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Condensed Statements of Operations (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2012
Sep. 30, 2011
REVENUES        
Value of gold transferred to pay expenses $ 1,737,524 $ 1,522,072 $ 5,234,477 $ 3,919,240
Cost of gold transferred to pay expenses (1,424,198) (1,154,393) (4,198,766) (3,152,796)
Gain on gold transferred to pay expenses 313,326 367,679 1,035,711 766,444
Gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 5,917,532 10,923,956 14,480,586 12,358,845
Total gain on gold 6,230,858 11,291,635 15,516,297 13,125,289
EXPENSES        
Sponsor’s Fee 1,802,987 1,611,203 5,304,047 4,064,361
Total expenses 1,802,987 1,611,203 5,304,047 4,064,361
Net gain from operations $ 4,427,871 $ 9,680,432 $ 10,212,250 $ 9,060,928
Net gain per Share (in Dollars per share) $ 0.40 $ 0.97 $ 0.92 $ 0.98
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 11,160,326 9,945,109 11,074,453 9,200,366