World Gold Trust
For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Nov 25, 2025.
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FY2025 · Filed Nov 25, 2025
GLDM$79.75-2.6%Stored close · as of Nov 10, 2026
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
1. Financial Statements
See Index to Financial Statements on Page F-1 for a list of the financial statements being filed herein.
2. Financial Statement Schedules
Schedules have been omitted since they are either not required, not applicable, or the information has otherwise been included.
3. Exhibits
Exhibit Index
| Incorporated by Reference | ||||
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| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Form | Exhibit | Filing Date/Period End Date |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Trust | S-1 | 3.1 | 8/28/15 |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust | S-1/A | 3.2 | 8/30/16 |
| 3.3 | Second Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Trust | S-1/A | 3.3 | 5/4/18 |
| 4.1 | Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated April 16, 2018 | S-1/A | 4.2 | 5/4/18 |
| 4.1.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, dated February 6, 2020 | 10-Q | 4.1.1 | 2/7/20 |
| 4.1.2 | Amendment No. 2 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated December 1, 2023 | 8-K | 4.1.2 | 12/4/23 |
| 4.2 | Form of Authorized Participant Agreement | 10-K | 4.2 | 9/30/24 |
| 4.3 | Description of the Securities Registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | 10-K | 4.3 | 11/22/23 |
| 10.1 | Second Amended and Restated Allocated Gold Account Agreement, dated October 24, 2023 between World Gold Trust, on behalf of its series, SPDR® Gold MiniShares® Trust, and ICBC Standard Bank plc | 8-K | 10.1 | 10/27/23 |
| 10.2 | First Amended and Restated Unallocated Bullion Account Agreement, dated October 24, 2023 between World Gold Trust, on behalf of its series, SPDR® Gold MiniShares® Trust, and ICBC Standard Bank plc | 8-K | 10.2 | 10/27/23 |
| 10.2.1 | First Amendment to the First Amended and Restated Unallocated Gold Account Agreement dated May 28, 2024 between World Gold Trust, on behalf of its series, SPDR® Gold MiniShares® Trust, and ICBC Standard Bank plc | 8-K | 10.2.1 | 5/29/24 |
| 10.3 | Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement, dated January 5, 2017 | S-1/A | 10.4 | 1/9/17 |
| 10.3.1 | Amendment to Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement, dated June 6, 2018 | S-1/A | 10.3 | 6/13/18 |
| 10.3.2 | Second Amendment to the Fund Administration and Accounting Agreement, dated October 11, 2019 | 10-K | 10.3.2 | 12/10/19 |
| 10.4 | Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated January 5, 2017 | S-1/A | 10.5 | 1/9/17 |
| Incorporated by Reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Form | Exhibit | Filing Date/Period End Date |
| 10.4.1 | Amendment to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated June 6, 2018 | S-1/A | 10.6 | 6/13/18 |
| 10.4.2 | Second Amendment to the Transfer Agency and Service Agreement, dated October 11, 2019 | 10-K | 10.4.2 | 12/10/19 |
| 10.4.3 | Third Amendment to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated December 1, 2023 | 8-K | 10.4.3 | 12/4/23 |
| 10.4.4 | Fourth Amendment to Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated May 28, 2024 | 8-K | 10.4.4 | 5/29/24 |
| 10.5 | Amended and Restated Sponsor Agreement, dated October 14, 2016 | S-1/A | 10.7 | 1/9/17 |
| 10.5.1 | Amendment to Amended and Restated Sponsor Agreement, dated November 28, 2017 | 10-K | 10.11 | 11/29/17 |
| 10.5.2 | Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Sponsor Agreement, dated June 12, 2018 | S-1/A | 10.9 | 6/13/18 |
| 10.5.3 | Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Sponsor Agreement dated February 4, 2022 | 8-K | 10.5.3 | 2/4/22 |
| 10.6 | Custody Agreement (U.S. Dollar Only), dated January 5, 2017 | S-1/A | 10.8 | 1/9/17 |
| 10.6.1 | Amendment to Custody Agreement (U.S. Dollar Only), dated June 6, 2018 | S-1/A | 10.11 | 6/13/18 |
| 10.6.2 | Second Amendment to Custody Agreement (U.S. Dollar Only), dated October 11, 2019 | 10-K | 10.6.2 | 12/10/19 |
| 10.7 | Master Marketing Agent Agreement, dated July 17, 2015 | S-1/A | 10.10 | 8/30/16 |
| 10.7.1 | First Amendment to the Marketing Agent Agreement, dated May 4, 2018 | S-1/A | 10.13 | 6/13/18 |
| 10.8 | Allocated Precious Metal Account Agreement dated December 1, 2023 between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and World Gold Trust, on behalf of its series, SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | 8-K | 10.8 | 12/4/23 |
| 10.9 | Unallocated Precious Metal Account Agreement dated December 1, 2023 between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and World Gold Trust, on behalf of its series, SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | 8-K | 10.9 | 12/4/23 |
| 19.1* | Personal Account Trading Policy | |||
| 23.1* | Consent of KPMG LLP | |||
| 23.2* | Consent of Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP. | |||
| 31.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended | |||
| 31.2* | Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended | |||
| 32.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |||
| 32.2* | Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |||
| 97.1 | Clawback Policy | 10-K/A | 97.1 | 12/19/24 |
| 101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document | |||
| 101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |||
| Incorporated by Reference | ||||
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | Form | Exhibit | Filing Date/Period End Date |
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| 101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
| 101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
| 101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
| 101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
| 104.1 | Cover Page Interactive Data File – The cover page interactive data file does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document. |
| * | Filed herewith. |
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