    in 000's of US$, except for Share and per Share data) EXPENSES Sponsor's Fee $ 1,073 $ 1,146 $ 1,029 $ 985 $ 4,233 Total expenses 1,073 1,146 1,029 985 4,233 Net investment loss (1,073 ) (1,146 ) (1,029 ) (985 ) (4,233 ) REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES) Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses 159 210 124 63 556 Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 3,764 10,754 11,881 6,859 33,258 Change in unrealized gain and loss on investment in gold 182,325 (193,623 ) (215,404 ) 179,754 (46,948 ) Total gain/(loss) on investment in gold 186,248 (182,659 ) (203,399 ) 186,676 (13,134 ) Change in net assets from operations $ 185,175 $ (183,805 ) $ (204,428 ) $ 185,691 $ (17,367 ) Net increase/(decrease) in net assets per Share $ 1.30 $ (1.22 ) $ (1.42 ) $ 1.34 $ (0.12 ) Weighted average number of Shares 142,513,333 150,567,033 144,409,783 138,241,304 143,922,466 Year