World Gold Trust (GLDM) Shares Outstanding (2017 - 2026)
World Gold Trust's Shares Outstanding came in at 339.27 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 49.9% from 226.34 million a year earlier and up 6.8% from the prior quarter.
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World Gold Trust (GLDM) Shares Outstanding (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), World Gold Trust's Shares Outstanding was 211.88 million, up 32.9% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, with a three-year compound annual growth rate of 16.9% (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Shares Outstanding was 159.49 million in FY2024 (+4.0%), 153.4 million in FY2023 (+15.8%) and 132.49 million in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to fiscal Q2 2017.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 37.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding over five years came in fiscal Q2 2026 (growth of 68.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 0.9%).
- Business Quant data shows GLDM's Shares Outstanding at 317.76 million (Q2 2026), 288.64 million (Q1 2026) and 211.88 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 177.40 Bn | 177.40 Bn | - | 155.20 Mn |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 128.55 Bn | -429.45 Bn | - | 361.94 Mn |
| 3 | Blackstone | 94.53 Bn | 84.51 Bn | - | 799.88 Mn |
| 4 | Brookfield | 87.88 Bn | -95.43 Bn | - | 2.25 Bn |
| 5 | Kkr | 84.41 Bn | 4.55 Bn | - | 895.59 Mn |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 76.72 Bn | 71.53 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 68.56 Bn | -14.24 Bn | 10.56 Bn | 591.80 Mn |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 52.33 Bn | 47.75 Bn | 687.86 Mn | 453.89 Mn |
| 9 | Ameriprise Financial | 44.96 Bn | 44.96 Bn | - | 91.80 Mn |
| 10 | World Gold Trust | 26.00 Bn | -77.06 Bn | - | 339.27 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 339.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 317.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 288.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 211.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 226.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 188.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 176.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 159.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 159.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 156.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 152.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 153.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 161.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 152.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 142.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 132.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 141.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 123.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 120.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 114.79 Mn |
API Access
World Gold Trust Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=GLDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "GLDM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=GLDM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();