    in 000's of US$, except for Share and per Share data) EXPENSES Sponsor's Fee $ 1,051 $ 1,015 $ 1,028 $ 1,028 $ 4,122 Total expenses 1,051 1,015 1,028 1,028 4,122 Net investment loss (1,051 ) (1,015 ) (1,028 ) (1,028 ) (4,122 ) REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES) Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses 195 141 157 142 635 Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 20,641 6,102 3,685 2,063 32,491 Change in unrealized gain and loss on investment in gold (298,124 ) 87,618 (30,782 ) 81,302 (159,986 ) Total (loss)/gain on investment in gold (277,288 ) 93,861 (26,940 ) 83,507 (126,860 ) Change in net assets from operations $ (278,339 ) $ 92,846 $ (27,968 ) $ 82,479 $ (130,982 ) Net increase in net assets per Share $ (1.91 ) $ 0.67 $ (0.20 ) $ 0.60 $ (0.93 ) Weighted average number of Shares 145,787,778 138,387,912 138,592,391 138,152,174 140,204,658 41 Note: