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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Sep. 30, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
EXPENSES        
Sponsor’s Fee $ 1,028,284 $ 1,102,345 $ 3,094,114 $ 2,498,171
Total expenses 1,028,000 1,102,000 3,094,000 2,498,000
Net investment loss (1,028,000) (1,102,000) (3,094,000) (2,498,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses 157,000 208,000 494,000 417,000
Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 3,685,000 4,384,000 30,429,000 13,801,000
Change in unrealized (loss) / gain on investment in gold (30,782,000) 130,063,000 (241,289,000) 354,539,000
Total (loss)/gain on investment in gold (26,940,000) 134,655,000 (210,366,000) 368,757,000
Change in net assets from operations $ (27,968,000) $ 133,553,000 $ (213,460,000) $ 366,259,000
Net increase / (decrease) in net assets per Share $ (0.20) $ 0.94 $ (1.52) $ 3.15
Weighted average number of Shares 138,592,391 142,115,217 140,896,337 116,378,467