Class A common stock
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Class A common stock is the publicly traded share class of Snap Inc. that typically carries limited or no voting rights compared to the company’s higher-vote share classes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Class A common stock canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2413269 — 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)
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Target entity: Class A common stock Context triple: [Snap Inc., hasClassOfShares, Class A common stock]
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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.
Class A
Class A is the original, high-priced share class of Berkshire Hathaway, known for its extremely high per-share price and long-term, value-investing shareholder base.
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D.
BRK.A
BRK.A is the Class A common stock of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the multinational conglomerate led by Warren Buffett.
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E.
NASDAQ:CMCSA
NASDAQ:CMCSA is the stock ticker symbol for Comcast Corporation, a major American telecommunications and media conglomerate.
- 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: Class A common stock Target entity description: Class A common stock is the publicly traded share class of Snap Inc. that typically carries limited or no voting rights compared to the company’s higher-vote share classes.
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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.
Class A
Class A is the original, high-priced share class of Berkshire Hathaway, known for its extremely high per-share price and long-term, value-investing shareholder base.
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D.
BRK.A
BRK.A is the Class A common stock of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the multinational conglomerate led by Warren Buffett.
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E.
NASDAQ:CMCSA
NASDAQ:CMCSA is the stock ticker symbol for Comcast Corporation, a major American telecommunications and media conglomerate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equity security
ⓘ
publicly traded security ⓘ share class ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Snap Inc. corporate governance structure ⓘ |
| exchangeCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governedBy |
Delaware General Corporation Law
ⓘ
Snap Inc. amended and restated certificate of incorporation ⓘ |
| hasCUSIP | 83304A106 ⓘ |
| hasDividendRights | subject to declaration by Snap Inc. board of directors ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRights | pro-rata claim on Snap Inc. earnings and assets ⓘ |
| hasISIN | US83304A1060 ⓘ |
| hasParValue | nominal par value as specified in Snap Inc. charter ⓘ |
| hasRelativeVotingPower |
lower than Class B common stock of Snap Inc.
ⓘ
lower than Class C common stock of Snap Inc. ⓘ |
| hasRiskFactor | limited or no ability for holders to influence corporate decisions ⓘ |
| hasTransferability | freely transferable subject to applicable securities laws ⓘ |
| hasVotingRights | limited or no voting rights ⓘ |
| isDesignedFor | public investors ⓘ |
| isEligibleFor | margin trading subject to broker and regulatory requirements ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | Snap Inc. dual-class share structure ⓘ |
| isListedOn | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| isNonvotingOrLowVoteClass | true ⓘ |
| isOfferedThrough | initial public offering of Snap Inc. in 2017 ⓘ |
| isPartOfCapitalStructureOf | Snap Inc. ⓘ |
| isPubliclyTraded | true ⓘ |
| isRegisteredWith |
Securities and Exchange Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
|
| issuer | Snap Inc. ⓘ |
| primaryHolderType |
institutional investors
ⓘ
retail investors ⓘ |
| regulatoryCategory | Class A common equity of a foreign private issuer at IPO time ⓘ |
| rightsComparedToOtherClasses | same economic rights as other Snap Inc. common stock classes but fewer voting rights ⓘ |
| securityForm | book-entry form ⓘ |
| securityType | common stock ⓘ |
| settlementCycle | T+2 standard U.S. equity settlement cycle (subject to change by regulation) ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
NYSE listing rules
ⓘ
U.S. federal securities laws ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | SNAP ⓘ |
| tradesInCurrency |
US dollar
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surface form:
United States dollar
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| votingPowerConcentrationEffect | concentrates voting control with holders of higher-vote classes ⓘ |
| votingRestriction | generally no voting rights except as required by law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Class A common stock Description of subject: Class A common stock is the publicly traded share class of Snap Inc. that typically carries limited or no voting rights compared to the company’s higher-vote share classes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.