Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited) - USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets
Investment in gold bullion, at fair value(a)	[1]	$ 9,428,726,089	$ 7,311,674,849
Total Assets		9,428,726,089	7,311,674,849
Liabilities
Sponsor’s fees payable		1,921,601	1,543,829
Total Liabilities		1,921,601	1,543,829
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 6)		0	0
Net Assets		$ 9,426,804,488	$ 7,310,131,020
Shares issued and outstanding(b) (in shares)	[2]	764,450,000	655,000,000
Net asset value per Share (Note 2C) (in dollars per share)		$ 12.33	$ 11.16

[1] Cost of investment in gold bullion: $9,047,063,229 and $7,706,923,343, respectively.

[2] No par value, unlimited amount authorized.