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
Market Information Shares of our common stock are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GM".
Holders At January 29, 2021, we had 1.4 billion issued and outstanding shares of common stock held by 471 holders of record.
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Stock Performance Graph The following graph compares the performance of our common stock to the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and the Dow Jones Automobile & Parts Titans 30 Index for the last five years. It assumes $100 was invested o n December 31, 2015, with dividends being reinvested.
The following table summarizes stock performance graph data points in dollars:
Years ended December 31,
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
General Motors Company $100 $107 $132 $112 $128 $148
S&P 500 Stock Index $100 $112 $136 $130 $171 $203
Dow Jones Automobile & Parts Titans 30 Index $100 $98 $118 $93 $106 $160
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Purchases of Equity Securities The following table summarizes our purchases of common stock in the three months ended December 31, 2020:
Total Number of Shares Purchased(a) Weighted Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased Under Announced Programs(b) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under Announced Programs
October 1, 2020 through October 31, 2020 38,520 $ 30.97 — $3.3 billion
November 1, 2020 through November 30, 2020 26,509 $ 45.06 — $3.3 billion
December 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 29,198 $ 41.62 — $3.3 billion
Total 94,227 $ 38.23 —
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(a) Shares purchased consist of shares delivered by employees or directors to us for the payment of taxes resulting from issuance of common stock upon the vesting of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs) relating to compensation plans. In June 2017 our shareholders approved the 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan, which authorizes awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, RSUs, PSUs or other stock-based awards to selected employees, consultants, advisors, and non-employee Directors of the Company. Refer to Note 23 to our consolidated financial statements for additional details on employee stock incentive plans.
(b) In January 2017, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized the purchase of up to an additional $5.0 billion of our common stock with no expiration date.
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Not applicable.
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