With 44% ownership in Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN), institutional investors have a lot riding on the business

Key Insights

• Given the large stake in the stock by institutions, Coinbase Global’s stock price might be vulnerable to their trading decisions

• A total of 25 investors have a majority stake in the company with 50% ownership

• Recent sales by insiders

If you want to know who really controls Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN), then you’ll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. With 44% stake, institutions possess the maximum shares in the company. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

And things are looking up for institutional investors after the company gained US$3.9b in market cap last week. The one-year return on investment is currently 98% and last week’s gain would have been more than welcomed.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Coinbase Global.

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