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On: Thursday, 9/29/22, at 5:26pm ET · For: 12/31/21 · Accession #: 1387131-22-10140 · File #: 1-34441

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 9/29/22  abrdn Gold ETF Trust              10-K/A     12/31/21   41:2.5M                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA

Amendment to Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

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 2: EX-23.1     Consent of Kpmg LLP                                 HTML     13K 
 3: EX-31.1     Chief Executive Officer's Certificate               HTML     17K 
 4: EX-31.2     Chief Financial Officer's Certificate               HTML     17K 
 5: EX-31.3     Chief Executive Officer's Certificate               HTML     18K 
 6: EX-31.4     Chief Financial Officer's Certificate               HTML     18K 
 7: EX-32.1     Chief Executive Officer's Certificate               HTML     14K 
 8: EX-32.2     Chief Financial Officer's Certificate               HTML     14K 
 9: EX-32.3     Chief Executive Officer's Certificate               HTML     15K 
10: EX-32.4     Chief Financial Officer's Certificate               HTML     16K 
16: R1          Cover                                               HTML     85K 
17: R2          Statements of Assets and Liabilities                HTML     42K 
18: R3          Statements of Assets and Liabilities                HTML     28K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
19: R4          Schedules of Investments                            HTML     36K 
20: R5          Statements of Operations                            HTML     51K 
21: R6          Statements of Operations (Parenthetical)            HTML     15K 
22: R7          Statements of Changes in Net Assets                 HTML     38K 
23: R8          Statements of Changes in Net Assets                 HTML     15K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
24: R9          Financial Highlights                                HTML     34K 
25: R10         Financial Highlights (Parenthetical)                HTML     15K 
26: R11         Organization                                        HTML     19K 
27: R12         Significant Accounting Policies                     HTML     73K 
28: R13         Related Parties                                     HTML     17K 
29: R14         Concentration of Risk                               HTML     17K 
30: R15         Indemnification                                     HTML     17K 
31: R16         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML     84K 
32: R17         Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)            HTML     41K 
33: R18         Organization (Details Narrative)                    HTML     15K 
34: R19         The categorization of the Trust?s assets is as      HTML     17K 
                shown below (Details)                                            
35: R20         Changes in ounces of gold and their respective      HTML     35K 
                values for the years ended December 31, 2021 and                 
                2020 are set out below (Details)                                 
36: R21         Significant Accounting Policies (Details            HTML     33K 
                Narrative)                                                       
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<dei:AmendmentDescription contextRef="From2021-01-01to2021-12-31"> This Annual Report on Form 10-K/A constitutes Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Annual Report of the abrdn Gold ETF Trust (formerly known as Aberdeen Standard Gold ETF Trust) (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2022 (the “Original Filing”). This Amendment is being filed solely to amend the certifications required under Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Certifications”), which were included as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2, to include the conformed signatures of Steven Dunn and Andrea Melia, which were inadvertently omitted in the Original Filing. The Certifications were fully executed on February 28, 2022 and were in the Registrant’s possession at the time of the Original Filing. The corrected conformed copies of such Certifications, each dated February 28, 2022, are filed as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2 to this Amendment, respectively. </dei:AmendmentDescription>

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<p id="xdx_80A_eus-gaap--OrganizationConsolidationAndPresentationOfFinancialStatementsDisclosureTextBlock_z8IjGualX17l" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">1. Organization The Aberdeen Standard Gold ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is a common law trust formed on September 1, 2009 under New York law pursuant to a depositary trust agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) executed by Aberdeen Standard Investments ETFs Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) and The Bank of New York Mellon as Trustee (the “Trustee”). The Trust holds gold bullion and issues Aberdeen Standard Physical Gold Shares ETF (“Shares”) in minimum blocks of 100,000 Shares (also referred to as “Baskets”) in exchange for deposits of gold and distributes gold in connection with the redemption of Baskets. Shares represent units of fractional undivided beneficial interest in and ownership of the Trust which are issued by the Trust. The Sponsor is a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of abrdn Inc. (known as Aberdeen Standard Investments Inc. prior to January 1, 2022). abrdn Inc. is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of abrdn (formerly known as Standard Life Aberdeen) plc. The Trust is governed by the Trust Agreement. Effective June 25, 2021, Christopher Demetriou resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sponsor. Mr. Demetriou had served as Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant. Effective June 25, 2021, Steven Dunn was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sponsor. Mr. Dunn will serve as Principal Executive Officer of the Registrant. The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold, less the Trust’s expenses and liabilities. The Trust is designed to provide an individual owner of beneficial interests in the Shares (a “Shareholder”) an opportunity to participate in the gold market through an investment in securities.

