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Statements of Assets and Liabilities - USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
ASSETS    
Investment in gold (cost: December 31, 2016: $979,403; December 31, 2015: $886,514) $ 935,268,000 $ 782,719,000
Total assets 935,268,000 782,719,000
LIABILITIES    
Fees payable to Sponsor 315,510 260,280
Gold payable 0 20,728,000
Total liabilities 316,000 20,988,000
NET ASSETS [1] $ 934,952,000 $ 761,731,000
[1] Authorized share capital is unlimited and no par value per share. Shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 were 8,300,000 and at December 31, 2015 were 7,350,000. Net asset value per Share at December 31, 2016 was $112.65 and at December 31, 2015 was $103.64.