the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 Year Ended December 31, 2021 Year Ended December 31, 2020 Year Ended December 31, 2019 (Amounts in 000’s of US$, except for Share and per Share data) EXPENSES Sponsor’s Fee $ 4,122 $ 3,641 $ 1,680 Total expenses 4,122 3,641 1,680 Net investment loss ( 4,122 ) ( 3,641 ) ( 1,680 ) REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS / (LOSSES) Realized gain on gold transferred to pay expenses 635 643 154 Realized gain on gold distributed for the redemption of Shares 32,491 30,873 8,541 Change in unrealized gain / (loss) on investment in gold ( 159,986 ) 335,873 146,664 Total gain / (loss) on investment in gold ( 126,860 ) 367,389 155,359 Change in net assets from operations $ ( 130,982 ) $ 363,748 $ 153,679 Net increase / (decrease) in net assets per Share (1) $ ( 0.93 ) $ 2.93 $ 2.09 Weighted average number of Shares (1) 140,204,658 124,112,022 73,381,967 (1) After