Income Statements (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Revenue
Proceeds from sales of gold to pay expenses	$ 5,973	$ 3,876	$ 11,824	$ 6,990
Cost of gold sold to pay expenses	(4,447)	(2,667)	(8,662)	(4,825)
Gain on sales of gold to pay expenses	1,526	1,209	3,162	2,165
Gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares	75,866	31,378	97,214	129,674
Total gain on sales and distributions of gold	77,392	32,587	100,376	131,839
Expenses
Sponsor's fees	(5,781)	(4,115)	(11,773)	(7,349)
Total expenses	(5,781)	(4,115)	(11,773)	(7,349)
NET INCOME	$ 71,611	$ 28,472	$ 88,603	$ 124,490
Net income per Share	$ 0.12	$ 0.06	$ 0.15	$ 0.30
Weighted-average Shares outstanding	592,018,132	450,335,714	589,759,890	419,140,055