Schedules of Investments - Investments (Details)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) oz	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) oz	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) oz	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) oz
Gold bullion (Ounce) \| oz	14,434,521	15,784,325	16,881,652	11,577,252
Investment in gold bullion, cost	$ 22,205,551,004	$ 23,722,912,868	$ 25,014,142,586	$ 15,094,673,874
Gold bullion fair value	26,160,403,750	28,729,048,695
Less Liabilities	(5,511,616)	(6,025,058)
Net Assets	$ 26,154,892,134	$ 28,723,023,637	$ 31,918,269,136	$ 17,628,525,082

Value of the investment at close of period. For schedules of investments that are categorized, the value would be aggregated by category. For investment in and advances to affiliates, if operations of any controlled companies are different in character from those of the company, group such affiliates within divisions and by type of activities.

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