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2. Significant Accounting Policies The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires those responsible for preparing financial statements to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust. 2.1. Basis of Accounting The Sponsor has determined that the Trust falls within the scope of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, and has concluded that for reporting purposes, the Trust is classified as an Investment Company. The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not required to register under such act. 2.2. Valuation of Gold The Trust follows the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 provides guidance for determining fair value and requires increased disclosure regarding the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Trust’s gold is held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”), on behalf of the Trust, at its London, England and Zurich, Switzerland vaulting premises and may also be held at the Zurich, Switzerland vaulting premises of UBS AG, or any other firm selected by the Custodian, to hold the Trust’s gold in the Trust’s allocated account in the firm’s vault premises on a segregated basis. Effective as of the close of business June 20, 2019, the Sponsor approved the addition of London, England as a location where the Custodian may custody allocated gold bullion deposited with and held by the Trust. At December 31, 2021, none of the Trust’s gold was held by a sub-custodian. The Trust’s gold is recorded at fair value. The cost of gold is determined according to the average cost method and the fair value is based on the London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) PM Gold Price. Realized gains and losses on transfers of gold, or gold distributed for the redemption of Shares, are calculated on a trade date basis as the difference between the fair value and average cost of gold transferred. The LBMA PM Gold Price is set using the afternoon session of the ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”) equilibrium auction, an electronic, tradable and auditable over-the-counter auction market with the ability to participate in US Dollars, Euros or British Pounds for LBMA-authorized participating gold bullion banks or market makers that establishes a reference gold price for that day’s trading. Once the value of the gold has been determined, the Trustee subtracts all estimated accrued but unpaid fees (other than the fees accruing for such day on which the valuation takes place which are computed by reference to the value of the Trust or its assets), expenses and other \ liabilities of the Trust from the total value of the gold and any other assets of the Trust. The resulting figure is the adjusted net asset value (“ANAV”) of the Trust. The ANAV of the Trust is used to compute the Sponsor’s Fee. The Trust recognizes changes in fair value of the investment in gold as changes in unrealized gains or losses on investment in gold through the Statement of Operations. The per Share amount of gold exchanged for a purchase or redemption is calculated daily by the Trustee using the LBMA PM Gold Price to calculate the gold amount in respect of any liabilities for which covering gold sales have not yet been made, and represents the per Share amount of gold held by the Trust, after giving effect to its liabilities, to cover expenses and liabilities and any losses that may have occurred. Fair Value Hierarchy ASC 820 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of inputs are as follows: – Level 1. Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access. – Level 2. Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments and similar data. – Level 3. Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability to the extent that relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Trust’s own assumptions about the assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and that would be based on the best information available. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Trust’s investment in gold is classified as a level 1 asset, as its value is calculated using unadjusted quoted prices from primary market sources. The categorization of the Trust’s assets is as shown below: <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-style: italic">(Amounts in 000’s of US$)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">December 31, 2021</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">December 31, 2020</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 70%; font-style: italic">Level 1</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 12%; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 12%; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Investment in gold</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td id="xdx_984_eus-gaap--InvestmentInPhysicalCommoditiesFairValueDisclosure_iI_pn3n3_c20211231__us-gaap--FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis__us-gaap--FairValueInputsLevel1Member_zKcvMLDl20Gh" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,391,578</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td id="xdx_980_eus-gaap--InvestmentInPhysicalCommoditiesFairValueDisclosure_iI_pn3n3_c20201231__us-gaap--FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis__us-gaap--FairValueInputsLevel1Member_zZvzuvw5tX76" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right" title="Investment in gold">2,652,891</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> There were no transfers between levels during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. 2.3. Gold Receivable and Payable Gold receivable or payable represents the quantity of gold covered by contractually binding orders for the creation or redemption of Shares respectively, where the gold has not yet been transferred to or from the Trust’s account. Generally, ownership of gold is transferred within two business days of the trade date. At December 31, 2021, the Trust had no gold receivable or payable for the creation or redemption of Shares. At December 31, 2020, the Trust had no gold receivable or payable for the creation or redemption of Shares. 2.4. Creations and Redemptions of Shares The Trust expects to create and redeem Shares from time to time, but only in one or more Baskets (a Basket equals a block of 100,000 Shares). The Trust issues Shares in Baskets to Authorized Participants on an ongoing basis. Individual investors cannot purchase or redeem Shares in direct transactions with the Trust. An Authorized Participant is a person who (1) is a registered broker-dealer or other securities market participant such as a bank or other financial institution which is not required to register as a broker-dealer to engage in securities transactions; (2) is a participant in The Depository Trust Company; (3) has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Trustee and the Sponsor; and (4) has established an Authorized Participant Unallocated Account with the Trust’s Custodian or other gold bullion clearing bank. An Authorized Participant Agreement is an agreement entered into by each Authorized Participant, the Sponsor and the Trustee which provides the procedures for the creation and redemption of Baskets and for the delivery of the gold required for such creations and redemptions. An Authorized Participant Unallocated Account is an unallocated gold account, either loco London or loco Zurich, established with the Custodian or a gold bullion clearing bank by an Authorized Participant. The creation and redemption of Baskets is only made in exchange for the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of gold represented by the Baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which is based on the combined NAV of the number of Shares included in the Baskets being created or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem Baskets is properly received. Authorized Participants may, on any business day, place an order with the Trustee to create or redeem one or more Baskets. The typical settlement period for Shares is two business days. In the event of a trade date at period end, where a settlement is pending, a respective account receivable and/or payable will be recorded. When gold is exchanged in settlement of a redemption, it is considered a sale of gold for financial statement purposes. The amount of gold represented by the Baskets created or redeemed can only be settled to the nearest 1/1000th of an ounce. As a result, the value attributed to the creation or redemption of Shares may differ from the value of gold to be delivered or distributed by the Trust. In order to ensure that the correct amount of gold is available at all times to back the Shares, the Sponsor accepts an adjustment to its management fees in the event of any shortfall or excess on each transaction. For each transaction, this amount is not more than 1/1000th of an ounce of gold. As the Shares of the Trust are subject to redemption at the option of Authorized Participants, the Trust has classified the outstanding Shares as Net Assets. Changes in the number of Shares outstanding are presented in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. 