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Financial Highlights (Unaudited) - $ / shares
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2021
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2021
Per Share Performance (for a Share outstanding throughout the entire period)        
Net asset value per Share at beginning of period $ 18.63 $ 16.25 $ 17.33 $ 18.14
Income from investment operations:        
Net investment loss (0.01) (0.01) (0.02) (0.01)
Total realized and unrealized gains or losses on investment in gold (1.20) 0.69 0.11 (1.20)
Change in net assets from operations (1.21) 0.68 0.09 (1.21)
Net asset value per Share at end of period $ 17.42 $ 16.93 $ 17.42 $ 16.93
Weighted average number of Shares 150,567,033 138,387,912 146,562,431 142,067,403
Expense ratio [1] 0.17% 0.17% 0.17% 0.17%
Net investment loss ratio [1] (0.17%) (0.17%) (0.17%) (0.17%)
Total return, net asset value [2] (6.49%) 4.18% 0.52% (6.67%)
[1] Annualized for periods less than one year.
[2] Total return is not annualized.