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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
EXPENSES    
Sponsor’s Fee $ 373,202 $ 1,061,160
Total expenses 373,000 1,061,000
Net investment loss (373,000) (1,061,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)    
Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses 19,000 79,000
Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 1,430,000 0
Change in unrealized gain on investment in gold 7,609,000 21,446,000
Total gain on investment in gold 9,058,000 21,525,000
Change in net assets from operations $ 8,685,000 $ 20,464,000
Net increase in net assets per Share $ 1.22 $ 2.39
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 7,091,111 8,572,222