Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 08, 2019
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF
Entity Central Index Key	0001708646
Document Type	10-Q
Trading Symbol	AAAU
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	true
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,300,000
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019