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About OTCQB Stocks

Introduction

Stocks that are classified as trading in the OTCQB market are considered to have better disclosure practices for OTC stocks then companies that trade in the Pink markets, but not as good disclosure practices as those companies in the OTCQX market, according to the OTC Markets Group. If you are new to OTC stocks, you can read about OTC stocks. This article analyzes the stocks in the OTCQB market, in order to get a "big picture" view of the OTCQB market. You can see those stocks using our list of OTCQB stocks.

Analysis

Here is a summary of the OTCQB stocks based on size category:

CategorySecurity CountTotal Market Cap%
Large cap3$64,549,678,68160.52%
Micro cap1,035$23,213,841,83621.77%
Small cap23$16,347,087,96915.33%
Mid cap1$2,542,203,1072.38%
Unknown19$00.00%
Total1,081$106,652,811,593100.00%

As explained in our article size categories, there is no standard definition of what makes up a "large cap" stock or a "mid cap" stock. On our website, we use a cutoff of $10 billion to determine a large cap stock. This is a just a widely used rule of thumb that we have also chosen to use. Similarly, a "mid cap" stock under our definition is a stock with a market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion, a small cap stock has a market capitalization between $300 million and $2 billion, and a micro cap stock has a market capitalization under $300 million.

Here is a summary of the OTCQB stocks based on security type:

CategorySecurity CountTotal Market Cap%
Common stocks1,075$106,160,999,53699.54%
ADRs5$411,012,0570.39%
Units1$80,800,0000.08%
Total1,081$106,652,811,593100.00%

But a large portion of the OTCQB common stocks are foreign companies that have cross-listed their shares on the U.S. OTC market:

CategorySecurity CountTotal Market Cap%
U.S. common stocks344$81,361,128,53876.64%
Foreign common stocks731$24,799,870,99823.36%
Total1,075$106,160,999,536100.00%

Here is a summary of the OTCQB stocks based on country:

CountrySecurity CountTotal Market Cap%
USA345$81,441,928,53876.36%
Canada630$16,130,286,80715.12%
Australia40$5,572,650,7405.23%
Taiwan2$1,700,069,0621.59%
United Kingdom17$435,127,8620.41%
Hong Kong5$248,592,6150.23%
China14$221,124,9160.21%
The Netherlands1$196,524,9980.18%
Norway3$161,098,9740.15%
Malaysia6$133,397,1650.13%
Switzerland2$120,923,0330.11%
South Africa1$100,019,9450.09%
British Virgin Islands2$60,805,7360.06%
Israel6$46,918,8070.04%
Bahamas1$33,094,5220.03%
Singapore1$21,080,8270.02%
Mexico1$11,082,7510.01%
Brazil1$8,817,8540.01%
Jersey2$8,300,6450.01%
Germany1$965,7960.00%
Total1,081$106,652,811,593100.00%

Notice the large number of Canadian companies. There are a large number of small Canadian mining and energy companies that are cross-listed on the U.S. OTC market. Here is a summary of the Canadian stocks based on size category:

CategorySecurity CountTotal Market Cap%
Micro cap617$12,962,201,78880.36%
Small cap6$3,168,085,01919.64%
Unknown7$00.00%
Total630$16,130,286,807100.00%

Because these are smaller Canadian companies, their primary listing tends to be on one of Canada's smaller stock exchanges and not on the Toronto Stock Exchange:

ExchangeSecurity CountTotal Market Cap%
560$9,498,708,59858.89%
TSX Venture Exchange36$3,880,429,07224.06%
Toronto Stock Exchange10$2,095,619,06312.99%
Canadian Securities Exchange22$638,700,3393.96%
NEO Exchange2$16,829,7350.10%
Total630$16,130,286,807100.00%

The U.S. companies tend to be microcaps. Here is a summary of the U.S. stocks based on size category:

CategorySecurity CountTotal Market Cap%
Large cap3$64,549,678,68179.26%
Small cap11$7,500,555,7819.21%
Micro cap322$6,849,490,9698.41%
Mid cap1$2,542,203,1073.12%
Unknown8$00.00%
Total345$81,441,928,538100.00%

