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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-010478"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SLV"
cik: "0001330568"
company_name: "iShares Silver Trust"
filed_at: "2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:07:15.270655+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# iShares Silver Trust sponsor appoints Jay Jacobs as President & CEO; Shannon Ghia resigns

## Summary
- Jay Jacobs appointed to Board and as President & CEO of the sponsor iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, effective March 27, 2026.
- Jacobs is BlackRock Managing Director, U.S. Head of Equity ETFs since April 2025.
- Shannon Ghia resigned as Director and President & CEO of the sponsor, effective same date; no dispute or disagreement.
- Jacobs joined BlackRock in 2022; previously led research at Global X ETFs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-010478
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SLV
- cik: 0001330568
- company_name: iShares Silver Trust
- filed_at: 2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1330568/000143774926010478/0001437749-26-010478-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1330568/000143774926010478/slv20260328_8k.htm

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