B3 Stock Ticker Symbols
A B3 ticker is not a random code: the four letters identify the company, and the number at the end says what kind of share it is, common, preferred, or something else entirely. This tool searches the catalog of listed companies right in the browser, over a snapshot with a visible generation date.
The base code ITUB is identical in both; only the suffix changes, and the suffix is precisely what says which share class is trading.
The 11 suffix here does not mean fund or standalone share: it is a unit, a common practice among power utilities to combine both share classes into a single trading code.
Not every large company keeps both share families: Vale now trades only common stock, which simplifies reading the ticker but is not the general rule for the market.
Yes, and that is one of the main uses. The search covers the legal name and the trading name, so typing part of a name already filters the list. You can also search by the four-letter ticker root or paste the company's CNPJ to reach the same issuer.
ON (common, suffix 3) carries voting rights at shareholder meetings; PN (preferred, suffix 4) usually does not vote but gets priority on dividends or capital reimbursement, depending on each company's bylaws. Both classes from the same company share the same four-letter base code.
It marks a unit, a bundle of more than one share class from the same company traded as a single instrument, but the same suffix is also used by ETFs, real estate funds (FIIs) and BDRs, none of which are shares of a locally listed company. You need to check the asset type, not just the suffix, to know which case you're looking at.
Companies that needed to raise capital without diluting founder control used to issue more than one PN class, each with its own set of rights: PNA uses suffix 5 and PNB uses suffix 6, for example. It is a practice more common among companies listed decades ago than among recent IPOs.
Not necessarily. PN shares tend to have more liquidity, since they attract the volume from investors who do not care about voting rights, which sometimes leaves the PN priced higher than the ON of the same company, even without a vote at shareholder meetings.
A catalog of the root trading codes and issuers listed on Brazil's B3 exchange. Search by the ticker you know, by company name or by tax ID, and filter by segment.
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