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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000930413-10-001753
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100401
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100401
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100401

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ETFS Gold Trust
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001450923
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GOLD & SILVER ORES [1040]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34441
		FILM NUMBER:		10724026

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ETF SECURITIES USA LLC
		STREET 2:		555 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2900
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94104
		BUSINESS PHONE:		415-404-6332

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ETF SECURITIES USA LLC
		STREET 2:		555 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2900
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94104
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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">UNITED STATES </FONT></B><BR>
  <B><FONT face="serif">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </FONT></B><BR>
  <B><FONT face="serif">Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></B></font></P>
<P align="center"><font size="2">________________</font></P>
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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">FORM 8-K </FONT></B><BR>
  <BR>
  <B><FONT face="serif">CURRENT REPORT </FONT></B><BR>
  <B><FONT face="serif">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</FONT></B><BR>
  <B><FONT face="serif">Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </FONT></B></font></P>
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  <FONT size=2 face="serif">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) &nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT> <font size="2"><U><FONT face="serif">April
  1, 2010</FONT></U> </font></P>
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<TR valign="bottom">
  <TD colspan="4" align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
    <div align="center"><font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">ETFS GOLD TRUST</FONT></B> </font> </div></TD>
  </TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
  <TD colspan="4" align=left nowrap>
    <div align="center"><FONT size=2 face="serif">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT> </div></TD>
  </TR>
<TR>
  <TD colspan=4>&nbsp;  </TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
  <TD width=42% align=center nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
    <FONT size=2 face="serif">New York</FONT>  </TD>
  <TD width=16% align=center nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
    <FONT size=2 face="serif">001-34441</FONT>  </TD>
  <TD width=9% style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD width=30% align=center nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
    <FONT size=2 face="serif">26-4587209</FONT>  </TD>
</TR>
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  <TD align=center nowrap>
    <FONT size=2 face="serif">(State or other jurisdiction</FONT>  </TD>
  <TD align=center nowrap>
    <FONT size=2 face="serif">(Commission</FONT>  </TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD align=center nowrap>
    <FONT size=2 face="serif">(I.R.S. Employer</FONT>  </TD>
</TR>
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  <TD align=center nowrap>
    <FONT size=2 face="serif">of incorporation)</FONT>  </TD>
  <TD align=center nowrap>
    <FONT size=2 face="serif">File Number)</FONT>  </TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD align=center nowrap>
    <FONT size=2 face="serif">Identification No.)</FONT>  </TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
  <TD align=center nowrap>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD align=center nowrap>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD align=center nowrap>&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="39%" align=right nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div align="center"> <FONT size=2 face="serif">48
          Wall Street, 11</FONT><font size="2"><SUP><FONT face="serif">th </FONT></SUP><FONT face="serif">Fl,
          New York, New York</FONT></font> </div></TD>
    <TD width="29%" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="32%" align=center nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><FONT size=2 face="serif">10005</FONT> </TD>
  </TR>
  <TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align=center nowrap><FONT size=2 face="serif">(Address of principal executive
    offices)</FONT> </TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=center nowrap><FONT size=2 face="serif">(Zip Code)</FONT> </TD>
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<p><FONT size=2 face="serif">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area
code&nbsp;&nbsp; (212) 918-4954</FONT> </p>
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  <TD align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
  <TD align=left nowrap>
    <div align="center"><FONT size=2 face="serif">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)</FONT> </div></TD>
</TR>
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<font size="2"><BR>
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<P align="left">
  <FONT size=2 face="serif">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</FONT></P>
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    <td width="4%" valign="top"><font face=WINGDINGS>o</font> </td>
    <td width="96%" valign="top"><font size="2"><FONT face="serif">Written communications
    pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></font></td>
  </tr>
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    <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
    <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top"><font face=WINGDINGS>o</font></td>
    <td valign="top"><font size="2"><FONT face="serif">Soliciting material pursuant
    to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </FONT></font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
    <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign="top"><font face=WINGDINGS>o</font></td>
    <td valign="top"><font size="2"><FONT face="serif">Pre-commencement communications
    pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></font></td>
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    <td valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
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    <td valign="top"><font face=WINGDINGS>o</font></td>
    <td valign="top"><font size="2"><FONT face="serif">Pre-commencement communications
    pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-4(c)) </FONT></font></td>
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<P align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P align="left">&nbsp;</P>

