Statements of Assets and Liabilities - USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2018	Jan. 31, 2018
Assets
Investments in gold bullion (cost $138,324,120 and $131,137,185, respectively)	$ 145,914,344	$ 142,168,257
Total assets	145,914,344	142,168,257
Liabilities
Sponsor's fee payable	12	12
Total liabilities	12	12
Net assets	145,914,332	142,168,245
Net assets consists of:
Paid-in-capital	142,900,623	135,573,317
Accumulated net investment loss	(1,630,418)	(1,490,047)
Accumulated net realized loss	(2,946,097)	(2,946,097)
Unrealized appreciation on investment in gold bullion	7,590,224	11,031,072
Net assets	$ 145,914,332	$ 142,168,245
Shares issued and outstanding (no par value)	11,288,701	10,727,887
Net asset value per share	$ 12.93	$ 13.25