Income Statements (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Revenue
Proceeds from sales of gold to pay expenses	$ 6,195	$ 5,973	$ 13,384	$ 11,824
Cost of gold sold to pay expenses	(5,627)	(4,447)	(11,446)	(8,662)
Gain on sales of gold to pay expenses	568	1,526	1,938	3,162
Gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares	54,319	75,866	204,961	97,214
Total gain on sales and distributions of gold	54,887	77,392	206,899	100,376
Expenses
Sponsor's fees	(5,526)	(5,781)	(12,544)	(11,773)
Market value reserve (Note 2B)	(894,628)		(894,628)
Total expenses	(900,154)	(5,781)	(907,172)	(11,773)
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$ (845,267)	$ 71,611	$ (700,273)	$ 88,603
Net income (loss) per Share	$ (1.33)	$ 0.12	$ (1.03)	$ 0.15
Weighted-average Shares outstanding	637,836,264	592,018,132	677,371,547	589,759,890