullion holdings for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is presented as follows:

	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
	$		$
Balance at beginning of year	4,888,695		2,457,683
Purchases	324,190		1,667,142
Sales	—		—
Redemptions for physical bullion	(33,774	)	—
Realized gains (losses) on sales and redemptions for physical bullion	6,945		—
Change in unrealized gains (losses)	(184,975	)	763,870
Balance at end of year	5,001,081		4,888,695