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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2023
Sep. 30, 2022
EXPENSES        
Sponsor's Fee $ 1,150,959 $ 1,029,225 $ 3,375,197 $ 3,248,407
Total expenses 1,151,000 1,029,000 3,375,000 3,248,000
Net investment loss (1,151,000) (1,029,000) (3,375,000) (3,248,000)
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES)        
Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses 190,000 124,000 547,000 493,000
Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 11,594,000 11,881,000 33,199,000 26,399,000
Change in unrealized (loss) / gain on investment in gold (69,008,000) (215,404,000) 32,775,000 (226,702,000)
Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on unsettled creations or redemptions 6,000 6,000
Total (loss) / gain on investment in gold (57,218,000) (203,399,000) 66,527,000 (199,810,000)
Change in net assets from operations $ (58,369,000) $ (204,428,000) $ 63,152,000 $ (203,058,000)
Net increase / (decrease) in net assets per Share $ (0.40) $ (1.42) $ 0.44 $ (1.39)
Weighted average number of Shares 145,738,043 144,409,783 143,830,769 145,836,996