# Shares Outstanding

## Overview

The number of outstanding shares of an investment trust or fund. The metric name is prefixed by the ticker symbol of the investment product (e.g. `gbtc_shares_outstanding` for Grayscale's Bitcoin Investment Trust). Shares outstanding represents all shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors.

## Metrics

<table data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th width="250">Metric</th><th>Description</th><th width="120">Unit</th><th width="100">Frequency</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>bat_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Basic Attention Token Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>bch_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>bcor_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Covered Call ETF.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>defi_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale DeFi Fund.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>dlc_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>etc_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>eth_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Ethereum Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>ethe_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE).</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>ethemini_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>ethepq_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Ethereum Premium Income ETF.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>fil_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Filecoin Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>gai_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale AI Opportunities ETF.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>gbtcmini_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>gbtcpq_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>gfof_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Future of Finance ETF.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>gscpxe_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Smart Contract Platform ex-ETH ETF.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>link_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Chainlink Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>lpt_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Livepeer Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>ltc_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Litecoin Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>mana_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Decentraland Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>sol_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Solana Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>sui_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Sui Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>tao_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Bittensor Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>xlm_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Stellar Lumens Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>zec_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Zcash Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr><tr><td><code>zen_shares_outstanding</code></td><td>The number of outstanding shares of Grayscale Horizen Trust.</td><td>Shares</td><td>1d</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Data Sources and Methodology

Shares outstanding data is sourced directly from daily filings and disclosures published by Grayscale Investments. The figure reflects the total number of shares in issue as of the close of business on each reporting day.

## Coverage

Institution metrics are not currently displayed on coverage.coinmetrics.io.

## API Endpoints

The metrics are served through the following endpoints:

* [/timeseries/institution-metrics](https://docs.coinmetrics.io/api/v4/#tag/Timeseries/operation/getTimeseriesInstitutionMetrics)

## Release History

* Release Version. [Market Data Feed 2.4 (August 2021)](https://coinmetrics.io/cm-market-data-feed-v2-4-release-notes/)


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