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Organization (Details) - shares	Nov. 04, 2019	Nov. 03, 2019
Organization [Abstract]
Minimum block of shares issued redeemed against gold	100,000	50,000

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The minimum block of shares that can be created or redeemed against bullion deposits or distributions.

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