Transfer agents are appointed by companies with publicly traded securities to track individuals that own their stocks and bonds. Audit Analytics annually examines the market share of transfer agents appointed by active SEC registrants, looking at the absolute number of … Continue reading →

For the past several years, we have observed the market share of transfer agents engaged by active SEC registrants. Computershare/BNY Mellon, American Stock Transfer & Trust (AST)1, Wells Fargo, and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust have remained in the top … Continue reading →

For the past five years, we have examined the market share of transfer agents engaged by active SEC registrants. During this time, we have noted only minor changes to the market share of the top five transfer agents- Computershare/BNY Mellon, … Continue reading →

Since 2012, Audit Analytics has examined the market share of Transfer Agents appointed by active SEC registrants, looking at the absolute number of clients. In the big picture, not much has changed since last year. The top five in market … Continue reading →

For the past four years, we have tracked the market share of Transfer Agents engaged by active SEC registrants. Computershare/BNY Mellon (Computershare) and American Stock Transfer & Trust (AST) are the perennial leaders, typically sharing over half of the market between … Continue reading →

For the past two years, we have looked at the market share of Transfer Agents engaged by active SEC registrants, and for the third year in a row, the same five agencies remain on top. Computershare/BNY Mellon (Computershare) and American Stock … Continue reading →

Last year, we looked at the Transfer Agents engaged by SEC registrants and found that the SEC market was dominated by a few agencies. Computershare/BNY Mellon (Computershare) led the pack with 30.9% of total market share, and American Stock Transfer … Continue reading →