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Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “NDAQ.” As of February 11, 2021, we had approximately 229 holders of record of our common stock.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Share Repurchase Program
See “Share Repurchase Program,” of Note 12, “Nasdaq Stockholders’ Equity,” to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our share repurchase program.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
The table below represents repurchases made by or on behalf of us or any “affiliated purchaser” of our common stock during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020:
| Period | (a) Total Number of Shares Purchased | (b) Average Price Paid Per Share | (c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | (d) Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share repurchase program(1) | — | $ | — | — | $ | 446 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee transactions(2) | 12,466 | $ | 127.08 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share repurchase program(1) | 77,364 | $ | 126.70 | 77,364 | $ | 436 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee transactions(2) | 55 | $ | 133.20 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| December 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share repurchase program(1) | 203,617 | $ | 127.16 | 203,617 | $ | 410 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee transactions(2) | 55,205 | $ | 133.72 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Quarter Ended December 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share repurchase program | 280,981 | $ | 127.04 | 280,981 | $ | 410 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employee transactions | 67,726 | $ | 132.49 | N/A | N/A |
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N/A Not applicable.
(1) See “Share Repurchase Program,” of Note 12, “Nasdaq Stockholders’ Equity,” to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our share repurchase program.
(2) Represents shares surrendered to us to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of restricted stock and PSUs issued to employees.
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the total return of our common stock to the Nasdaq Composite Index, the S&P 500 and a peer group selected by us, shown below, for the past five years:
| Peer Group | |||||||||||||||||
| • | ASX Limited | • | Deutsche Börse AG | • | LSE | ||||||||||||
| • | B3 S.A. | • | Euronext N.V. | • | Singapore Exchange Limited | ||||||||||||
| • | Bolsas Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. | • | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited | • | TMX Group Limited | ||||||||||||
| • | Cboe | • | ICE | ||||||||||||||
| • | CME Group Inc. | • | Japan Exchange Group, Inc |
The figures represented below assume an initial investment of $100 in the common stock or index at the closing price on December 31, 2015 and the reinvestment of all dividends.
COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Nasdaq, Inc., the Nasdaq Composite Index, the S&P 500, and a Peer Group
- $100 invested on 12/31/2015 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.
| Fiscal Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nasdaq, Inc. | $ | 100 | $ | 117 | $ | 137 | $ | 148 | $ | 199 | $ | 251 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nasdaq Composite Index | 100 | 109 | 141 | 137 | 187 | 272 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S&P 500 | 100 | 112 | 136 | 130 | 171 | 203 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peer Group | 100 | 110 | 148 | 159 | 204 | 244 |
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