GameStop (GME) reports 72.8 million directly registered shares (DRS) as of September 4, 2024

GameStop (GME) reports 72.8 million directly registered shares (DRS) as of September 4, 2024

As a seasoned investor with a knack for spotting trends and a penchant for riding the GameStop rollercoaster, today’s Q2 2024 earnings report has once again piqued my interest. The decrease in directly registered shares (DRS) at GameStop, down by 1.8 million from Q1 2024, is a curious development that might hint at some strategic maneuvering behind the scenes.


In Q2 2024, GameStop announced their earnings, revealing a reduction in the quantity of shares registered directly with them (DRS). Initially, there were approximately 72.8 million shares kept by their transfer agent.

Here’s an excerpt from Gamestop’s Q2 2024 Form 10-Q:

Come September 4th, 2024, a staggering total of about 426 million shares of our Class A common stock were in circulation. Interestingly, around 83% or roughly 354 million of these shares were held by Cede & Co, acting on behalf of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. The remaining 17%, which amounts to about 72.8 million shares, were owned by individual registered holders via our transfer agent. That’s a fascinating breakdown!

In Q1 of 2024, there were 74.6 million shares directly registered, but today we have disclosed a decrease of approximately 1.8 million shares, leaving us with 72.8 million shares registered.

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2024-09-11 00:27