iShares Gold Trust Micro 8-K

What Happened
On March 27, 2026, iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC (the Sponsor of iShares® Gold Trust Micro, ticker IAUM) appointed Jay Jacobs to its Board of Directors and named him President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sponsor. The Sponsor also announced that Shannon Ghia resigned as a Director and as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sponsor, effective March 27, 2026. The change was reported in a Form 8-K filed March 31, 2026. The filing states Ms. Ghia’s resignation was not due to any dispute or disagreement with the Sponsor or the Trust.

Key Details

• Effective date: March 27, 2026 (appointments and resignation).
• New Sponsor CEO/Director: Jay Jacobs — Managing Director at BlackRock; U.S. Head of Equity ETFs since April 7, 2025; previously led Thematics and Active Equity ETFs at BlackRock beginning April 18, 2022.
• Background: Mr. Jacobs founded and led research & strategy at Global X ETFs (May 2013–Mar 2022); prior business analyst at NYSE (Jul 2011–May 2013). Education: BA (Emory), MBA (Columbia), CFA charterholder.
• Departing Sponsor CEO/Director: Shannon Ghia — resignation not related to any disagreement with the Sponsor or the Trust.

Why It Matters
This is an executive leadership change at the Sponsor that oversees the Trust. For shareholders of IAUM, the filing is a governance update — not a statement of operational problems — and notes the resignation was not due to any dispute. Investors should view this as an internal management transition and may want to monitor future filings or communications for any updates on strategy, governance, or operations affecting the Trust.