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
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “DHI.” As of November 12, 2020, the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE was $71.42, and there were approximately 302 holders of record.
In November 2020, our Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per common share, payable on December 14, 2020, to stockholders of record on December 4, 2020. The declaration of future cash dividends is at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, our future earnings, cash flows, capital requirements, financial condition and general business conditions.
We may repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time pursuant to our $1.0 billion common stock repurchase authorization, which was approved by our Board of Directors effective July 30, 2019 and has no expiration date. During fiscal 2020, we purchased 7.0 million shares of our common stock for $360.4 million, none of which were purchased in the three months ended September 30, 2020. All share repurchases were made in accordance with the safe harbor provisions of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). At September 30, 2020, our remaining stock repurchase authorization was $535.3 million.
During fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, we did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act).
The information required by this item with respect to equity compensation plans is set forth under Item 12 of this annual report on Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Stock Performance Graph
The following graph illustrates the cumulative total stockholder return on D.R. Horton common stock for the last five fiscal years through September 30, 2020, compared to the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 1500 Homebuilding Index. The comparison assumes a hypothetical investment in D.R. Horton common stock and in each of the foregoing indices of $100 at September 30, 2015 and assumes that all dividends were reinvested. Shareholder returns over the indicated period are based on historical data and should not be considered indicative of future shareholder returns. The graph and related disclosure in no way reflect our forecast of future financial performance.
Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return
Among D.R. Horton, Inc., S&P 500 Index and S&P 1500 Homebuilding Index

| Year Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D.R. Horton, Inc. | $ | 100.00 | $ | 103.97 | $ | 139.22 | $ | 148.68 | $ | 188.55 | $ | 273.89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 Index | 100.00 | 115.43 | 136.91 | 161.43 | 168.30 | 193.80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 1500 Homebuilding Index | 100.00 | 99.41 | 137.60 | 130.15 | 174.76 | 232.77 |
This performance graph shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into our SEC filings and should not constitute soliciting material or otherwise be considered filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
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