---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-010475"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IAU"
cik: "0001278680"
company_name: "ISHARES GOLD TRUST"
filed_at: "2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:06:37.772955+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# iShares Gold Trust appoints Jay Jacobs as Director, President and CEO; Shannon Ghia resigns

## Summary
- On March 27, 2026, Jay Jacobs appointed to Board of Directors and as President/CEO of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC.
- Jacobs is a BlackRock Managing Director and U.S. Head of Equity ETFs since April 7, 2025.
- Shannon Ghia resigned as Director and President/CEO on same date; no dispute or disagreement cited.
- Jacobs previously founded research and strategy team at Global X ETFs from 2013 to 2022.
- Jacobs holds BA from Emory, MBA from Columbia Business School, and is a CFA charterholder.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-010475
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IAU
- cik: 0001278680
- company_name: ISHARES GOLD TRUST
- filed_at: 2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278680/000143774926010475/0001437749-26-010475-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1278680/000143774926010475/iau20260328_8k.htm

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