UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~December~~February 59, ~~2025~~2026

WORLD GOLD TRUST

SPONSORED BY WGC USA ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37996	36-7650517
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)

c/o WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC

685 Third Ave., Suite 2702

New York, New York 10017

(Address of principal executive offices; zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 317-3800

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s) Name		Name of each exchange on which registered
SPDR® Gold MiniShares®		GLDM®		NYSE Arca, Inc.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 15.02 ~~Termination~~Departure of aDirectors ~~Material~~or ~~Definitive~~Certain ~~Agreement~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

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No cost or expense was, or will be, incurred by the Trust or the holders of the shares of GLDM in connection with the termination of the ICBC Custody Agreements.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 5, 2025	WORLD GOLD TRUST
Date: February 9, 2026	WORLD GOLD TRUST
	(Registrant)*
	By:	WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC as the Sponsor of the Registrant
		as the Sponsor of the Registrant
	By:	/s/ Amanda Krichman
	By:	/s/ Joseph R. Cavatoni
		Name: Amanda Krichman Title: Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
		Name:	Joseph R. Cavatoni
		Title:	Principal Executive Officer

* As the Registrant is a trust, this report is being filed on behalf of the Registrant by WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC, only in its capacity as the sponsor of the Registrant. The identified person signing this report is signing in ~~his~~her capacity as an authorized officer of WGC USA Asset Management Company, LLC.

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