Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 31, 2022, iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor (the "Sponsor"), sponsor of iShares Gold Trust (the "Trust"), and The Bank of New York Mellon, in its capacity as trustee of the Trust (the "Trustee"), entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Depositary Trust Agreement (the "Trust Agreement") to reflect (1) the change of the term of the Trust to perpetual and (2) the increase of the amount of legal fees and expenses the Sponsor agrees to assume from $100,000 to $500,000 annually.

The foregoing description of the Trust Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Trust Agreement, which has been filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to the Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 relating to the Trust Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit No.   Description

4.1             Fifth Amended and Restated
              Depositary Trust Agreement, dated
              as of January 31, 2022, by and
              between iShares Delaware Trust
              Sponsor LLC and The Bank of New
              York Mellon
104           Cover Page Interactive Data File
              (embedded within the Inline XBRL
              document)

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