2.5. Income Taxes The Trust is classified as a “grantor trust” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, the Trust itself will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. Instead, the Trust’s income and expenses will “flow through” to the Shareholders, and the Trustee will report the Trust’s proceeds, income, deductions, gains, and losses to the Internal Revenue Service on that basis. The Sponsor has evaluated whether or not there are uncertain tax positions that require financial statement recognition and has determined that no reserves for uncertain tax positions are required as of December 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020. 2.6. Investment in Gold Changes in ounces of gold and their respective values for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 are set out below: <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" id="xdx_49D_20210101__20211231_zBCHTdlnFnn8" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Year Ended December 31, 2021</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" id="xdx_49F_20200101__20201231_zEn3wh6He2n9" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Year Ended December 31, 2020</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-style: italic; text-align: left">(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-weight: bold">Ounces of gold</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_404_eus-gaap--InvestmentOwnedBalanceOtherMeasure_iS_pp1d_uOZ_z2xcT4UxKnyk" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 70%; text-align: left">Opening balance</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 12%; text-align: right">1,405,430.5</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 12%; text-align: right">787,688.3</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--CreationsOuncesOfBullion_pp1i_uOZ_zdQvChz2vaWd" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Creations</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">69,166.7</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">739,919.1</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_406_ecustom--RedemptionsOuncesOfBullion_pp1d_d0_uOZ_zAkyhubQl8hc" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Redemptions</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(147,946.2</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(120,236.3</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--TransfersOfBullionOunces_pp1i_uOZ_zP24lQukkKE9" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Transfers of gold to pay expenses</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(2,300.8</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(1,940.6</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr id="xdx_40B_eus-gaap--InvestmentOwnedBalanceOtherMeasure_iE_pp1d_uOZ_zHajPZWDjjm" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Closing balance</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,324,350.2</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,405,430.5</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Investment in gold</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_408_eus-gaap--InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities_iS_pn3n3_uUSD_zUOl5QZpoWab" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Opening balance</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,652,891</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,193,151</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--CreationsValueOfBullion_pn3n3_uUSD_zJ4yIsivqnR1" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Creations</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">128,307</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,298,953</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--ValueOfBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfSharesExcludingBullionPayable_iN_pn3n3_di0_uUSD_z7JTlMPvEVy8" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Redemptions</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(258,605</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(203,169</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--RealizedGainLossOnBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfShares_pn3n3_d0_uUSD_zAnazUfKNgSj" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">32,491</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">30,873</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--CostOfBullionTransferredToPayExpenses_iN_pn3n3_di_uUSD_zaeiPBiz8ws9" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Transfers of gold to pay expenses</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(4,155</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(3,433</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr id="xdx_401_eus-gaap--GainLossOnSaleOfTrustAssetsToPayExpenses_pn3n3_uUSD_zBFXfpziLCw" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">635</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">643</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnInvestmentInBullion_pn3n3_uUSD_zKJcPy93qRS1" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Change in unrealized (loss) / gain on investment in gold</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(159,986</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">335,873</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_400_eus-gaap--InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities_iE_pn3n3_uUSD_zBmhvuGoXsye" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Closing balance</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,391,578</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,652,891</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> 2.7. Expenses / Realized Gains / Losses The primary expense of the Trust is the Sponsor’s Fee, which is paid by the Trust through in-kind transfers of gold to the Sponsor. The Trust will transfer gold to the Sponsor to pay the Sponsor’s Fee that accrues daily at an annualized rate equal to 0.17% of the adjusted daily net asset value (“ANAV”) of the Trust, paid monthly in arrears. The Sponsor has agreed to assume administrative and marketing expenses incurred by the Trust, including the Trustee’s monthly fee and out of pocket expenses, the Custodian’s fee and the reimbursement of the Custodian’s expenses, exchange listing fees, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) registration fees, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and up to $100,000 per annum in legal expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Sponsor’s Fee was $4,122,059, $3,640,527 and $1,680,258, respectively. At December 31, 2021 and at December 31, 2020, the fees payable to the Sponsor were $345,581 and $379,068, respectively. With respect to expenses not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor, the Trustee will, at the direction of the Sponsor or in its own discretion, sell the Trust’s gold as necessary to pay these expenses. When selling gold to pay expenses, the Trustee will endeavor to sell the smallest amounts of gold needed to pay these expenses in order to minimize the Trust’s holdings of assets other than gold. Other than the Sponsor’s Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Unless otherwise directed by the Sponsor, when selling gold the Trustee will endeavor to sell at the price established by the LBMA PM Gold Price. The Trustee will place orders with dealers (which may include the Custodian) through which the Trustee expects to receive the most favorable price and execution of orders. The Custodian may be the purchaser of such gold only if the sale transaction is made at the next LBMA PM Gold Price or such other publicly available price that the Sponsor deems fair, in each case as set following the sale order. A gain or loss is recognized based on the difference between the selling price and the average cost of the gold sold. Neither the Trustee nor the Sponsor is liable for depreciation or loss incurred by reason of any sale. Realized gains and losses result from the transfer of gold for Share redemptions and / or to pay expenses and are recognized on a trade date basis as the difference between the fair value and average cost of gold transferred. 2.8. Subsequent Events In accordance with the provisions set forth in FASB ASC 855-10, Subsequent Events, the Trust’s management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events impacting the Trust’s financial statements through the filing date. During this period, no material subsequent events requiring adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements were identified.

