Waddell & Reed Financial is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. provides investment management and advisory services, investment product underwriting and distribution, and shareholder services administration to the Ivy Funds, Ivy Variable Insurance Portfolios, InvestEd Portfolios, Ivy High Income Opportunities Fund, and institutional accounts. Co. also provides wealth management services, primarily to retail clients through Waddell & Reed, Inc. (W&R), and independent financial advisors associated with W&R, who provide financial planning and advice to their clients. We show 46 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of WDR's shares outstanding history.
Understanding the changing numbers of WDR shares outstanding — and
comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like WDR versus peers —
is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies.
Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching WDR by allowing them to research WDR shares outstanding history
as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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