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Statements of Operations (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
EXPENSES |  |  |  |  |  |
Sponsor’s Fee | $ 4,165,756us-gaap_SponsorFees |  | $ 5,712,292us-gaap_SponsorFees |  | $ 7,200,166us-gaap_SponsorFees |
Total expenses | 4,166,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses | [1] | 5,712,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses | [2] | 7,200,000us-gaap_OperatingExpenses |
Net investment loss | (4,166,000)sgol_NetInvestmentGainLoss | [1],[3] | (5,712,000)sgol_NetInvestmentGainLoss | [2] | (7,200,000)sgol_NetInvestmentGainLoss |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES) |  |  |  |  |  |
Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses | 212,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfTrustAssetsToPayExpenses | [1] | 464,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfTrustAssetsToPayExpenses | [2] | 1,483,000us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfTrustAssetsToPayExpenses |
Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of shares | 509,000sgol_RealizedGainLossOnBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfShares | [1] | 1,081,000sgol_RealizedGainLossOnBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfShares | [2] | 20,240,000sgol_RealizedGainLossOnBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfShares |
Change in unrealized loss on investment in gold | (2,266,000)sgol_ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnInvestmentInBullion | [1],[3] | 0sgol_ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnInvestmentInBullion | [2] | 0sgol_ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnInvestmentInBullion |
Realized loss on investment in gold | 0sgol_RealizedGainLossOnBullion | [1] | (126,937,000)sgol_RealizedGainLossOnBullion | [2] | 0sgol_RealizedGainLossOnBullion |
Total (loss) / gain on gold | (1,545,000)sgol_TotalGainLossOnBullion | [1] | (125,392,000)sgol_TotalGainLossOnBullion | [2] | 21,723,000sgol_TotalGainLossOnBullion |
Change in net assets from operations | $ (5,711,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | [1] | $ (131,104,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | [2],[3],[4] | $ 14,523,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss | [3],[4]
Net (decrease) / increase in net assets per Share (in Dollars per share) | $ (0.67)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic | [1] | $ (12.58)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic | [2] | $ 1.30us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic |
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) | 8,578,219us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | [1] | 10,419,863us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic | [2] | 11,169,672us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic |
[1] | Effective January 1, 2014, the Trust has adopted the provisions of Topic 946, Investment Companies, and follows specialized accounting. Refer to Note 2.1 for additional information.
[2] | Amounts are those previously reported under non-investment company accounting. Refer to Note 2.1 for additional information.
[3] | Effective January 1, 2014, the Trust has adopted the provisions of Topic 946, Investment Companies, and follows specialized accounting. Refer to Note 2.1 for additional information.
[4] | In accordance with Topic 946, Investment Companies, the Trust meets the exemption criteria to exclude a statement of cash flows. Thus one has not been presented for the year ended December 31, 2014. Refer to Note 2.1 for additional information.

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