American Depositary Shares
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American Depositary Shares are U.S.-traded equity securities that represent shares of a foreign company, allowing American investors to buy and sell interests in overseas firms on U.S. stock exchanges.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Depositary Receipt | 2 |
| American Depositary Receipts | 1 |
| American Depositary Shares canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6973076 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Depositary Shares Context triple: [WIT (NYSE), tradedAs, American Depositary Shares]
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A.
H-shares
H-shares are shares of companies incorporated in mainland China that are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and denominated in Hong Kong dollars.
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B.
A-shares
A-shares are renminbi-denominated ordinary shares of mainland Chinese companies that are listed and traded on stock exchanges within mainland China, such as the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.
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C.
Canadian Depository for Securities
The Canadian Depository for Securities is Canada’s primary securities depository and clearing and settlement infrastructure for equity, fixed income, and money market transactions.
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D.
SPDR
SPDR is a prominent family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by State Street Global Advisors, widely known for products like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).
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E.
Nasdaq-100 ETFs
Nasdaq-100 ETFs are exchange-traded funds that track the performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index, offering investors diversified exposure to 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Depositary Shares Target entity description: American Depositary Shares are U.S.-traded equity securities that represent shares of a foreign company, allowing American investors to buy and sell interests in overseas firms on U.S. stock exchanges.
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A.
H-shares
H-shares are shares of companies incorporated in mainland China that are traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and denominated in Hong Kong dollars.
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B.
A-shares
A-shares are renminbi-denominated ordinary shares of mainland Chinese companies that are listed and traded on stock exchanges within mainland China, such as the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.
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C.
Canadian Depository for Securities
The Canadian Depository for Securities is Canada’s primary securities depository and clearing and settlement infrastructure for equity, fixed income, and money market transactions.
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D.
SPDR
SPDR is a prominent family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by State Street Global Advisors, widely known for products like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).
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E.
Nasdaq-100 ETFs
Nasdaq-100 ETFs are exchange-traded funds that track the performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index, offering investors diversified exposure to 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
depositary receipt
ⓘ
financial instrument ⓘ security ⓘ |
| allows |
U.S. investors to invest in foreign companies
ⓘ
trading of foreign equities in U.S. markets ⓘ |
| facilitates |
cross-border investment
ⓘ
diversification into foreign markets ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | ADS ⓘ |
| hasCorporateActionAgent | depositary bank ⓘ |
| hasCorporateForm | registered security ⓘ |
| hasFullName | American Depositary Share ⓘ |
| hasMarketRisk |
equity price risk of underlying shares
ⓘ
foreign exchange risk via underlying currency ⓘ |
| hasUnderlyingSecurityType |
common stock
ⓘ
preferred stock ⓘ |
| isBackedBy | underlying foreign shares ⓘ |
| isClearedThrough | U.S. clearing systems ⓘ |
| isDenominatedIn |
U.S. dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| isDifferentFrom |
American Depositary Receipt
ⓘ
linked to:
American Depositary Shares
|
| isDocumentedBy |
American Depositary Receipt
ⓘ
linked to:
American Depositary Shares
|
| isGovernedBy | U.S. securities laws ⓘ |
| isHeldBy |
U.S. investors
ⓘ
institutional investors ⓘ retail investors ⓘ |
| isIssuedBy | U.S. depositary bank ⓘ |
| isListedAs |
ADR program level II
ⓘ
ADR program level III ⓘ |
| isPartOf | global depositary receipt market ⓘ |
| isRecordedIn | book-entry form ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Global Depositary Receipt
ⓘ
Global Depositary Share ⓘ |
| isSettledIn |
U.S. dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| isSubjectTo |
SEC regulation
ⓘ
corporate actions mirroring underlying shares ⓘ |
| isTradedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| isTradedOn |
Nasdaq
ⓘ
linked to:
NASDAQ
New York Stock Exchange ⓘ U.S. stock exchange ⓘ |
| isUsedBy | foreign issuers seeking access to U.S. capital markets ⓘ |
| mayConfer | voting rights via depositary bank ⓘ |
| mayHaveRatioToUnderlyingShares |
1 ADS equals multiple underlying shares
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multiple ADSs equal one underlying share ⓘ |
| paysDividendsIn | U.S. dollar ⓘ |
| reduces |
foreign custody complexity for U.S. investors
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need for investors to trade on foreign exchanges ⓘ |
| representsOwnershipIn |
foreign company
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non-U.S. issuer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Depositary Shares Description of subject: American Depositary Shares are U.S.-traded equity securities that represent shares of a foreign company, allowing American investors to buy and sell interests in overseas firms on U.S. stock exchanges.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: American Depositary Shares
subject linked to:
American Depositary Shares
linked to: American Depositary Shares
subject linked to:
American Depositary Shares
linked to: American Depositary Shares