New Data on Breadth of Employee Ownership in U.S.

New data from the General Social Survey show that 20 million American workers own stock in their company through a 401(k) plan, ESOP, direct stock grant, or similar plan, while 10.6 million hold stock options.

New Data on Broad-Based Ownership Plans in Global Companies

The "2005 Global Equity Incentives Survey Report" from PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that 24.4% of the 82 respondents with U.S. employees make all staff eligible for options, 4.8% make all staff eligible for restricted stock units, and 5.6% for restricted stock.

New Data on Company Stock in 401(k) Plans

Company stock in 401(k) plans fell to 8% of total 401(k) plan assets in 2011, according to a new report, "401(k) Plan Asset Allocation, Account Balances, and Loan Activity in 2012," from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

New Data on Corporate Governance in ESOP Companies

The NCEO's most recent survey of corporate governance practices in ESOP companies shows the current status of boards of directors, ESOP trustees, and governance policies for ESOP companies.

New Data on Employee Ownership in 401(k) Plans

A new NCEO analysis of Form 5500 filings shows that in 2006, company stock represented about $300 billion in 401(k) plan assets in about 2,900 companies. Of this, $133 billion was in the 748 401(k) plans that had a majority of their assets in company stock.

New Data on Employee Ownership in Europe

The European Federation of Employee Share Ownership released data showing the increase in employment at employee-owned companies in Europe.

New Data on Employee Ownership in Large Public Companies

The NCEO has published its annual update of employee ownership in large public companies, the most detailed analysis of its kind. Of the companies included in the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 index of the largest U.S.

New Data on Employee Ownership in S&P 900

The NCEO has developed a list that provides a breakdown of employee ownership in the S&P 900 index of large- and mid-cap publicly traded companies for the Heron Foundation.