How do I find out if I own shares of stock?

Investor Inquiries Contact the company you’ve invested in and ask for the investor relations department. Identify yourself, then inquire when the stock certificate was registered to you, and when it was mailed. The company should have a complete record of this transaction and should have tracked the certificate.

Are stock holdings public record?

Owning shares of any publicly owned company is considered public information. But for someone to find out how many shares you own they would have to know what company to investigate. A brokerage account is typically considered private unless there’s a court order.

How do I track old shares?

You can trace other lost shares by contacting the three main share registrars: Link Asset Services (Linkgroup.eu or 0371664 0300); Computershare (); and Equiniti (Equiniti.com or 0371 384 2030).

What does stock certificate look like?

A stock certificate is a physical piece of paper that represents a shareholder’s ownership in a company. Stock certificates include information such as the number of shares owned, the date of purchase, an identification number, usually a corporate seal, and signatures.

Where can I find public stock records?

The SEC database for company filings, which includes quarterly and annual reports, registration statements for IPOs and other offerings, insider trading reports, and proxy materials, can be obtained in electronic form by using the SEC’s EDGAR system. You can learn more about using EDGAR here.

How do I claim unclaimed shares?

The IEPF website usually has all the details of unclaimed amounts. To make a claim, you can use IEPF-5 form. In case an investor doesn’t want to go through the hassles and wants to outsource it to some agency then they can also avail that option.

Is it possible to find out who owns stock in a company?

This isn’t of course to say that you can’t find out if a specific person or small set of persons own stock in a company, it just takes a lot of time and detective work. Also relevant, someone trying to manipulate the price of the stock doesn’t even need to buy or sell any shares of the stock itself.

How can I find out if someone has lost my stock?

The Social Security number or tax ID and name of the registered owner – and in some cases the legal authority to inquire into another individual’s account – can be used to research those shares with a broker, the issuing company or its transfer agent. An issuing broker or transfer agent can help you locate stock shares that you have lost.

What to do if you find an old stock certificate?

Over the years, your certificate may have undergone splits, been exchanged for shares in a new company and many other things. On the other hand, the company may have gone out of business or become a private company.

What to do if you lose a share of stock?

If your lost shares are long-term stock holdings, check to see if the company you remember was acquired or changed its name. If you are missing certificates, contact the issuing company, transfer agent or the stock brokerage where the shares were bought. Brokerage firms can research the history…