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Derivative Contract Information
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Derivative Contract Information

8.    Derivative Contract Information

For the three and six months ended March 31, 2018, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Risk exposure

derivative type

  

Location of Gain or Loss on

Derivatives Recognized in Income

  Three months
ended
Mar-31, 2018
    Three months
ended
Mar-31, 2017
    Six months
ended
Mar-31, 2018
    Six months
ended
Mar-31, 2017
 
(Amounts in 000’s of US$)                       

Currency Risk

   Net Realized gain/(loss) on Gold Delivery Agreement   $ (415   $ (86   $ (533   $ (86

The table below summarizes the average daily notional value of derivative contracts outstanding during the period:

 

     Three months
ended
Mar-31, 2018
     Fiscal period
ended
Sep-30, 2017
 
(Amounts in 000’s of US$)              

Average notional

   $ 18,106      $ 22,963  

 

The notional of the contract varies daily based on the value of gold held at the Custodian.

At March 31, 2018, as well as the fiscal period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund’s over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

     Gross Amounts of Assets and Liabilities
Presented in the Statement of Financial
Condition
 
                 Assetsa                               Liabilitiesa               

Derivatives

     

Gold Delivery Agreement

   $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

a  Absent an event of default or early termination, OTC derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross and not offset on the Statement of Financial Condition.

At March 31, 2018, as well as the fiscal period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund’s OTC derivative assets, which may offset against the Fund’s OTC derivative liabilities and collateral received from the counterparty, are as follows:

 

            Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
Financial Condition
        
     Gross Amounts of Assets
Presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition
     Financial Instruments
Available for Offset
     Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Received
     Cash
Collateral
Received
     Net
Amount
 

Counterparty

              

Merrill Lynch International

   $      $      $      $      $  

At March 31, 2018, as well as the fiscal period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund’s OTC derivative liabilities, which may offset against the Fund’s OTC derivative assets and collateral pledged from the counterparty, are as follows:

 

            Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
Financial Condition
        
     Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented in the
Statement of Financial
Condition
     Financial Instruments
Available for Offset
     Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
     Net
Amount
 

Counterparty

              

Merrill Lynch International

   $      $      $      $      $  

9.    Derivative Contract Information

For the fiscal period ended September 30, 2017, the effect of derivative contracts in the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Risk exposure

derivative type

  

Location of Gain or Loss on

Derivatives Recognized in Income

   Fiscal Period
Ended
Sept-30, 2017
 
(Amounts in 000’s of US$)            

Currency Risk

   Net Realized gain/(loss) on Gold Delivery Agreement    $ (1,833

The table below summarizes the average daily notional value of derivative contracts outstanding during the period:

 

     Fiscal Period
Ended
Sept-30, 2017
 
(Amounts in 000’s of US$)       

Average notional

   $ 22,963  

The notional of the contract varies daily based on the amount of gold held at the Custodian.

At September 30, 2017, the Fund’s over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative assets and liabilities were as follows:

 

     Gross Amounts of Assets and Liabilities
Presented in the Statement of Financial
Condition
 
                 Assetsa                               Liabilitiesa               

Derivatives

     

Gold Delivery Agreement

   $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

a  Absent an event of default or early termination, OTC derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross and not offset in the Statement of Financial Condition.

At September 30, 2017, the Fund’s OTC derivative assets, which may offset against the Fund’s OTC derivative liabilities and collateral received from the counterparty, were as follows:

 

            Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
Financial Condition
        
     Gross Amounts of Assets
Presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition
     Financial Instruments
Available for Offset
     Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Received
     Cash
Collateral
Received
     Net
Amount
 

Counterparty

              

Merrill Lynch International

   $      $      $      $      $  

 

At September 30, 2017, the Fund’s OTC derivative liabilities, which may offset against the Fund’s OTC derivative assets and collateral pledged from the counterparty, were as follows:

 

            Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
Financial Condition
 
     Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented in the
Statement of Financial
Condition
     Financial Instruments
Available for Offset
     Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
     Net
Amount
 

Counterparty

              

Merrill Lynch International

   $      $      $      $      $  
SPDR Long Dollar Gold Trust [Member]    
Derivative Contract Information