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2.1. Basis of Accounting The Sponsor has determined that the Trust falls within the scope of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, and has concluded that for reporting purposes, the Trust is classified as an Investment Company. The Trust is not registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is not required to register under such act.

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2.2. Valuation of Gold The Trust follows the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 provides guidance for determining fair value and requires increased disclosure regarding the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Trust’s gold is held by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Custodian”), on behalf of the Trust, at its London, England and Zurich, Switzerland vaulting premises and may also be held at the Zurich, Switzerland vaulting premises of UBS AG, or any other firm selected by the Custodian, to hold the Trust’s gold in the Trust’s allocated account in the firm’s vault premises on a segregated basis. Effective as of the close of business June 20, 2019, the Sponsor approved the addition of London, England as a location where the Custodian may custody allocated gold bullion deposited with and held by the Trust. At December 31, 2021, none of the Trust’s gold was held by a sub-custodian. The Trust’s gold is recorded at fair value. The cost of gold is determined according to the average cost method and the fair value is based on the London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) PM Gold Price. Realized gains and losses on transfers of gold, or gold distributed for the redemption of Shares, are calculated on a trade date basis as the difference between the fair value and average cost of gold transferred. The LBMA PM Gold Price is set using the afternoon session of the ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”) equilibrium auction, an electronic, tradable and auditable over-the-counter auction market with the ability to participate in US Dollars, Euros or British Pounds for LBMA-authorized participating gold bullion banks or market makers that establishes a reference gold price for that day’s trading. Once the value of the gold has been determined, the Trustee subtracts all estimated accrued but unpaid fees (other than the fees accruing for such day on which the valuation takes place which are computed by reference to the value of the Trust or its assets), expenses and other \ liabilities of the Trust from the total value of the gold and any other assets of the Trust. The resulting figure is the adjusted net asset value (“ANAV”) of the Trust. The ANAV of the Trust is used to compute the Sponsor’s Fee. The Trust recognizes changes in fair value of the investment in gold as changes in unrealized gains or losses on investment in gold through the Statement of Operations. The per Share amount of gold exchanged for a purchase or redemption is calculated daily by the Trustee using the LBMA PM Gold Price to calculate the gold amount in respect of any liabilities for which covering gold sales have not yet been made, and represents the per Share amount of gold held by the Trust, after giving effect to its liabilities, to cover expenses and liabilities and any losses that may have occurred. Fair Value Hierarchy ASC 820 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of inputs are as follows: – Level 1. Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access. – Level 2. Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments and similar data. – Level 3. Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability to the extent that relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Trust’s own assumptions about the assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and that would be based on the best information available. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Trust’s investment in gold is classified as a level 1 asset, as its value is calculated using unadjusted quoted prices from primary market sources. The categorization of the Trust’s assets is as shown below: <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-style: italic">(Amounts in 000’s of US$)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">December 31, 2021</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">December 31, 2020</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 70%; font-style: italic">Level 1</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 12%; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 12%; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Investment in gold</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td id="xdx_984_eus-gaap--InvestmentInPhysicalCommoditiesFairValueDisclosure_iI_pn3n3_c20211231__us-gaap--FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis__us-gaap--FairValueInputsLevel1Member_zKcvMLDl20Gh" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,391,578</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td id="xdx_980_eus-gaap--InvestmentInPhysicalCommoditiesFairValueDisclosure_iI_pn3n3_c20201231__us-gaap--FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis__us-gaap--FairValueInputsLevel1Member_zZvzuvw5tX76" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right" title="Investment in gold">2,652,891</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table> There were no transfers between levels during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

