An increasing proportion of shares in the U.S. are owned by:
A) individual investors.
B) corporations (Treasury Stock).
C) institutions.
D) governments.

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According to data from the Federal Reserve, institutions (such as mutual funds, pension funds, and insurance companies) owned 60.1% of the total market value of U.S. equities as of Q2 2021. This is an increase from 52.2% in 2010. Individual investors owned 32.9%, while corporations (Treasury Stock) owned 1.8%. Governments owned a very small fraction of U.S. shares. Therefore, the best choice is C, institutions.

An Increasing Proportion of Shares in the U