Record Holder Leaderboards
The top 10 securities in number of record holders.
Most companies release their record holder numbers quarterly. This is a tally of all unique accounts holding their stock.
Publicly traded companies release information about their record holders in their 10-K filings. The 10-K is an annual report detailing financial aspects of the company which is filed with the SEC.
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The number of record holders is equal to the unique number of accounts held with the issuer's chosen Transfer Agent. For decades, most publicly traded stock has been and continues to be owned by Cede and Company, kept in what is called "street name". This generally represents the largest position in a public company of all record holders. Cede and Co. counts as one record holder.
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If you'd like to see a company you invest with report more detailed ownership information, such as direct registered share ownership, let them know!
Meet the Record Holder Leaders
Here are the top 3 companies with the most diverse record holders in America.
Ticker - BHF
Issuer - BrightHouse Financial, Inc
Outstanding Shares - 67,696,800
Record Holders - 1,300,000
Ticker - PRU
Issuer - Prudential Financial, Inc
Outstanding Shares - 366,000,000
Record Holders - 1,096,339
Ticker - T
Issuer - AT&T Inc
Outstanding Shares - 7,129,870,323
Record Holders - 781,511
Links to Recent Filings
Verizon Communications Inc.
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International Business Machines Corporation
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Exxon Mobil Corporation
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Cincinnati Financial Corp
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WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN
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Principal Financial Group Inc
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Walmart Inc.
Where does this information come from?
The world wide volunteers who contribute to WhyDRS have assembled a database of information on US companies and their chosen transfer agents, as well as the global brokers that trade those companies in an effort to make this underserved topic more accessible.
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