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<sgol:PercentageOfAssetBeingHeldByTrust contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31" decimals="INF" unitRef="Pure"> 0 </sgol:PercentageOfAssetBeingHeldByTrust>

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The categorization of the Trust’s assets is as shown below: <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-style: italic">(Amounts in 000’s of US$)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">December 31, 2021</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">December 31, 2020</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 70%; font-style: italic">Level 1</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 12%; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 12%; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Investment in gold</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td id="xdx_984_eus-gaap--InvestmentInPhysicalCommoditiesFairValueDisclosure_iI_pn3n3_c20211231__us-gaap--FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis__us-gaap--FairValueInputsLevel1Member_zKcvMLDl20Gh" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,391,578</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td id="xdx_980_eus-gaap--InvestmentInPhysicalCommoditiesFairValueDisclosure_iI_pn3n3_c20201231__us-gaap--FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis__us-gaap--FairValueInputsLevel1Member_zZvzuvw5tX76" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right" title="Investment in gold">2,652,891</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table>

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<us-gaap:InvestmentInPhysicalCommoditiesFairValueDisclosure contextRef="AsOf2021-12-31_us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member" decimals="-3" unitRef="USD"> 2391578000 </us-gaap:InvestmentInPhysicalCommoditiesFairValueDisclosure>

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2.3. Gold Receivable and Payable Gold receivable or payable represents the quantity of gold covered by contractually binding orders for the creation or redemption of Shares respectively, where the gold has not yet been transferred to or from the Trust’s account. Generally, ownership of gold is transferred within two business days of the trade date. At December 31, 2021, the Trust had no gold receivable or payable for the creation or redemption of Shares. At December 31, 2020, the Trust had no gold receivable or payable for the creation or redemption of Shares.

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<sgol:BullionPayableAtMarketValue contextRef="AsOf2020-12-31" decimals="0" unitRef="USD"> 0 </sgol:BullionPayableAtMarketValue>

<sgol:BullionReceivableAtMarketValue contextRef="AsOf2020-12-31" decimals="0" unitRef="USD"> 0 </sgol:BullionReceivableAtMarketValue>

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2.4. Creations and Redemptions of Shares The Trust expects to create and redeem Shares from time to time, but only in one or more Baskets (a Basket equals a block of 100,000 Shares). The Trust issues Shares in Baskets to Authorized Participants on an ongoing basis. Individual investors cannot purchase or redeem Shares in direct transactions with the Trust. An Authorized Participant is a person who (1) is a registered broker-dealer or other securities market participant such as a bank or other financial institution which is not required to register as a broker-dealer to engage in securities transactions; (2) is a participant in The Depository Trust Company; (3) has entered into an Authorized Participant Agreement with the Trustee and the Sponsor; and (4) has established an Authorized Participant Unallocated Account with the Trust’s Custodian or other gold bullion clearing bank. An Authorized Participant Agreement is an agreement entered into by each Authorized Participant, the Sponsor and the Trustee which provides the procedures for the creation and redemption of Baskets and for the delivery of the gold required for such creations and redemptions. An Authorized Participant Unallocated Account is an unallocated gold account, either loco London or loco Zurich, established with the Custodian or a gold bullion clearing bank by an Authorized Participant. The creation and redemption of Baskets is only made in exchange for the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of gold represented by the Baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which is based on the combined NAV of the number of Shares included in the Baskets being created or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem Baskets is properly received. Authorized Participants may, on any business day, place an order with the Trustee to create or redeem one or more Baskets. The typical settlement period for Shares is two business days. In the event of a trade date at period end, where a settlement is pending, a respective account receivable and/or payable will be recorded. When gold is exchanged in settlement of a redemption, it is considered a sale of gold for financial statement purposes. The amount of gold represented by the Baskets created or redeemed can only be settled to the nearest 1/1000th of an ounce. As a result, the value attributed to the creation or redemption of Shares may differ from the value of gold to be delivered or distributed by the Trust. In order to ensure that the correct amount of gold is available at all times to back the Shares, the Sponsor accepts an adjustment to its management fees in the event of any shortfall or excess on each transaction. For each transaction, this amount is not more than 1/1000th of an ounce of gold. As the Shares of the Trust are subject to redemption at the option of Authorized Participants, the Trust has classified the outstanding Shares as Net Assets. Changes in the number of Shares outstanding are presented in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

