Shareholder statistics, December 2021
Share wealth increased
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden and Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority 2022-03-03 8.00
At the end of December 2021, share wealth in shares listed in Swedish marketplaces amounted to SEK 13 482 billion, which is SEK 1 832 billion more than at the end of June 2021. The number of shareholders in the household sector decreased by 40 000 in full year 2021.
In the second half of 2021, the market value of shares listed in Swedish marketplaces rose by SEK 1 832 billion, which is an increase of 16 percent compared with the first six months of the year. In the same period, the OMX Affärsvärlden General Index rose by 13 percent. During the full year of 2021, the number of listed companies at Swedish marketplaces rose with 142 companies and at the end of 2021, the total amount of listed companies was 1 033.
Number of shareholders decreased over the year
There were close to 1.2 million shareholders in the household sector at the end of 2021, which was a decrease of 40 000 private individuals during the year. The proportion of shareholders in the population was 10.9 percent, which is a decrease of 0.2 percentage points compared with the previous year.
The age group that saw the largest increase in proportion of shareholders was the group aged 25 to 34 years, in where the proportion rose by 1.1 percentage points during 2021. The proportion of female shareholders in this age group increased with 0.4 percentage point, while the proportion of male shareholders increased by 1.8 percentage points. The proportion of shareholders in the three oldest age groups decreased during 2021. It was the age group of 75 years and older that saw the largest decline.
Fewer shareholders with a larger share wealth
The household sector’s share wealth amounted to SEK 1 622 billion at the end of 2021, which is an increase of SEK 177 billion over six months. Households’ median portfolio amounted to SEK 67 000 at the end of the period, which was an increase by SEK 21 000 compared to the median portfolio a year ago. In all income age groups, the median portfolio increased during 2021, with the largest rise for individuals above 55 years and older.
There are disparities between different income groups in terms of share ownership. At the end of December 2021, the largest proportion of shareholders was in the income group SEK 300 000–399 999, at one-sixth of shareholders.
In 2021, the value of the average share portfolio has increased in all income groups in the household sector and the average share portfolio increased by 42 percentage. The shareholders with an income SEK 1 000 000 or more owned 58 percentage of the total share wealth.
North America was the largest foreign share owners
At the end of 2021, foreign shareholders in North America accounted for 42 percent of the total foreign ownership at Swedish marketplaces. Shareholders in EU countries reported for one-fourth of the ownership while Europe outside of EU accounted for just over one-fifth.
Definitions and explanations
Information on the final owner is not available concerning ownership in security accounts via Swedish nominees if holdings are less than 501 shares in an enterprise, which means that these holdings are not included in a breakdown of households’ income and age. Information on foreign nominees’ final owners is not available, as these are not included in the public shareholders’ register. At the end of December 2021, households’ ownership in shares registered in security accounts amounted to 13 percent of total shareholdings.
Swedish marketplaces refer to OMX Stockholm, Spotlight Stock Market, NGM, and First North. Unlisted classes of shares in listed companies are also included. Shares in foreign companies listed on the marketplaces mentioned above are included in the statistics from 2000 onwards.
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