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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2017
EXPENSES        
Sponsor’s Fee $ 1,061,745 $ 986,760 $ 2,122,905 $ 1,945,957
Total expenses 1,062,000 987,000 2,123,000 1,946,000
Net investment loss (1,062,000) (987,000) (2,123,000) (1,946,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses 81,000 27,000 160,000 11,000
Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 11,477,000 162,000 11,477,000 372,000
Change in unrealized (loss) / gain on investment in gold (69,344,000) (2,639,000) (47,898,000) 66,752,000
Total (loss) / gain on investment in gold (57,786,000) (2,450,000) (36,261,000) 67,135,000
Change in net assets from operations $ (58,848,000) $ (3,437,000) $ (38,384,000) $ 65,189,000
Net (decrease) / increase in net assets per Share $ (6.79) $ (0.41) $ (4.45) $ 7.78
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 8,665,934 8,371,429 8,619,337 8,377,348