tracking stock

noun

: a stock the value of which is linked to the performance of a company division but which does not confer ownership in the company or the division

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The combination of audio entertainment giant Sirius XM Holdings and the Liberty Sirius XM tracking stock group of John Malone’s Liberty Media is complete. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The expert also raised his stock price target on the Liberty SiriusXM tracking stock by $6 to $47. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2024 There’s even a Twitter feed entirely dedicated to tracking stock levels of the drink. WIRED, 13 July 2023 Following the completion of the split-off, Liberty Media wants to create a new tracking stock group, the Liberty Live Group. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for tracking stock 

Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tracking stock was in 1989

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“Tracking stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking%20stock. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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