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<sgol:MinimumBlockOfSharesIssuedRedeemedAgainstBullion contextRef="From2021-01-01to2021-12-31" decimals="INF" unitRef="Shares"> 100000 </sgol:MinimumBlockOfSharesIssuedRedeemedAgainstBullion>

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2.5. Income Taxes The Trust is classified as a “grantor trust” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, the Trust itself will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. Instead, the Trust’s income and expenses will “flow through” to the Shareholders, and the Trustee will report the Trust’s proceeds, income, deductions, gains, and losses to the Internal Revenue Service on that basis. The Sponsor has evaluated whether or not there are uncertain tax positions that require financial statement recognition and has determined that no reserves for uncertain tax positions are required as of December 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

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<us-gaap:LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent contextRef="AsOf2020-12-31" decimals="0" unitRef="USD"> 0 </us-gaap:LiabilityForUncertainTaxPositionsNoncurrent>

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2.6. Investment in Gold Changes in ounces of gold and their respective values for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 are set out below: <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" id="xdx_49D_20210101__20211231_zBCHTdlnFnn8" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Year Ended December 31, 2021</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" id="xdx_49F_20200101__20201231_zEn3wh6He2n9" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Year Ended December 31, 2020</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-style: italic; text-align: left">(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-weight: bold">Ounces of gold</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_404_eus-gaap--InvestmentOwnedBalanceOtherMeasure_iS_pp1d_uOZ_z2xcT4UxKnyk" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 70%; text-align: left">Opening balance</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 12%; text-align: right">1,405,430.5</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 12%; text-align: right">787,688.3</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--CreationsOuncesOfBullion_pp1i_uOZ_zdQvChz2vaWd" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Creations</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">69,166.7</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">739,919.1</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_406_ecustom--RedemptionsOuncesOfBullion_pp1d_d0_uOZ_zAkyhubQl8hc" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Redemptions</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(147,946.2</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(120,236.3</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--TransfersOfBullionOunces_pp1i_uOZ_zP24lQukkKE9" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Transfers of gold to pay expenses</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(2,300.8</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(1,940.6</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr id="xdx_40B_eus-gaap--InvestmentOwnedBalanceOtherMeasure_iE_pp1d_uOZ_zHajPZWDjjm" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Closing balance</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,324,350.2</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,405,430.5</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Investment in gold</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_408_eus-gaap--InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities_iS_pn3n3_uUSD_zUOl5QZpoWab" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Opening balance</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,652,891</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,193,151</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--CreationsValueOfBullion_pn3n3_uUSD_zJ4yIsivqnR1" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Creations</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">128,307</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,298,953</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--ValueOfBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfSharesExcludingBullionPayable_iN_pn3n3_di0_uUSD_z7JTlMPvEVy8" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Redemptions</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(258,605</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(203,169</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--RealizedGainLossOnBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfShares_pn3n3_d0_uUSD_zAnazUfKNgSj" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">32,491</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">30,873</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--CostOfBullionTransferredToPayExpenses_iN_pn3n3_di_uUSD_zaeiPBiz8ws9" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Transfers of gold to pay expenses</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(4,155</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(3,433</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr id="xdx_401_eus-gaap--GainLossOnSaleOfTrustAssetsToPayExpenses_pn3n3_uUSD_zBFXfpziLCw" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">635</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">643</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_404_ecustom--ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnInvestmentInBullion_pn3n3_uUSD_zKJcPy93qRS1" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Change in unrealized (loss) / gain on investment in gold</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(159,986</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">335,873</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_400_eus-gaap--InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities_iE_pn3n3_uUSD_zBmhvuGoXsye" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Closing balance</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,391,578</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,652,891</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"> </td></tr> </table>