The U.S. companies operate in a wide variety of industries:

IndustrySecurity CountTotal Market Cap%
Entertainment4$37,933,749,16046.58%
Broadcasting1$26,641,215,52632.71%
Shell Companies3$2,566,822,3013.15%
Gold8$2,216,539,5752.72%
Banks-Regional21$1,893,228,2162.32%
Biotechnology26$1,466,508,2071.80%
Semiconductors2$935,586,8511.15%
70$787,335,9090.97%
Mortgage Finance2$723,258,8480.89%
Conglomerates2$712,853,0730.88%
Other Industrial Metals & Mining7$709,750,0710.87%
Aerospace & Defense4$520,170,9720.64%
Utilities—Regulated Water2$517,601,8730.64%
Utilities—Renewable2$464,271,4800.57%
Oil & Gas E&P5$395,914,7040.49%
Software—Application13$309,217,5220.38%
Telecom Services6$267,334,2180.33%
Drug Manufacturers—Specialty & Generic25$184,208,2610.23%
Scientific & Technical Instruments5$168,113,5140.21%
Health Information Services7$161,978,4060.20%
Pollution & Treatment Controls3$152,698,1130.19%
Beverages—Wineries & Distilleries2$139,578,3700.17%
Metal Fabrication2$134,821,9070.17%
Specialty Chemicals4$117,224,0550.14%
Auto Parts3$86,445,5180.11%
Oil & Gas Midstream1$70,960,6210.09%
Leisure4$70,658,6820.09%
Medical Devices12$68,665,0810.08%
Household & Personal Products5$64,937,9840.08%
Chemicals1$57,166,0340.07%
Apparel Retail1$54,714,9720.07%
Other Precious Metals & Mining3$53,698,8000.07%
Advertising Agencies3$53,653,1540.07%
Real Estate Services1$50,184,0550.06%
Specialty Retail3$45,655,4920.06%
Communication Equipment3$37,975,9610.05%
Specialty Business Services3$37,305,6600.05%
Farm Products2$33,234,0010.04%
Medical Instruments & Supplies1$32,984,4240.04%
Consulting Services5$32,273,2230.04%
Information Technology Services6$30,132,2090.04%
Beverages—Non-Alcoholic1$25,802,9810.03%
Financial Data & Stock Exchanges1$23,976,6160.03%
Software—Infrastructure3$22,037,4040.03%
Capital Markets5$22,023,5940.03%
Insurance—Diversified1$20,662,8120.03%
Packaged Foods4$20,329,4920.02%
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services3$20,285,4440.02%
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery2$19,191,6540.02%
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials1$17,667,8070.02%
Internet Content & Information1$17,190,0290.02%
Waste Management1$16,821,9650.02%
Food Distribution1$16,815,4910.02%
Trucking1$16,371,6000.02%
Restaurants2$15,735,1890.02%
Other1$15,412,6000.02%
Medical Care Facilities2$14,392,4390.02%
Pharmaceutical Retailers1$12,730,3950.02%
Healthcare Plans1$12,032,0000.01%
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances1$11,859,2060.01%
Education & Training Services2$10,198,1330.01%
Building Materials1$10,157,6930.01%
REIT—Mortgage1$10,017,6010.01%
Real Estate—Diversified1$8,541,0840.01%
Silver1$8,054,5090.01%
Industrial Distribution3$6,820,2530.01%
Computer Hardware1$5,915,1660.01%
Airports & Air Services1$5,857,9800.01%
Asset Management1$5,836,8280.01%
Specialty Industrial Machinery2$4,786,8240.01%
Solar1$4,534,8310.01%
Residential Construction1$4,146,8760.01%
Real Estate—Development1$3,055,7750.00%
Diagnostics & Research2$2,474,9140.00%
Electrical Equipment & Parts2$2,374,9680.00%
Travel Services1$2,201,4230.00%
Textile Manufacturing1$1,866,6120.00%
Engineering & Construction1$1,695,2850.00%
Consumer Electronics2$963,7280.00%
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia2$336,8390.00%
Security & Protection Services1$125,4950.00%
Total345$81,441,928,538100.00%


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