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Statements of Operations - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
EXPENSES        
Sponsor’s Fee $ 373,526 $ 1,061,745 $ 746,728 $ 2,122,905
Total expenses 374,000 1,062,000 747,000 2,123,000
Net investment loss (374,000) (1,062,000) (747,000) (2,123,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses 17,000 81,000 36,000 160,000
Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 1,341,000 11,477,000 2,771,000 11,477,000
Change in unrealized gain/ (loss) on investment in gold 72,906,000 (69,344,000) 80,515,000 (47,898,000)
Total gain/ (loss) on investment in gold 74,264,000 (57,786,000) 83,322,000 (36,261,000)
Change in net assets from operations $ 73,890,000 $ (58,848,000) $ 82,575,000 $ (38,384,000)
Net increase/ (decrease) in net assets per Share $ 10.74 $ (6.79) $ 11.82 $ (4.45)
Weighted average number of Shares (in Shares) 6,880,220 8,665,934 6,985,083 8,619,337