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Changes in ounces of gold and their respective values for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 are set out below: <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%"> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" id="xdx_49D_20210101__20211231_zBCHTdlnFnn8" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Year Ended December 31, 2021</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td colspan="2" id="xdx_49F_20200101__20201231_zEn3wh6He2n9" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center">Year Ended December 31, 2020</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-style: italic; text-align: left">(Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for ounces data)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-weight: bold">Ounces of gold</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_404_eus-gaap--InvestmentOwnedBalanceOtherMeasure_iS_pp1d_uOZ_z2xcT4UxKnyk" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 70%; text-align: left">Opening balance</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 12%; text-align: right">1,405,430.5</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 12%; text-align: right">787,688.3</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 1%; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_409_ecustom--CreationsOuncesOfBullion_pp1i_uOZ_zdQvChz2vaWd" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Creations</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">69,166.7</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">739,919.1</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_406_ecustom--RedemptionsOuncesOfBullion_pp1d_d0_uOZ_zAkyhubQl8hc" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Redemptions</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(147,946.2</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(120,236.3</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr id="xdx_408_ecustom--TransfersOfBullionOunces_pp1i_uOZ_zP24lQukkKE9" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Transfers of gold to pay expenses</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(2,300.8</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(1,940.6</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr id="xdx_40B_eus-gaap--InvestmentOwnedBalanceOtherMeasure_iE_pp1d_uOZ_zHajPZWDjjm" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 1pt">Closing balance</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,324,350.2</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,405,430.5</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left">Investment in gold</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_408_eus-gaap--InvestmentInPhysicalCommodities_iS_pn3n3_uUSD_zUOl5QZpoWab" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Opening balance</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">2,652,891</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,193,151</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_40D_ecustom--CreationsValueOfBullion_pn3n3_uUSD_zJ4yIsivqnR1" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Creations</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">128,307</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">1,298,953</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--ValueOfBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfSharesExcludingBullionPayable_iN_pn3n3_di0_uUSD_z7JTlMPvEVy8" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Redemptions</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(258,605</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(203,169</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--RealizedGainLossOnBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfShares_pn3n3_d0_uUSD_zAnazUfKNgSj" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">32,491</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">30,873</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td></tr> <tr id="xdx_407_ecustom--CostOfBullionTransferredToPayExpenses_iN_pn3n3_di_uUSD_zaeiPBiz8ws9" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: White"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Transfers of gold to pay expenses</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(4,155</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">(3,433</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">)</td></tr> <tr id="xdx_401_eus-gaap--GainLossOnSaleOfTrustAssetsToPayExpenses_pn3n3_uUSD_zBFXfpziLCw" style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">635</td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"> </td><td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> </td> <td style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; 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<sgol:RedemptionsOuncesOfBullion contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31" decimals="1" unitRef="OZ"> -120236.3 </sgol:RedemptionsOuncesOfBullion>

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<sgol:TransfersOfBullionOunces contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31" decimals="1" unitRef="OZ"> -1940.6 </sgol:TransfersOfBullionOunces>

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<sgol:CreationsValueOfBullion contextRef="From2021-01-01to2021-12-31" decimals="-3" unitRef="USD"> 128307000 </sgol:CreationsValueOfBullion>

<sgol:CreationsValueOfBullion contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31" decimals="-3" unitRef="USD"> 1298953000 </sgol:CreationsValueOfBullion>

<sgol:ValueOfBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfSharesExcludingBullionPayable contextRef="From2021-01-01to2021-12-31" decimals="-3" unitRef="USD"> 258605000 </sgol:ValueOfBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfSharesExcludingBullionPayable>

<sgol:ValueOfBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfSharesExcludingBullionPayable contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31" decimals="-3" unitRef="USD"> 203169000 </sgol:ValueOfBullionDistributedForRedemptionOfSharesExcludingBullionPayable>

<sgol:CostOfBullionTransferredToPayExpenses contextRef="From2021-01-01to2021-12-31" decimals="-3" unitRef="USD"> 4155000 </sgol:CostOfBullionTransferredToPayExpenses>

<sgol:CostOfBullionTransferredToPayExpenses contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31" decimals="-3" unitRef="USD"> 3433000 </sgol:CostOfBullionTransferredToPayExpenses>

<us-gaap:GainLossOnSaleOfTrustAssetsToPayExpenses contextRef="From2021-01-01to2021-12-31" decimals="-3" unitRef="USD"> 635000 </us-gaap:GainLossOnSaleOfTrustAssetsToPayExpenses>

<us-gaap:GainLossOnSaleOfTrustAssetsToPayExpenses contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31" decimals="-3" unitRef="USD"> 643000 </us-gaap:GainLossOnSaleOfTrustAssetsToPayExpenses>

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<sgol:ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnInvestmentInBullion contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31" decimals="-3" unitRef="USD"> 335873000 </sgol:ChangeInUnrealizedGainLossOnInvestmentInBullion>

