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.
Here is a summary of the OTCQB stocks based on size category:
| Category | Security Count | Total Market Cap | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large cap | 4 | $110,385,844,029 | 63.12% |
| Micro cap | 991 | $38,439,770,839 | 21.98% |
| Small cap | 36 | $23,313,965,984 | 13.33% |
| Mid cap | 1 | $2,740,365,528 | 1.57% |
| Unknown | 10 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 1,042 | $174,879,946,380 | 100.00% |
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:
| Category | Security Count | Total Market Cap | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common stocks | 1,033 | $174,190,137,606 | 99.61% |
| ADRs | 8 | $683,304,774 | 0.39% |
| Units | 1 | $6,504,000 | 0.00% |
| Total | 1,042 | $174,879,946,380 | 100.00% |
But a large portion of the OTCQB common stocks are foreign companies that have cross-listed their shares on the U.S. OTC market:
| Category | Security Count | Total Market Cap | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. common stocks | 365 | $133,518,756,547 | 76.65% |
| Foreign common stocks | 668 | $40,671,381,059 | 23.35% |
| Total | 1,033 | $174,190,137,606 | 100.00% |
Here is a summary of the OTCQB stocks based on country:
| Country | Security Count | Total Market Cap | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 366 | $133,525,260,547 | 76.35% |
| Canada | 567 | $25,162,361,153 | 14.39% |
| Australia | 42 | $7,623,539,055 | 4.36% |
| Thailand | 1 | $2,740,365,528 | 1.57% |
| Taiwan | 2 | $1,136,075,878 | 0.65% |
| United Kingdom | 13 | $804,220,089 | 0.46% |
| Brazil | 2 | $704,092,345 | 0.40% |
| Norway | 5 | $616,751,456 | 0.35% |
| Hong Kong | 5 | $544,325,017 | 0.31% |
| China | 15 | $518,402,752 | 0.30% |
| Switzerland | 2 | $413,688,073 | 0.24% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | $335,402,664 | 0.19% |
| Israel | 7 | $215,857,797 | 0.12% |
| Malaysia | 5 | $208,605,327 | 0.12% |
| South Africa | 1 | $131,320,056 | 0.08% |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | $92,741,312 | 0.05% |
| Bahamas | 1 | $38,259,030 | 0.02% |
| Sweden | 1 | $28,032,379 | 0.02% |
| Jersey | 1 | $19,158,848 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 1 | $13,283,769 | 0.01% |
| Germany | 1 | $5,718,779 | 0.00% |
| Singapore | 1 | $2,484,526 | 0.00% |
| Total | 1,042 | $174,879,946,380 | 100.00% |
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:
| Category | Security Count | Total Market Cap | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro cap | 552 | $19,179,144,363 | 76.22% |
| Small cap | 11 | $5,983,216,790 | 23.78% |
| Unknown | 4 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 567 | $25,162,361,153 | 100.00% |
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:
| Exchange | Security Count | Total Market Cap | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 519 | $18,826,050,796 | 74.82% | |
| TSX Venture Exchange | 27 | $3,492,831,513 | 13.88% |
| Toronto Stock Exchange | 7 | $2,028,372,615 | 8.06% |
| Canadian Securities Exchange | 14 | $815,106,229 | 3.24% |
| Total | 567 | $25,162,361,153 | 100.00% |
The U.S. companies tend to be microcaps. Here is a summary of the U.S. stocks based on size category:
| Category | Security Count | Total Market Cap | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large cap | 4 | $110,385,844,029 | 82.67% |
| Micro cap | 345 | $13,524,970,092 | 10.13% |
| Small cap | 14 | $9,614,446,426 | 7.20% |
| Unknown | 3 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 366 | $133,525,260,547 | 100.00% |
The U.S. companies operate in a wide variety of industries:
| Industry | Security Count | Total Market Cap | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 4 | $60,638,730,936 | 45.41% |
| Broadcasting | 1 | $28,608,451,532 | 21.43% |
| 75 | $23,787,643,543 | 17.82% | |
| Biotechnology | 28 | $3,170,867,971 | 2.37% |
| Banks-Regional | 21 | $2,496,222,425 | 1.87% |
| Mortgage Finance | 2 | $1,707,257,959 | 1.28% |
| Other Industrial Metals & Mining | 8 | $1,359,213,966 | 1.02% |
| Semiconductors | 2 | $1,215,064,045 | 0.91% |
