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. At January 14, 2022, the number of registered holders of CMS Energy’s common stock totaled 27,158, 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 11, 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 4, Financings and Capitalization.
Comparison of Five-year Cumulative Total Return

| Five-Year Cumulative Total Return | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Company/Index | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CMS Energy | $ | 100 | $ | 117 | $ | 127 | $ | 165 | $ | 164 | $ | 180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 Index | 100 | 122 | 116 | 153 | 181 | 233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dow Jones Utility Index | 100 | 113 | 116 | 147 | 150 | 176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 400 Utilities Index | 100 | 111 | 119 | 136 | 117 | 140 |
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 common stock for the three months ended December 31, 2021:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased1 | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021 | 706 | $ | 59.73 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| November 1, 2021 to November 30, 2021 | 72 | 60.29 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 | 702 | 63.73 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1,480 | $ | 61.65 | — | — |
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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