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Investment in Gold
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Investment in Gold [Abstract] 
Investment in Gold
 
3  Investment in Gold
 
The following represents the changes in ounces of gold and the respective values for the years ended September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009:
 
                         
    Sept 30,
 		    Sept 30,
 		    Sept 30,
 		 
(Ounces of gold are in 000’s and value of gold is in 000’s of US$)   2011     2010     2009  
 
Ounces of Gold:
                       
Opening balance
    41,813.1       35,176.6       23,268.2  
Creations (excluding gold receivable at September 30, 2011 – 0, at September 30, 2010 – 195.4 and at September 30, 2009 – 39.2)
    11,463.0       11,001.2       16,607.2  
Redemptions (excluding gold payable at September 30, 2011 – 321.2, at September 30, 2010 – 58.6 and at September 30, 2009 – nil)
    (13,192.2 )     (4,218.0 )     (4,578.9 )
Sales of gold
    (155.0 )     (146.7 )     (119.9 )
                         
Closing balance
    39,928.9       41,813.1       35,176.6  
                         
                         
Investment in Gold (lower of cost or market):
                       
Opening balance
  $ 37,736,064     $ 28,463,669     $ 16,878,554  
Creations (excluding gold receivable at September 30, 2011 – $0, at September 30, 2010 – $255,409 and at September 30, 2009 - $39,068)
    17,776,506       13,004,707       15,266,663  
Redemptions (excluding gold payable at September 30, 2011 – $520,297, at September 30, 2010 – $76,622 and at September 30, 2009 – nil)
    (12,628,298 )     (3,607,548 )     (3,588,054 )
Sales of gold
    (147,576 )     (124,764 )     (93,494 )
                         
Closing balance
  $ 42,736,696     $ 37,736,064     $ 28,463,669