Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
CMS Energy
CMS Energy’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CMS. At January 14, 2022, the number of registered holders of CMS Energy’s common stock totaled 27,158, based on the number of record holders.
For additional information regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans, see Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 11, Stock-Based Compensation and Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. For additional information regarding dividends and dividend restrictions, see Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 4, Financings and Capitalization.
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Comparison of Five-year Cumulative Total Return
Five-Year Cumulative Total Return
Company/Index 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
CMS Energy $ 100 $ 117 $ 127 $ 165 $ 164 $ 180
S&P 500 Index 100 122 116 153 181 233
Dow Jones Utility Index 100 113 116 147 150 176
S&P 400 Utilities Index 100 111 119 136 117 140
These cumulative total returns assume reinvestments of dividends.
Consumers
Consumers’ common stock is privately held by its parent, CMS Energy, and does not trade in the public market.
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Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities
Presented in the following table are CMS Energy’s repurchases of common stock for the three months ended December 31, 2021:
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased 1
Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
October 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021 706 $ 59.73 — —
November 1, 2021 to November 30, 2021 72 60.29 — —
December 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 702 63.73 — —
Total 1,480 $ 61.65 — —
1 All of the common shares were repurchased to satisfy the minimum statutory income tax withholding obligation for common shares that have vested under the PISP. The value of shares repurchased is based on the market price on the vesting date.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Item 6. Reserved
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