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how does google finance calculate the institution owned metric for a stock
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institutional ownership has nearly lost all meaning. it used to mean mutual funds, investment banks, etc. now, it means pension funds, who hold the rest of the equity assets directly, and insiders. since the vast majority of investors in equity do not hold it directly, "institutions" are approaching 100% ownership on all major equities. other sites still segment the data.
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