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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
Jun. 30, 2023
Jun. 30, 2022
EXPENSES        
Sponsor's Fee $ 1,159,813 $ 1,146,100 $ 2,224,238 $ 2,219,182
Total expenses 1,160,000 1,146,000 2,224,000 2,219,000
Net investment loss (1,160,000) (1,146,000) (2,224,000) (2,219,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses 209,000 210,000 357,000 369,000
Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 2,983,000 10,754,000 21,605,000 14,518,000
Change in unrealized (loss) / gain on investment in gold (100,629,000) (193,623,000) 101,783,000 (11,298,000)
Total (loss)/gain on investment in gold (97,437,000) (182,659,000) 123,745,000 3,589,000
Change in net assets from operations $ (98,597,000) $ (183,805,000) $ 121,521,000 $ 1,370,000
Net increase / (decrease) in net assets per Share $ (0.67) $ (1.22) $ 0.85 $ 0.01
Weighted average number of Shares 147,010,989 150,567,033 142,861,326 146,562,431