IAU offering history
Every offering-related filing in ISHARES GOLD TRUST’s recent SEC record — registrations (announced capacity) kept separate from pricing documents (executed sales). Reviewed 474 filings back to Feb 6, 2004.
| Date | Filing | What it means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Dec 22, 2022 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Dec 22, 2022 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Dec 12, 2022 | S-3 → | REGISTERED | S-3 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Jan 31, 2022 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Apr 30, 2021 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Jun 12, 2020 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Apr 7, 2020 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 19, 2020 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Apr 12, 2019 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Oct 16, 2018 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Jul 6, 2018 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Jul 6, 2018 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Jul 6, 2018 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Jul 6, 2018 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Apr 24, 2018 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Nov 22, 2017 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Mar 27, 2017 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Apr 15, 2016 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Mar 7, 2016 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Nov 10, 2015 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Nov 10, 2015 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 31, 2015 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 31, 2015 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 23, 2015 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 20, 2015 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Mar 19, 2015 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Oct 10, 2014 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Apr 23, 2014 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Apr 17, 2014 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Apr 11, 2014 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Jun 28, 2013 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Jun 28, 2013 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 19, 2013 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 19, 2013 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 14, 2013 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Mar 13, 2013 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Mar 6, 2013 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Dec 14, 2012 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
Two honest limits. (1) A 424B takedown can price shares or notes — EDGAR’s metadata doesn’t say which, so open the document: large investment-grade filers use these mostly for bond deals (no dilution), small-caps mostly for shares. (2) At-the-market (ATM) programs sell shares gradually and individual sales are not separately filed — the visible footprint is the enabling shelf and its 424B5; actual ATM share counts surface later in the 10-Q/10-K share count. Educational information from public filings, not investment advice.
IAU offering FAQ
When did IAU last execute an offering?
No executed-offering document (424B pricing supplement or 8-K item 3.02) appears in the 474 filings EDGAR returns for ISHARES GOLD TRUST, reviewed back to 2004-02-06.
When did IAU last announce or register an offering?
The most recent registration is a S-3 filed 2022-12-12. A registration is capacity to sell shares — not a sale.
Does an offering always mean dilution?
Registered direct offerings and shelf takedowns issue new shares and dilute existing holders. Resale registrations (424B3/B7) let existing holders sell and do not create new shares. Secondary sales by insiders also do not dilute. Each row here is labeled with what it is.
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