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Dolly Varden Silver's significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
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48% of the business is held by the top 20 shareholders
A look at the shareholders of Dolly Varden Silver Corporation (CVE:DV) can tell us which group is most powerful. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are retail investors with 52% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
Public companies, on the other hand, account for 30% of the company's stockholders.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Dolly Varden Silver, beginning with the chart below.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Dolly Varden Silver?
Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.
As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Dolly Varden Silver. This suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at Dolly Varden Silver's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Dolly Varden Silver. The company's largest shareholder is Fury Gold Mines Limited, with ownership of 16%. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 13% and 9.7%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.
A deeper look at our ownership data shows that the top 20 shareholders collectively hold less than half of the register, suggesting a large group of small holders where no single shareholder has a majority.
While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. There is some analyst coverage of the stock, but it could still become more well known, with time.
Insider Ownership Of Dolly Varden Silver
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.