> ## Documentation Index
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> ## Agent Instructions
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# TickerShares

> Current shares outstanding and historical quarterly growth for a ticker.

Message
fields**6**
topic[shares](https://api.unusualwhales.com/docs/kafka/topics/shares.md)

**Proto definition**

```protobuf schema.proto theme={null}
message TickerShares {
  Ticker ticker = 1;
  Decimal shares_outstanding = 2;
  Decimal shares_outstanding_growth_4q = 3;
  Decimal shares_outstanding_growth_8q = 4;
  Decimal shares_outstanding_growth_12q = 5;
  int64 updated_at = 6;
}
```

## Fields

The number on the right of each row is the protobuf field number.

ticker
[Ticker](https://api.unusualwhales.com/docs/kafka/types/Ticker.md)
1

The ticker represented by this snapshot.

shares\_outstanding
[Decimal](https://api.unusualwhales.com/docs/kafka/types/Decimal.md)
2

Current shares outstanding.

shares\_outstanding\_growth\_4q
[Decimal](https://api.unusualwhales.com/docs/kafka/types/Decimal.md)
3

Fractional shares-outstanding growth from four reported quarters earlier.

shares\_outstanding\_growth\_8q
[Decimal](https://api.unusualwhales.com/docs/kafka/types/Decimal.md)
4

Fractional shares-outstanding growth from eight reported quarters earlier.

shares\_outstanding\_growth\_12q
[Decimal](https://api.unusualwhales.com/docs/kafka/types/Decimal.md)
5

Fractional shares-outstanding growth from twelve reported quarters earlier.

updated\_at
int64
6

Publication time in milliseconds since the Unix epoch.