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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Mar. 31, 2020
EXPENSES    
Sponsor’s Fee $ 1,050,889 $ 587,711
Total expenses 1,051,000 588,000
Net investment loss (1,051,000) (588,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)    
Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses 195,000 89,000
Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 20,641,000 9,417,000
Change in unrealized (loss) / gain on investment in gold (298,124,000) 59,879,000
Total (loss) / gain on investment in gold (277,288,000) 69,385,000
Change in net assets from operations $ (278,339,000) $ 68,797,000
Net increase / (decrease) in net assets per Share $ (1.91) $ 0.76
Weighted average number of Shares 145,787,778 90,987,912