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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Mar. 31, 2017
EXPENSES    
Sponsor’s Fee $ 1,061,160 $ 959,197
Total expenses 1,061,000 959,000
Net investment loss (1,061,000) (959,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)    
Realized gain / (loss) on gold transferred to pay expenses 79,000 (16,000)
Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 0 210,000
Change in unrealized gain on investment in gold 21,446,000 69,391,000
Total gain on investment in gold 21,525,000 69,585,000
Change in net assets from operations $ 20,464,000 $ 68,626,000
Net increase in net assets per Share $ 2.39 $ 8.19
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 8,572,222 8,383,333