Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) - USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Investment in gold bullion, at fair value(a)	[1]	$ 7,998,734,500	$ 7,311,674,849
Total Assets		7,998,734,500	7,311,674,849
Liabilities
Sponsor’s fees payable		1,665,642	1,543,829
Total Liabilities		1,665,642	1,543,829
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 6)		0	0
Net Assets		$ 7,997,068,858	$ 7,310,131,020
Shares issued and outstanding(b) (in shares)	[2]	667,600,000	655,000,000
Net asset value per Share (Note 2C) (in dollars per share)		$ 11.98	$ 11.16

[1] Cost of investment in gold bullion: $7,847,423,443 and $7,706,923,343, respectively.

[2] No par value, unlimited amount authorized.