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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2015
EXPENSES        
Sponsor’s Fee $ 983,042 $ 890,246 $ 1,834,899 $ 1,797,521
Total expenses 983,000 891,000 1,835,000 1,798,000
Net investment loss (983,000) (891,000) (1,835,000) (1,798,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized gain / (loss) on gold transferred to pay expenses 34,000 (9,000) (26,000) 7,000
Realized loss on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 0 (299,000) (2,710,000) (629,000)
Change in unrealized loss on investment in gold 67,157,000 (12,024,000) 196,580,000 (22,418,000)
Total gain / (loss) on gold 67,191,000 (12,332,000) 193,844,000 (23,040,000)
Change in net assets from operations $ 66,208,000 $ (13,223,000) $ 192,009,000 $ (24,838,000)
Net increase / (decrease) in net assets per Share (in Dollars per share) $ 8.14 $ (1.68) $ 24.36 $ (3.15)
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 8,137,912 7,874,725 7,883,516 7,878,177