| Medical Devices | 14 | $903,414,028 | 0.68% |
| Software—Application | 14 | $811,978,047 | 0.61% |
| Drug Manufacturers—Specialty & Generic | 26 | $699,479,753 | 0.52% |
| Gold | 7 | $485,509,466 | 0.36% |
| Electrical Equipment & Parts | 5 | $456,126,041 | 0.34% |
| Aerospace & Defense | 5 | $435,202,239 | 0.33% |
| Health Information Services | 7 | $429,733,784 | 0.32% |
| Utilities—Regulated Water | 2 | $395,661,662 | 0.30% |
| Leisure | 4 | $366,375,447 | 0.27% |
| Conglomerates | 2 | $360,313,051 | 0.27% |
| Electronic Components | 1 | $344,309,428 | 0.26% |
| Information Technology Services | 6 | $315,995,723 | 0.24% |
| Insurance—Diversified | 1 | $272,635,711 | 0.20% |
| Specialty Chemicals | 4 | $250,453,109 | 0.19% |
| Beverages—Wineries & Distilleries | 2 | $237,651,067 | 0.18% |
| Medical Care Facilities | 4 | $235,864,999 | 0.18% |
| Telecom Services | 6 | $230,159,100 | 0.17% |
| Scientific & Technical Instruments | 6 | $226,964,747 | 0.17% |
| Farm Products | 2 | $217,727,570 | 0.16% |
| Software—Infrastructure | 5 | $215,716,568 | 0.16% |
| Pollution & Treatment Controls | 3 | $188,021,393 | 0.14% |
| Shell Companies | 3 | $173,084,086 | 0.13% |
| Utilities—Renewable | 2 | $157,408,835 | 0.12% |
| Beverages—Non-Alcoholic | 2 | $141,666,785 | 0.11% |
| Metal Fabrication | 2 | $140,558,877 | 0.11% |
| Real Estate Services | 1 | $136,865,604 | 0.10% |
| Advertising Agencies | 4 | $135,670,543 | 0.10% |
| Oil & Gas E&P | 4 | $124,442,371 | 0.09% |
| Apparel Retail | 1 | $102,992,888 | 0.08% |
| Auto Parts | 3 | $92,666,714 | 0.07% |
| Packaged Foods | 4 | $88,409,394 | 0.07% |
| Specialty Retail | 3 | $88,083,197 | 0.07% |
| Building Materials | 1 | $82,011,797 | 0.06% |
| Consulting Services | 6 | $80,516,528 | 0.06% |
| Communication Equipment | 2 | $70,965,664 | 0.05% |
| Capital Markets | 5 | $69,108,157 | 0.05% |
| Household & Personal Products | 5 | $66,765,044 | 0.05% |
| Specialty Business Services | 3 | $63,233,401 | 0.05% |
| Industrial Distribution | 3 | $53,160,260 | 0.04% |
| Other Precious Metals & Mining | 3 | $51,365,105 | 0.04% |
| Chemicals | 1 | $44,472,701 | 0.03% |
| Restaurants | 2 | $30,569,537 | 0.02% |
| Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | 3 | $29,780,958 | 0.02% |
| Engineering & Construction | 2 | $28,872,326 | 0.02% |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery | 2 | $28,816,888 | 0.02% |
| Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances | 1 | $28,514,398 | 0.02% |
| Computer Hardware | 1 | $25,228,575 | 0.02% |
| Real Estate—Development | 1 | $24,751,929 | 0.02% |
| Medical Instruments & Supplies | 1 | $22,314,560 | 0.02% |
| Other | 1 | $21,068,600 | 0.02% |
| Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery | 2 | $20,920,526 | 0.02% |
| REIT—Mortgage | 1 | $19,428,100 | 0.01% |
| Food Distribution | 1 | $17,982,663 | 0.01% |
| Diagnostics & Research | 2 | $17,970,908 | 0.01% |
| Pharmaceutical Retailers | 1 | $17,215,175 | 0.01% |
| Financial Data & Stock Exchanges | 1 | $17,190,781 | 0.01% |
| Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | 1 | $16,879,680 | 0.01% |
| Electronic Gaming & Multimedia | 1 | $15,451,682 | 0.01% |
| Residential Construction | 1 | $13,097,239 | 0.01% |
| Waste Management | 1 | $13,041,751 | 0.01% |
| Asset Management | 1 | $11,673,656 | 0.01% |
| Healthcare Plans | 1 | $11,520,000 | 0.01% |
| Consumer Electronics | 2 | $11,054,324 | 0.01% |
| Real Estate—Diversified | 1 | $10,737,362 | 0.01% |
| Oil & Gas Midstream | 1 | $8,673,629 | 0.01% |
| Silver | 1 | $6,828,232 | 0.01% |
| Footwear & Accessories | 1 | $6,802,325 | 0.01% |
| Education & Training Services | 2 | $6,229,413 | 0.00% |
| Textile Manufacturing | 1 | $5,937,603 | 0.00% |
| Internet Content & Information | 1 | $4,584,631 | 0.00% |
| Airports & Air Services | 1 | $2,880,816 | 0.00% |
| Travel Services | 1 | $2,531,775 | 0.00% |
| Security & Protection Services | 1 | $517,244 | 0.00% |
| Total | 366 | $133,525,260,547 | 100.00% |
All data is a live query from our database. The wording was last updated: 06/01/2020.
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