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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2021
Jun. 30, 2020
EXPENSES        
Sponsor’s Fee $ 1,014,940 $ 808,115 $ 2,065,829 $ 1,395,826
Total expenses 1,015,000 808,000 2,066,000 1,396,000
Net investment loss (1,015,000) (808,000) (2,066,000) (1,396,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses 141,000 120,000 336,000 209,000
Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 6,102,000 26,744,000 9,417,000
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in gold 87,618,000 164,597,000 (210,506,000) 224,476,000
Total gain/(loss) on investment in gold 93,861,000 164,717,000 (183,426,000) 234,102,000
Change in net assets from operations $ 92,846,000 $ 163,909,000 $ (185,492,000) $ 232,706,000
Net increase / (decrease) in net assets per Share $ 0.67 $ 1.42 $ (1.31) $ 2.25
Weighted average number of Shares 138,387,912 115,749,451 142,067,403 103,368,681