Gap Ownership

The Gap has a total of 365.05 Million outstanding shares. Over half of Gap's outstanding shares are owned by outside corporations. These outside corporations are typically referred to as corporate investors that purchase positions in a given instrument to benefit from reduced trade commissions. Consequently, these institutions are subject to different rules and regulations than regular investors in The Gap. Please watch out for any change in the institutional holdings of Gap as this could mean something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Also note that around fourty-three million nine hundred eighty-eight thousand four hundred four invesors are currently shorting Gap expressing very little confidence in its future performance. Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in The Gap. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.