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2.7. Expenses / Realized Gains / Losses The primary expense of the Trust is the Sponsor’s Fee, which is paid by the Trust through in-kind transfers of gold to the Sponsor. The Trust will transfer gold to the Sponsor to pay the Sponsor’s Fee that accrues daily at an annualized rate equal to 0.17% of the adjusted daily net asset value (“ANAV”) of the Trust, paid monthly in arrears. The Sponsor has agreed to assume administrative and marketing expenses incurred by the Trust, including the Trustee’s monthly fee and out of pocket expenses, the Custodian’s fee and the reimbursement of the Custodian’s expenses, exchange listing fees, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) registration fees, printing and mailing costs, audit fees and up to $100,000 per annum in legal expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Sponsor’s Fee was $4,122,059, $3,640,527 and $1,680,258, respectively. At December 31, 2021 and at December 31, 2020, the fees payable to the Sponsor were $345,581 and $379,068, respectively. With respect to expenses not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor, the Trustee will, at the direction of the Sponsor or in its own discretion, sell the Trust’s gold as necessary to pay these expenses. When selling gold to pay expenses, the Trustee will endeavor to sell the smallest amounts of gold needed to pay these expenses in order to minimize the Trust’s holdings of assets other than gold. Other than the Sponsor’s Fee, the Trust had no expenses during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Unless otherwise directed by the Sponsor, when selling gold the Trustee will endeavor to sell at the price established by the LBMA PM Gold Price. The Trustee will place orders with dealers (which may include the Custodian) through which the Trustee expects to receive the most favorable price and execution of orders. The Custodian may be the purchaser of such gold only if the sale transaction is made at the next LBMA PM Gold Price or such other publicly available price that the Sponsor deems fair, in each case as set following the sale order. A gain or loss is recognized based on the difference between the selling price and the average cost of the gold sold. Neither the Trustee nor the Sponsor is liable for depreciation or loss incurred by reason of any sale. Realized gains and losses result from the transfer of gold for Share redemptions and / or to pay expenses and are recognized on a trade date basis as the difference between the fair value and average cost of gold transferred.

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<us-gaap:OtherCostAndExpenseOperating contextRef="From2020-01-012020-12-31" decimals="0" unitRef="USD"> 0 </us-gaap:OtherCostAndExpenseOperating>

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2.8. Subsequent Events In accordance with the provisions set forth in FASB ASC 855-10, Subsequent Events, the Trust’s management has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events impacting the Trust’s financial statements through the filing date. During this period, no material subsequent events requiring adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements were identified.

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3. Related Parties The Sponsor and the Trustee are considered to be related parties to the Trust. The Trustee and the Custodian and their affiliates may from time to time act as Authorized Participants and purchase or sell Shares for their own account, as agent for their customers and for accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. In addition, the Trustee and the Custodian and their affiliates may from time to time purchase or sell gold directly, for their own account, as agent for their customers and for accounts over which they exercise investment discretion. The Trustee’s and Custodian’s fees are paid by the Sponsor and are not separate expenses of the Trust.

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4. Concentration of Risk The Trust’s sole business activity is the investment in gold, and substantially all the Trust’s assets are holdings of gold, which creates a concentration of risk associated with fluctuations in the price of gold. Several factors could affect the price of gold, including: (i) global gold supply and demand, which is influenced by factors such as forward selling by gold producers, purchases made by gold producers to unwind gold hedge positions, central bank purchases and sales, and production and cost levels in major global gold-producing countries; (ii) investors’ expectations with respect to the rate of inflation; (iii) currency exchange rates; (iv) interest rates; (v) investment and trading activities of hedge funds and commodity funds; and (vi) global or regional political, economic or financial events and situations. In addition, there is no assurance that gold will maintain its long-term value in terms of purchasing power in the future. In the event that the price of gold declines, the Sponsor expects the value of an investment in the Shares to decline proportionately. Each of these events could have a material effect on the Trust’s financial position and results of operations.

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5. Indemnification Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the Trustee (and its directors, employees and agents) and the Sponsor (and its members, managers, directors, officers, employees and affiliates) are indemnified by the Trust against any liability, cost or expense it incurs without gross negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or willful malfeasance on its part and without reckless disregard on its part of its obligations and duties under the Trust’s organizational documents. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

10/21/22  abrdn Gold ETF Trust              424B3                  1:660K                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
10/14/22  abrdn Gold ETF Trust              S-3                    6:1M                                     Quality Edgar - QES/FA

8 Previous Filings that this Filing References

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 6/11/20  abrdn Gold ETF Trust              8-K:1,9     6/05/20   12:248K                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
11/12/19  abrdn Gold ETF Trust              S-3ASR     11/12/19    6:856K                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
 6/13/19  abrdn Gold ETF Trust              8-K:1,5,9   6/11/19    3:96K                                    Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
 2/28/19  abrdn Gold ETF Trust              10-K       12/31/18   35:2.7M
12/06/18  abrdn Gold ETF Trust              8-K:1,5,8,911/30/18    3:81K                                    Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
10/05/18  abrdn Gold ETF Trust              8-K:1,5,9  10/01/18    4:565K                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
11/06/17  abrdn Gold ETF Trust              10-Q        9/30/17   33:2M
 9/02/09  abrdn Gold ETF Trust              S-1/A¶                13:1.4M                                   Command Financial

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