8.    Derivative Contract Information

For the three and six months ended March 31, 2018, the effect of derivative contracts on the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Risk exposure

derivative type

  

Location of Gain or Loss on

Derivatives Recognized in Income

  Three months
ended
Mar-31, 2018
    Three months
ended
Mar-31, 2017
    Six months
ended
Mar-31, 2018
    Six months
ended
Mar-31, 2017
 
(Amounts in 000’s of US$)                       

Currency Risk

   Net Realized gain/(loss) on Gold Delivery Agreement   $ (415   $ (86   $ (533   $ (86

The table below summarizes the average daily notional value of derivative contracts outstanding during the period:

 

     Three months
ended
Mar-31, 2018
     Fiscal period
ended
Sep-30, 2017
 
(Amounts in 000’s of US$)              

Average notional

   $ 18,106      $ 22,963  

 

The notional of the contract varies daily based on the value of gold held at the Custodian.

At March 31, 2018, as well as the fiscal period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund’s over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

     Gross Amounts of Assets and Liabilities
Presented in the Statement of Financial
Condition
 
                 Assetsa                               Liabilitiesa               

Derivatives

     

Gold Delivery Agreement

   $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

a  Absent an event of default or early termination, OTC derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross and not offset on the Statement of Financial Condition.

At March 31, 2018, as well as the fiscal period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund’s OTC derivative assets, which may offset against the Fund’s OTC derivative liabilities and collateral received from the counterparty, are as follows:

 

            Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
Financial Condition
        
     Gross Amounts of Assets
Presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition
     Financial Instruments
Available for Offset
     Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Received
     Cash
Collateral
Received
     Net
Amount
 

Counterparty

              

Merrill Lynch International

   $      $      $      $      $  

At March 31, 2018, as well as the fiscal period ended September 30, 2017, the Fund’s OTC derivative liabilities, which may offset against the Fund’s OTC derivative assets and collateral pledged from the counterparty, are as follows:

 

            Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
Financial Condition
        
     Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented in the
Statement of Financial
Condition
     Financial Instruments
Available for Offset
     Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
     Net
Amount
 

Counterparty

              

Merrill Lynch International

   $      $      $      $      $  

9.    Derivative Contract Information

For the fiscal period ended September 30, 2017, the effect of derivative contracts in the Fund’s Statement of Operations was as follows:

 

Risk exposure

derivative type

  

Location of Gain or Loss on

Derivatives Recognized in Income

   Fiscal Period
Ended
Sept-30, 2017
 
(Amounts in 000’s of US$)            

Currency Risk

   Net Realized gain/(loss) on Gold Delivery Agreement    $ (1,833

The table below summarizes the average daily notional value of derivative contracts outstanding during the period:

 

     Fiscal Period
Ended
Sept-30, 2017
 
(Amounts in 000’s of US$)       

Average notional

   $ 22,963  

The notional of the contract varies daily based on the amount of gold held at the Custodian.

At September 30, 2017, the Fund’s over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative assets and liabilities were as follows:

 

     Gross Amounts of Assets and Liabilities
Presented in the Statement of Financial
Condition
 
                 Assetsa                               Liabilitiesa               

Derivatives

     

Gold Delivery Agreement

   $      $  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

a  Absent an event of default or early termination, OTC derivative assets and liabilities are presented gross and not offset in the Statement of Financial Condition.

At September 30, 2017, the Fund’s OTC derivative assets, which may offset against the Fund’s OTC derivative liabilities and collateral received from the counterparty, were as follows:

 

            Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
Financial Condition
        
     Gross Amounts of Assets
Presented in the Statement
of Financial Condition
     Financial Instruments
Available for Offset
     Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Received
     Cash
Collateral
Received
     Net
Amount
 

Counterparty

              

Merrill Lynch International

   $      $      $      $      $  

 

At September 30, 2017, the Fund’s OTC derivative liabilities, which may offset against the Fund’s OTC derivative assets and collateral pledged from the counterparty, were as follows:

 

            Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of
Financial Condition
 
     Gross Amounts of
Liabilities Presented in the
Statement of Financial
Condition
     Financial Instruments
Available for Offset
     Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged
     Cash
Collateral
Pledged
     Net
Amount
 

Counterparty

              

Merrill Lynch International

   $      $      $      $      $