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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. </FONT></B></font></P>
<P align="left">
  <FONT size="2" face="serif">Appointment of Officer </FONT></P>
<P align="left">
  <FONT size="2" face="serif">On April 1, 2010, the Manager of ETF Securities
  USA LLC, sponsor of the ETFS Gold Trust (the &#147;Sponsor&#148;), appointed
  Thomas Quigley as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
  of the Sponsor, effective immediately&#160;and until such time as he resigns,
  his successor is appointed by the Manager or he otherwise is disqualified from
  serving as an officer of the Sponsor. In his capacity as Chief Financial Officer
  and Treasurer of the Sponsor, Mr. Quigley will be the Sponsor&#146;s principal
financial officer and principal accounting officer.</FONT></P>
<P align="left">
  <FONT size="2" face="serif">Mr. Quigley, 47, is the Chief Financial Officer
  of ETF Securities Limited, the parent company of the Sponsor. Previously Mr.
  Quigley has held senior management positions in investment banking as a Managing
  Director at ING Barings Investment Banking and, prior to that, at Close Brothers
  Corporate Finance in London, England. More recently he was a Director of Terra
  Firma Capital Partners, the private equity firm, and a Managing Director at
  W.P. Carey &amp; Co LLC, the asset
management firm. He is a Chartered Accountant and member of the ICAEW having
  trained with Price Waterhouse, London. He holds an MA in Physics from Oxford
University, England. </FONT></P>
<P align="left">
  <FONT size="2" face="serif">Mr. Quigley replaces Greg Burgess, who tendered a written resignation from his offices of Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Sponsor on April 1, 2010. </FONT></P>
<P align="left">
  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. </FONT></B></font></P>
<P align="left">
  <FONT size="2" face="serif">(d) Exhibits. </FONT></P>
<P align="left">
  <FONT size="2" face="serif">The following exhibit is filed with this report: </FONT></P>
<P align="left">
  <FONT size="2" face="serif">99.1 Letter of resignation of Greg Burgess as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary </FONT></P>

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  <font size="2"><B><FONT face="serif">Signature </FONT></B></font></P>
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  <FONT size="2" face="serif">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>
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  <TD width="4%" align=left nowrap>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD width="28%" align=left nowrap>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD width="33%">&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD align=left nowrap colspan=2>
    <FONT size="2" face="serif">ETFS GOLD TRUST</FONT>  </TD>
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  <TD width="4%" align=left nowrap>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD width="28%" align=left nowrap>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD align=left nowrap colspan=2>
    <FONT size="2" face="serif">(Registrant)*</FONT>  </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
  <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;  </TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
  <TD width="4%" align=left nowrap>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD width="28%" align=left nowrap>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD width="4%" align=left nowrap>
    <FONT size="2" face="serif">By:</FONT>  </TD>
  <TD width="31%" align=left nowrap>
    <FONT size="2" face="serif">ETF Securities USA LLC</FONT>  </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
  <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;  </TD>
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  <TD colspan=5>&nbsp;  </TD>
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  <TD width="4%" align=left nowrap>
    <FONT size="2" face="serif">Date:</FONT>  </TD>
  <TD width="28%" align=left nowrap>
    <FONT size="2" face="serif">April 1, 2010</FONT>  </TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD width="4%" align=left nowrap>
    <FONT size="2" face="serif">By:</FONT>  </TD>
  <TD width="31%" align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
    <font size="2"><FONT face="serif">/s/ Graham Tuckwell<BR>
    </FONT>    </font></TD>
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  <TD width="4%" align=left nowrap>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD width="28%" align=left nowrap>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD width="4%" align=left nowrap>
    <FONT size="2" face="serif">Name:</FONT><FONT size="2" face="serif">&nbsp; </FONT> &nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD width="31%" align=left nowrap><font size="2" face="serif">Graham Tuckwell</font></TD>
</TR>
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  <TD width="4%" align=left nowrap>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD width="28%" align=left nowrap>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;  </TD>
  <TD width="4%" align=left nowrap>
    <FONT size="2" face="serif">Title:</FONT>  </TD>
  <TD width="31%" align=left nowrap>
    <FONT size="2" face="serif">Chief Executive Officer and President</FONT>  </TD>
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  <FONT size="2" face="serif">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  As the Registrant is a trust, this report is being filed on behalf of the Registrant by ETF Securities USA LLC, only in its capacity as the sponsor of the Registrant. The identified person signing this report is signing in his
capacity as an authorized officer of ETF Securities USA LLC. </FONT></P>

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<P align="right"><FONT size="2" face="serif"><b>Exhibit 99.1</b></FONT> </P>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2" face="serif">April 1, 2010</FONT></P>
<P align="left">
  <FONT size="2" face="serif">ETF Securities USA LLC </FONT><font size="2"><BR>
  <FONT face="serif">c/o ETF Securities </FONT><BR>
  <FONT face="serif">Ordnance House </FONT><BR>
  <FONT face="serif">31 Pier Road </FONT><BR>
  <FONT face="serif">St. Helier, Jersey JE48PW, Channel Islands</FONT><BR>
  <FONT face="serif">Attn: Chief Executive Officer </FONT></font></P>
<P align="left">
  <FONT size="2" face="serif">Dear Sir,</FONT></P>
<P align="left">
  <FONT size="2" face="serif">Effective immediately, I hereby resign from my positions as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of ETF Securities USA LLC. </FONT></P>
<P align="left">
  <FONT size="2" face="serif">Very truly yours,</FONT></P>
<P align="left">
  <FONT size="2" face="serif">/s/ Greg Burgess</FONT><font size="2"><BR>
  <BR>
  <FONT face="serif">Greg Burgess </FONT></font></P>

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