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 | 3 | $60,121,336,000 | 56.41% |
| Micro cap | 839 | $22,139,752,291 | 20.77% |
| Mid cap | 4 | $16,086,692,816 | 15.09% |
| Small cap | 12 | $8,229,690,918 | 7.72% |
| Unknown | 2 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 860 | $106,577,472,025 | 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 | 856 | $106,426,941,333 | 99.86% |
| ADRs | 4 | $150,530,692 | 0.14% |
| Total | 860 | $106,577,472,025 | 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 | 443 | $92,501,436,346 | 86.92% |
| Foreign common stocks | 413 | $13,925,504,987 | 13.08% |
| Total | 856 | $106,426,941,333 | 100.00% |
Here is a summary of the OTCQB stocks based on country:
| Country | Security Count | Total Market Cap | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 443 | $92,501,436,346 | 86.79% |
| Canada | 341 | $8,344,936,900 | 7.83% |
| China | 20 | $3,906,589,601 | 3.67% |
| Australia | 19 | $765,116,946 | 0.72% |
| Israel | 7 | $178,057,917 | 0.17% |
| Norway | 2 | $144,835,140 | 0.14% |
| Mexico | 2 | $126,862,149 | 0.12% |
| Taiwan | 1 | $111,184,500 | 0.10% |
| The Netherlands | 2 | $107,750,535 | 0.10% |
| Thailand | 1 | $80,612,000 | 0.08% |
| Brazil | 1 | $80,588,313 | 0.08% |
| Hong Kong | 4 | $71,920,830 | 0.07% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | $55,354,757 | 0.05% |
| Bahamas | 1 | $23,816,541 | 0.02% |
| Sweden | 1 | $23,594,970 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 1 | $15,187,900 | 0.01% |
| South Africa | 1 | $14,437,160 | 0.01% |
| Malaysia | 3 | $10,105,953 | 0.01% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | $8,130,516 | 0.01% |
| Germany | 2 | $4,277,282 | 0.00% |
| Singapore | 1 | $2,168,661 | 0.00% |
| Indonesia | 1 | $507,108 | 0.00% |
| Total | 860 | $106,577,472,025 | 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 | 340 | $7,661,229,850 | 91.81% |
| Small cap | 1 | $683,707,050 | 8.19% |
| Total | 341 | $8,344,936,900 | 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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 315 | $6,044,696,032 | 72.44% | |
| TSX Venture Exchange | 14 | $1,207,862,708 | 14.47% |
| Toronto Stock Exchange | 9 | $708,093,550 | 8.49% |
| Canadian Securities Exchange | 3 | $384,284,610 | 4.61% |
| Total | 341 | $8,344,936,900 | 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 | 3 | $60,121,336,000 | 65.00% |
| Mid cap | 4 | $16,086,692,816 | 17.39% |
| Micro cap | 428 | $12,213,711,262 | 13.20% |
| Small cap | 6 | $4,079,696,268 | 4.41% |
| Unknown | 2 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 443 | $92,501,436,346 | 100.00% |
The U.S. companies operate in a wide variety of industries:
| Industry | Security Count | Total Market Cap | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | 4 | $41,715,171,018 | 45.10% |
| Broadcasting | 2 | $18,783,484,680 | 20.31% |
| Telecom Services | 11 | $8,169,764,538 | 8.83% |
| Biotechnology | 51 | $6,007,634,221 | 6.49% |
| Mortgage Finance | 2 | $3,925,103,610 | 4.24% |
| Shell Companies | 4 | $2,524,610,920 | 2.73% |
| Banks—Regional | 19 | $1,776,608,700 | 1.92% |
| Medical Devices | 19 | $774,440,465 | 0.84% |
| Drug Manufacturers—Specialty & Generic | 35 | $658,846,998 | 0.71% |
| Software—Application | 24 | $531,783,952 | 0.57% |
| Utilities—Regulated Water | 2 | $441,205,813 | 0.48% |
| Medical Care Facilities | 6 | $397,006,646 | 0.43% |
| Advertising Agencies | 4 | $368,630,637 | 0.40% |
| Aerospace & Defense | 9 | $330,279,424 | 0.36% |
| Gold | 10 | $314,165,754 | 0.34% |
| Specialty Chemicals | 7 | $308,614,718 | 0.33% |
| Other Industrial Metals & Mining | 11 | $305,922,592 | 0.33% |
| Communication Equipment | 8 | $305,537,595 | 0.33% |
| Household & Personal Products | 6 | $294,322,898 | 0.32% |
| Packaged Foods | 7 | $284,035,782 | 0.31% |
| Conglomerates | 2 | $276,842,064 | 0.30% |
| Pollution & Treatment Controls | 6 | $276,028,694 | 0.30% |
| Food Distribution | 4 | $250,075,768 | 0.27% |
