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Condensed Statements of Assets and Liabilities (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
ASSETS    
Investment in gold (cost: March 31, 2015: $924,736; December 31, 2014: $942,277) $ 912,076,000us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities $ 940,011,000us-gaap_InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities
Gold receivable 5,808,000sgol_BullionReceivableAtMarketValue 0sgol_BullionReceivableAtMarketValue
Total assets 917,884,000us-gaap_Assets 940,011,000us-gaap_Assets
LIABILITIES    
Fees payable to Sponsor 303,954us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent 321,355us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
Gold payable 0sgol_BullionPayableAtMarketValue 23,493,000sgol_BullionPayableAtMarketValue
Total liabilities 304,000us-gaap_Liabilities 23,814,000us-gaap_Liabilities
NET ASSETS $ 917,580,000us-gaap_AssetsNet [1] $ 916,197,000us-gaap_AssetsNet [1]
[1] Authorized share capital is unlimited with no par value per Share. Shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 were 7,900,000 and at December 31, 2014 were 7,800,000. Net asset value per Share at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was $116.15 and $117.46, respectively.