Item 5. Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 5. Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

CMS Energy

CMS Energy’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CMS. Market prices for CMS Energy’s common stock and related security holder matters are contained in Item 6. Selected Financial Data, which is incorporated by reference herein. At January 10, 2020, the number of registered holders of CMS Energy’s common stock totaled 28,495, based on the number of record holders.

For additional information regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans, see Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 13, Stock-Based Compensation and Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. For additional information regarding dividends and dividend restrictions, see Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 5, Financings and Capitalization.

Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return

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Five-Year Cumulative Total Return
Company/Index201420152016201720182019
CMS Energy$100$107$128$149$162$210
S&P 500 Index100101113138132174
Dow Jones Utility Index10097115130132169
S&P 400 Utilities Index10094120133142163

These cumulative total returns assume reinvestments of dividends.

Consumers

Consumers’ common stock is privately held by its parent, CMS Energy, and does not trade in the public market.

Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities

Presented in the following table are CMS Energy’s repurchases of equity securities for the three months ended December 31, 2019:

PeriodTotal Number of Shares Purchased1Average Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsMaximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
October 1, 2019 to October 31, 2019—$———
November 1, 2019 to November 30, 20198,85360.49——
December 1, 2019 to December 31, 20199,73461.53——
Total18,587$61.03——
1All of the common shares were repurchased to satisfy the minimum statutory income tax withholding obligation for common shares that have vested under the PISP. The value of shares repurchased is based on the market price on the vesting date.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

None.

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