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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Unrealized Gains Or Losses On The Trust's Gold Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

(Amounts in 000's of US$)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in gold - average cost

$
1,280,899 

 

$
1,561,925 

Unrealized (loss) / gain on investment in gold

 
(20,569)

 

 
368,762 

Investment in gold - market value

$
1,260,330 

 

$
1,930,687 

 

Schedule Of Redeemable Capital Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months

 

Year

 

Ended

 

Ended

(Amounts in 000's of US$ except for Share and per Share data)

September 30, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

Number of Redeemable Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

 
11,750,000 

 

 
10,750,000 

Creations

 
150,000 

 

 
1,600,000 

Redemptions

 
(2,250,000)

 

 
(600,000)

Closing balance

 
9,650,000 

 

 
11,750,000 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

$
1,930,056 

 

$
1,677,363 

Creations

 
22,225 

 

 
268,941 

Redemptions

 
(307,394)

 

 
(98,455)

Adjustment to redemption value

 
(384,964)

 

 
82,207 

Closing balance

$
1,259,923 

 

$
1,930,056 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption value per Share at period end

$
130.56 

 

$
164.26 

 

Schedule Of Investment In Gold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months

 

Year

 

Ended

 

Ended

(Amounts in 000's of US$ except for ounces data)

September 30, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

Ounces of gold

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

 
1,160,268.7 

 

 
1,065,686.5 

Creations

 
14,786.5 

 

 
158,216.1 

Redemptions

 
(221,751.7)

 

 
(59,341.1)

Transfers of gold to pay expenses

 
(3,186.5)

 

 
(4,292.8)

Closing balance

 
950,117.0 

 

 
1,160,268.7 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in gold (lower of cost or market value)

 

 

 

 

 

Opening balance

$
1,561,925 

 

$
1,376,845 

Creations

 
22,225 

 

 
268,941 

Redemptions

 
(298,958)

 

 
(78,214)

Transfers of gold to pay expenses

 
(4,293)

 

 
(5,647)

Unrealized loss on investment in gold

 
(20,569)

 

 

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Closing balance

$
1,260,330 

 

$
1,561,925