Income Statements (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Revenue
Proceeds from sales of gold to pay expenses	$ 5,909	$ 4,991	$ 17,733	$ 11,981
Cost of gold sold to pay expenses	(4,547)	(3,372)	(13,209)	(8,197)
Gain on sales of gold to pay expenses	1,362	1,619	4,524	3,784
Gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares	43,854	120,642	141,068	250,316
Total gain on sales and distributions of gold	45,216	122,261	145,592	254,100
Expenses
Sponsor's fees	(6,251)	(5,539)	(18,024)	(12,888)
Total expenses	(6,251)	(5,539)	(18,024)	(12,888)
NET INCOME	$ 38,965	$ 116,722	$ 127,568	$ 241,212
Net income per Share	$ 0.06	$ 0.22	$ 0.21	$ 0.53
Weighted-average Shares outstanding	619,476,630	529,401,087	599,737,774	456,297,619