| Internet Content & Information | 5 | $249,735,155 | 0.27% |
| Scientific & Technical Instruments | 8 | $248,487,319 | 0.27% |
| Health Information Services | 10 | $236,414,593 | 0.26% |
| Electronic Components | 3 | $207,920,345 | 0.22% |
| Leisure | 4 | $198,923,442 | 0.22% |
| Software—Infrastructure | 4 | $152,366,280 | 0.16% |
| Beverages—Wineries & Distilleries | 2 | $130,206,438 | 0.14% |
| Home Improvement Retail | 1 | $119,461,440 | 0.13% |
| Metal Fabrication | 3 | $106,871,938 | 0.12% |
| Insurance—Life | 1 | $95,247,600 | 0.10% |
| Beverages—Non-Alcoholic | 4 | $89,151,950 | 0.10% |
| Credit Services | 2 | $85,591,521 | 0.09% |
| Information Technology Services | 7 | $84,157,734 | 0.09% |
| Pharmaceutical Retailers | 3 | $83,879,585 | 0.09% |
| Capital Markets | 7 | $82,311,514 | 0.09% |
| Electronics & Computer Distribution | 1 | $77,792,000 | 0.08% |
| Electrical Equipment & Parts | 7 | $71,531,636 | 0.08% |
| Oil & Gas E&P | 9 | $69,920,908 | 0.08% |
| Medical Instruments & Supplies | 3 | $55,797,026 | 0.06% |
| Utilities—Renewable | 5 | $52,654,456 | 0.06% |
| Real Estate Services | 2 | $50,697,181 | 0.05% |
| Asset Management | 3 | $50,213,785 | 0.05% |
| Apparel Retail | 2 | $50,094,146 | 0.05% |
| Computer Hardware | 2 | $48,246,506 | 0.05% |
| Specialty Retail | 4 | $46,371,740 | 0.05% |
| Utilities—Regulated Electric | 1 | $44,818,040 | 0.05% |
| Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | 6 | $37,674,776 | 0.04% |
| Diagnostics & Research | 3 | $34,507,956 | 0.04% |
| Chemicals | 1 | $32,403,420 | 0.04% |
| Building Materials | 1 | $30,540,300 | 0.03% |
| Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | 2 | $29,574,220 | 0.03% |
| Real Estate—Diversified | 3 | $29,242,370 | 0.03% |
| Solar | 3 | $29,105,652 | 0.03% |
| Insurance Brokers | 1 | $27,928,670 | 0.03% |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery | 4 | $26,809,844 | 0.03% |
| Farm Products | 2 | $25,103,880 | 0.03% |
| Consumer Electronics | 2 | $24,271,950 | 0.03% |
| Consulting Services | 5 | $22,718,692 | 0.02% |
| Restaurants | 3 | $22,596,460 | 0.02% |
| Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery | 3 | $22,473,020 | 0.02% |
| Semiconductors | 1 | $21,117,899 | 0.02% |
| Industrial Distribution | 3 | $21,033,459 | 0.02% |
| Auto Parts | 4 | $17,781,693 | 0.02% |
| Other Precious Metals & Mining | 3 | $17,075,130 | 0.02% |
| Thermal Coal | 2 | $16,413,040 | 0.02% |
| Healthcare Plans | 1 | $15,872,000 | 0.02% |
| Security & Protection Services | 2 | $15,400,600 | 0.02% |
| Oil & Gas Integrated | 1 | $15,086,000 | 0.02% |
| Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances | 1 | $12,487,010 | 0.01% |
| Engineering & Construction | 2 | $12,102,464 | 0.01% |
| Staffing & Employment Services | 1 | $11,840,124 | 0.01% |
| Real Estate—Development | 1 | $10,264,464 | 0.01% |
| Waste Management | 2 | $10,013,040 | 0.01% |
| Education & Training Services | 2 | $9,957,750 | 0.01% |
| Financial Data & Stock Exchanges | 1 | $9,952,558 | 0.01% |
| Residential Construction | 1 | $8,366,232 | 0.01% |
| Electronic Gaming & Multimedia | 1 | $7,939,596 | 0.01% |
| Other | 3 | $7,812,346 | 0.01% |
| Footwear & Accessories | 2 | $7,706,721 | 0.01% |
| REIT—Mortgage | 1 | $7,470,385 | 0.01% |
| Paper & Paper Products | 1 | $6,568,733 | 0.01% |
| Medical Distribution | 1 | $5,393,346 | 0.01% |
| 1 | $5,231,520 | 0.01% | |
| Textile Manufacturing | 1 | $4,669,775 | 0.01% |
| Airports & Air Services | 1 | $3,726,414 | 0.00% |
| Specialty Business Services | 1 | $3,394,048 | 0.00% |
| Agricultural Inputs | 2 | $3,393,820 | 0.00% |
| Internet Retail | 1 | $2,999,710 | 0.00% |
| Silver | 1 | $2,922,560 | 0.00% |
| Auto Manufacturers | 1 | $2,062,060 | 0.00% |
| Travel Services | 1 | $1,448,874 | 0.00% |
| Oil & Gas Midstream | 1 | $0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 443 | $92,501,436,346 | 100.00% |
All data is a live query from our database. The wording was last updated: 06/01/2020.
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