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Investment in Gold | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Investment Holdings [Abstract] |
INVESTMENT IN GOLD | 3. INVESTMENT IN GOLD The following represents the changes in ounces of gold and the respective fair value during the year ended December 31, 2022:
|  | Amount in ounces |  |  | Amount in US$ |
Balance at December 31, 2021 |  |  | 233,111.9 |  |  | $ | 424,287,056 |
Creations |  |  | 278,153.9 |  |  |  | 509,528,816 |
Redemptions |  |  | (269,606.8 | ) |  |  | (485,943,368 | )
Net realized gain (loss) from gold bullion distributed for redemptions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18,471,011 |
Transfer of gold to pay expenses |  |  | (533.4 | ) |  |  | (963,304 | )
Net realized gain (loss) from gold transferred to pay expenses |  |  | — |  |  |  | (87,826 | )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment in gold |  |  | — |  |  |  | (28,288,377 | )
Balance at December 31, 2022 |  |  | 241,125.6 |  |  | $ | 437,004,008 |
The following represents the changes in ounces of gold and the respective fair value during the year ended December 31, 2021:
|  | Amount in ounces |  |  | Amount in US$ |
Balance at December 31, 2020 |  |  | 270,112.9 |  |  | $ | 510,810,450 |
Creations |  |  | 43,018.7 |  |  |  | 77,513,065 |
Redemptions |  |  | (79,647.1 | ) |  |  | (146,246,592 | )
Net realized gain (loss) from gold bullion distributed for redemptions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 47,462,394 |
Transfer of gold to pay expenses |  |  | (372.6 | ) |  |  | (673,299 | )
Net realized gain (loss) from gold transferred to pay expenses |  |  | — |  |  |  | (64,093 | )
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment in gold |  |  | — |  |  |  | (64,514,869 | )
Balance at December 31, 2021 |  |  | 233,111.9 |  |  | $ | 424,287,056 |

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